‘Not Everyone Came Back’
Marine Lance Cpl. William B. Wightman
(undated letter)
Dear Dad,
How are things? I just got back from running a 2 week mission in the villages around where I'm staying at. I am proud to say I'm no a combat vet! We got our first bit of action. We just set up in a school for the night before and I only had about 2 hours of sleep because my team and I were on security when all of the sudden we heard mortars flying towards us when they hit. They fell into the water if not for the water my team and I would have all been in Germany getting worked on. … The water softened the impact. Thank God for the Euphrates River.
… I have to look out for my Marines. Say hi to Kim and K. Tell her thanks for the letters. They were nice. Love, Brett
Wightman, 22, of Sabina, Ohio, was killed Aug. 3, 2005, in Haditha.
© 2007
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