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12/13/2004: Romantic gesture; sad outcome....
Probably proof (certainly, at least, a data point) that the one and only law governing the universe is Murphy's. From the AP: Marine wounded in Iraq sacrifices his finger to save wedding ring
When Marine Lance Cpl. David Battle learned he'd either have to sacrifice his ring finger or the wedding band he wore, he told doctors at a field hospital in Iraq to cut off the finger.So, in order to save his wedding ring, LCPL Battle chooses to sacrifice his finger. But then, enter Mr. Murphy:
The 19-year-old former high school football star suffered a mangled left hand and serious wounds to his legs in a Nov. 13 fire fight in Fallujah. Battle, who is recovering at his parents' home in this desert city 80 miles northeast of Los Angeles, came under attack as he and fellow Marines entered a building. Eleven other Marines were wounded.
Doctors were preparing to cut off Battle's ring to save as much of his finger as they could.
"But that would mean destroying my wedding ring," he said. "My wife is the strongest woman I know. She's basically running two people's lives since I've been gone. I don't think I could ever repay her or show her how grateful ... how much I love my wife, my soul mate."
With his approval, doctors severed his finger, but somehow in the chaos that followed, they lost his ring.Sad, but at least according to the story, LCPL Battle's wife is taking it well, and appreciates her husband's gesture....
Len on 12.13.04 @ 08:20 PM CST
