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II Marine Expeditionary Force (FWD) |
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Computed Name: Lance Cpl. Charles E. McKelvey |
Source www.marines.mil
RAMADI, Iraq(Dec. 22, 2007) — Some Marines in the infantry claim those who they work the closest with as their family; even further their brothers. Two assault men with Fox Company in Ramadi have not only the birth certificates, but also the DNA to prove in fact they are brothers.
Fraternal twins, Lance Cpl.’s Brad and Scott Stys, assault men, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion 8th Marine Regiment coin the term brothers in arms. The 22-year olds are just two of the many Marines supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom and conducting daily infantry operations.
After attending college for two years at Rowan University in New Jersey the brothers decided college wasn’t for them at that time. The Stys brothers then visited their local recruiter’s office with one goal in mind to become infantry Marines.
\”We just knew it was the right thing to do at the time,\” said Brad. \”Our grandfather was a Marine in the South Pacific during World War II and our father was in the 101st Airborne during Vietnam. We were just brought up that way; we knew we were Marines long before we even joined.\”
Before the brothers decided to fight together they played together. The Stys brothers, natives of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, were both starting wide receivers while in college and say they compare a lot about football with the Marine Corps. read on……………
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