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December 12, 2004

Marine: Cut My Finger Off, Rather Than My Wedding Band

Okay, I guess this is where I'm supposed to say "Now there is a man" and all that.

But dude, please. You can always get a new wedding ring. You can't get a new ring finger.

For crying out loud. Grand romantic gestures are wonderful, but one must draw the line when it comes to permanently maiming yourself.

That's my rule, and so far it's kept me out of a lot of trouble.


posted by Ace at 02:15 PM
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2004-12-11-marines_x.htm

....

Boyd graduated from high school on a Friday, celebrated on Saturday, and left for the Marines on Monday. He says Fallujah is "10 times" as dangerous as the Iraq invasion, during which LAR lost one marine, who stepped on an artillery shell.

"It's a lot faster combat, a lot more deliberate. Grenade, grenade, rocket-boom! You're in," says Boyd. For luck, he keeps an Ace of Spades in his helmet.

"I love the adrenaline of it, the fast pace," Boyd adds. "I'm breathing in plaster and composition B from the grenade, choking on it — spitting out black stuff as I'm clearing the room out. It's great!"

...

Posted by: NRAYee on December 12, 2004 02:29 PM

When I was engaged to be married, I got a little tipsy one night with my husband. Went into the bathroom and noticed that my diamond engagement ring was looking a little dull and needed cleaning. So I gave it a quick scrub with a toothbrush and slid it quickly back on...the wrong finger.
I pulled and pulled, greased my hand with soap and kept trying. My knuckle swelled up and it was a no-go.
I thought my future husband was going to soil himself laughing at me.

The jewelers took care of it the next day. They have a special tool for cutting the band and fixed the ring in minutes, no problem.

But in war, far away and homesick, I can see how one's attitude would be different. But where is he going to wear that ring now?

Posted by: lauraw on December 12, 2004 06:53 PM

How traumatized do you have to be to think this is the right thing to do?

Posted by: TechMount on December 13, 2004 09:51 AM

The really sad part is that the f'ing doctors then lost the ring!

Poor guy. I can't criticize him for it, though. God knows I could have never been a Marine.

Posted by: SWLiP on December 13, 2004 10:18 AM

Man, is his wife gonna be pissed or what? She's already doing the work of two people, and now, when he comes back, he's coming back voluntarily without a finger? I suppose his best defense is that it could have been worse; save the ring or his whole hand!

Posted by: Xenocide on December 13, 2004 11:27 AM

Ace--

As always, thanks for the link!

Cheers,
Dave at Garfield Ridge

Posted by: Dave at Garfield Ridge on December 13, 2004 01:20 PM

Somewhere in this Marine's immediate chain of authority should have been someone to tell him what I would have; in the last two years I have replaced one engagement ring which my wife flushed down the toilet as well as having her Claddagh wedding band cut and resized twice.

As a Marine Staff NCO, I can tell you that this Marine's immediate leadership should be smacked down hard. I seriously frown on a corporal who allows a subordinate to lose leave because he neglected to take it before it expired. But, this is ridiculous and I'm starting to doubt its veracity. If it's true, the physician on the case should be removed from the service.

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