Ray Stubbe

So it was, it was grim and it was unfeeling grimness. Marines have asked me since, 'Where is God in all of this?' I talk about the humor, which is maintaining life in a situation which is death. I guess because we knew we were going to die, anyway, were somewhat free to live. You don't have to worry about getting wounded or worrying about dying because you know you're going to die anyway. So some guy's out there by himself, wounded, and the rounds are going off. Well, you just go out and run out and dash out and drag him in. You know full well that you could probably get killed. You don't think that, you just know it, you know? But what difference does it make? You're going to die anyway, so you're free to, uh, free to live. So I tell people, 'God is um, the one who gives courage to live. God gives life, and by having humor, by having courage in death situations, God is giving us life, you know?' It's a kind of thing that God is present in needing us, and in sharing and caring for each other, and uh...Everyone who was there knows about that. I mean you know about the sharing and the caring and the humor and the bravery and the... And I'd say, 'That's God.' God is present in ways – not in a spectacular, uh, show of force or whatever else, but uh, uh, is present, uh, blessing us with the life and courage and love of each other. Love is always an action, not an emotion, basically. I mean biblically anyway.