Memorial Day is a federal holiday to honor American military personnel who died while serving in the Armed Forces. It is a day for visiting cemeteries and memorials for the 1.9 million service members who died in the line of duty.
This year, we want to share about a Marine killed in action during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. Michael Bitz was a close friend of Marine veteran Devlin Robinson, and died rescuing wounded soldiers during a battle near Nasiriyah.
On the Big K Morning Show, now state Senator Robinson said Sgt. Bitz died when his vehicle was hit by a mortar round. Robinson said his friend was funny, a Marine’s Marine and a father of five.
Robinson says he thinks of Sgt. Bitz frequently.
His fallen friend is only one of the Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Honor them this weekend.