This is My Life: A Grenadier's Story

Lance Cpl. Patrick Tomassi, a 20 year old from Odessa, N.Y., can't seem to ever stop smiling. He's been in the Marine Corps for about two years, and this is his first deployment to Afghanistan. Being the new guy, he's often called on to complete miscellaneous projects. His smile fades from time-to-time, but Tomassi's go-to-it attitude and optimism carry him.
Video by: Cpl. Austin Long

[@rhymeandreasoning]

20 yrs old..dude is still a kid...GOD BLESS

[@Caucasiancookingadventures]

No kid puts his life on the line. Go cry about your failings to someone who cares.

[@notapplicable4567]

So young, good job.

[@narcissacrip]

Thank you Lance Cpl. Tomassi for your sacrifice and service to protect our country. Thank you for sharing this video with us. My son is currently at SOI West scheduled to graduate ITB in March so as a mother of a Marine infantryman I appreciate you sharing some of your experience with us. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Stay safe and again Thank You for all you do to protect our country and keep us safe here at home. OohRaah!!!

[@narcissacrip]

"Yeah right" what? What are you laughing at? I know I didn't say anything funny and everything I said was sincere. Smh

[@aidenrevetta5685]

amy martis Just don't bother with these people. It's not worth it. Thank your son for me, I'm currently in the DEP for the Marines, I ship in August, and I can't wait!

[@narcissacrip]

Aiden Milhous Thank you. I will tell him. Are you headed for San Diego MCRD or Parris Island? My son was the same way... anxious to go. So you will be graduating boot in Nov or Dec. Great decision. Good luck to you!

[@narcissacrip]

***** "He isn't serving my fucking country"? I am not familiar with MIC so I'm not sure what you are trying to say, and I really don't need to defend myself to you but I am definitely not delusional. I am not dreaming. I am aware of what is going on with our government and making my original comment I see nowhere did I refer to anything having to do with the current state of our government. I was thanking a United States Marine, who BTW is not a soldier and if he is anything like Marines I know would find that insulting. I was also saying that because he is an Infantryman I appreciated seeing and hearing him speak about what his job is like since my son's MOS is also in infantry. I think its kind of ridiculous (& sad) that you would read a comment that short and feel the need to comment back just to be rude and nasty. That would assume to know anything about me or my views on politics and the government when I never referred to that subject in my comment to begin with. Honestly I don't even want to go there because I would have too many negative things to say. As far as you joining the FFL I think that's great if that's your conviction and I wish you nothing but the best of luck

[@narcissacrip]

No problem ***** and like I said before Best of luck to you on your journey and stay safe!

[@lorenzozamai6615]

you are a BIG BIG MEN. THANK YOU and congratulations

[@VassilliHD]

Thanks for your service man. I wish I wouldn't have messed up my knees and could be out there with you.

[@ghostofcato3052]

Semper Fidelis Marine!! God bless you and our beloved Corps!!

[@kai_thamm]

Thanks for Story. Nice Photos.

[@futurejarhead9938]

I love people like you! Your are an amazing person and a great person to look up too. Thank you! (;

[@franzantu7816]

God bless our military. My Uncle Juan Antu was a PFC in the army he was a Grenadier and lost his life in Vietnam! God bless all our military

[@TheOspanzer]

Respect young Marine.

[@MistahJBasic]

thank you for service

[@ClaudioAlpaca]

This your life, buddy, a life dedicate to save others, for make possible done freedom, humn rights respect, vivibility. A life hard but worthy to be lived, a life hard but spent for country and people. Is not that a life one may said with security:"I have a hard life, but I am glad to life so for I done myself for my country and my brothers all? Is and I thanks and gonor you, I appreciate and admire your choice. claudio alpaca

[@billelliott2552]

Thank you all for your service. Semper Fi.

[@buffalosolider206]

I hope hes doing okay

[@chodge1945]

Nice video guys. Could you guys do one on the combat engineers?

[@claytonfilpo]

chodge1945, The guys in Afghanistan send back the footage, they do stories on whoever they can find out that way! And John Marist Recruiters have the ability to hook you up to get into the MOS

[@mikeyob4271]

GOD BLESS THE MARINES !

[@ronhuston5790]

GodBless

[@johnmarist26]

How do you become a Grenadier

[@JB.1371]

John Marist Typically the Squad Leader is the Grenadier. Go Infantry, become an 0311, and become a Squad Leader. That is the most common way. I’m sure 1371’s work a similar way

[@mikeyob4271]

God bless be safe.

[@Аннавасенина-и7р]

What does Lance say at 0:01 - 0:02? We are to make the script of the video, but couldn't catch th first phrase. Thanks a lot!

[@Specter_1125]

Day come before me

[@Led....]

i know its 3 years ago but i feel like replying anyway... why... he either said "would take a" but before would, it was cut. Or he said, "I'd take a bullet".

[@SuperColonel91]

I was a grenadier

[@williamtay741]

When they engage in firefight, can they really see the insurgent or just any how shoot?

[@zerga303]

Depends. Sometimes the firefight is close enough to see them, sometimes they need their scope to do it, and sometimes they truly cant see them and shoot the living hell out of an area theyre told to. It alllll depends.

[@radzio40k]

what is that backpack 1:00 in multicam?

[@Paintballed154]

Sometimes you gotta use the army's stuff

[@tarziq]

I wonder if Raptors have a marine run the Grenadier role...

[@TheAsianOfChaos]

How can you enlist as a grenadier? I want to blow shit up and they removed the 0351 MOS which sucks

[@BWSallday]

"miscellaneous projects." aka fucking working parties!!!!

[@andyayemin5726]

SEMPERFI TO ALL MY BROTHERS. cpl 1/2 3rd platoon.

[@irontale1834]

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[@tootoo3297]

the war in Afghanistan has nothing to do with your freedom. usmc vet

[@سليمالعبيدي-خ7ص]

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