Our Men & Women in the Military: Brothers transition from football field to battle field
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Submitted by: |
II Marine Expeditionary Force (FWD) |
Story by: |
Computed Name: Lance Cpl. Charles E. McKelvey |
Source www.marines.mil
RAMADI, Iraq(Dec. 22, 2007) -- Some Marines
in the infantry claim those who they work the closest with as their
family; even further their brothers. Two assault men with Fox Company
in Ramadi have not only the birth certificates, but also the DNA to
prove in fact they are brothers.
Fraternal twins, Lance Cpl.’s Brad and Scott Stys, assault men, Fox
Company, 2nd Battalion 8th Marine Regiment coin the term brothers in
arms. The 22-year olds are just two of the many Marines supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom and conducting daily infantry operations.
After attending college for two years at Rowan University in New Jersey
the brothers decided college wasn’t for them at that time. The Stys
brothers then visited their local recruiter’s office with one goal in
mind to become infantry Marines.
“We just knew it was the right thing to do at the time,” said Brad.
“Our grandfather was a Marine in the South Pacific during World War II
and our father was in the 101st Airborne during Vietnam. We were just
brought up that way; we knew we were Marines long before we even
joined.”
Before the brothers decided to fight together they played together. The
Stys brothers, natives of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, were both
starting wide receivers while in college and say they compare a lot
about football with the Marine Corps. read on...............