Political Quotes

“United States Marine Corporal Max W. Donahue enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2006 from Highlands Ranch, Colorado, and had served two previous combat tours in Iraq before deploying to Afghanistan. Corporal Donahue was a military policeman assigned as a working dog handler with the First Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. Before he was deployed to Afghanistan, Corporal Donahue explained to his mother why he wanted to go there. ``There's not a lot of guys who can do what I can do, and my buddies need me there,'' recounted his mother, Julie Schrock. On August 4, Corporal Donahue was on a mission in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, with his German shepherd, Fenji, when he was gravely wounded by an improvised explosive device and tragically succumbed to his wounds on Saturday, August 7, 2010. Corporal Max W. Donahue was a shining example of United States Marine Corps service and sacrifice. As a retired Marine Corps combat veteran, my deepest sympathies go out to his family, his fellow Marines, and all who knew him. ____________________”