Submitted by: Lady E
"The Last Six Seconds"
One can hardly conceive of the enormous grief held quietly within
General Kelly as he spoke.
On Nov 13, 2010, Lt General
John Kelly ,
USMC, gave a speech to the
Semper Fi Society of St. Louis , MO. This was four days after his son,
Lt Robert Kelly , USMC, was killed by an IED while on his 3rd Combat
tour. During his speech, General Kelly spoke about the dedication
and valor of our young men and women who step forward each and
every day to protect us.
During the speech, he never mentioned the loss of his own son. He
closed the speech with the moving account of the last six seconds in
the lives of two
young Marines who died with rifles blazing to protect
their brother Marines.