Final salute

Image courtesy: Facebook

Gunnery Sgt. Robert Gilbert II, who this site wrote about on March 19, was recently laid to rest in Richfield, Ohio. While visiting a wonderful Facebook tribute group in his honor, "GySgt Robert Gilbert~ A miracle in the making," I came across a stirring video tribute to the fallen Marine. It was put together by Greg Bokan and Beverly Stumpf Bokan of Turning Leaf Photography, with music courtesy Lino Alessio.



Gunnery Sgt. Gilbert was badly wounded in Afghanistan on March 8, yet still managed to survive to his 28th birthday, eight days later. After fighting hard and defying medical logic, the brave Marine departed for a better place. As this moving series of photos shows, many lives were deeply affected by the sacrifice of Gunnery Sgt. Robert Gilbert II.