The scene is presenting the moment of fights for Fallujah and the history of Sgt. Bradley Kasal. Marine 1st Sergeant Brad Kasal (in the middle).

This photo is from the most recent major offensive in Fallujah. 1stSgt. Kasal sacrificed his own safety to save a room full of fellow Marines. He ended up taking several AK rounds in the leg. Most of his lower leg was blown away but you can't tell it from this pic. He took rounds in the back which his armor saved him from. He took one round through his butt which passed through both cheeks leaving 4 holes in him. And he also took the brunt of a grenade blast. He jumped on top of a younger Marine to cover him from the fire. He killed the terrorist who did most of the damage to him and his men, and despite a massive loss of blood he never stopped fighting. Notice that he's still holding his pistol. He has been put in for the Medal of Honor for his actions on that day. He already has several Purple Hearts for previous battles throughout his career and he has turned some down so that he could stay with his unit.
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My point of view

Piotr, this is another beautiful work. Your work on the figures is spot-on. This entire scene is very well done. I will have to sped quite a bit of time looking at the photos. Thanks for posting such a well done tribute to this event.

Regards,

Eric

I was unaware of this action until I read this post. You description of his deeds reads like a Medal of Honor citation. Your rendition of the photo does it great justice. A fitting tribute captured in 1/35 by an accomplished modeler.

Superb

Excellent work.Semper Fi!

You have really captured the moment well.

Very nicely done!

Very awesome.

I worked with a guy a who was in Brad's unit. He also took several rounds to the chest and an RPG to the leg, which he obviously lost. This guy talked a lot about Brad. Very cool to see this tribute.

Dustin-
Marine PFC. Alexander Nicoll??????

Excellent work on a very well done dio. A wonderful tribute to this top sergeant! Thanks for posting this and for your tribute to him.
J

Really well done - great build - both looks good and clearly tells a story.

Thanks for sharing!

Nick

After looking at this and admiring the skill involved in making it I discovered something you may consider. Speaking now as a long service Infantryman,the guy in front of the vehicle is not in a tactically "good" spot. Considering the combat orientation of the guys to his right he would make more sense behind the front fender of the vehicle on the drivers' side?
He has no cover where he is now. Just sayin'. These are the things that draw my eye to them.
J

Same from me.
Very well done.

Tom

Top-notch work and a very nice tribute. Thank you for sharing the story.

—mike

His name was Don Schmidt.

Absolutely stunning diorama and story. I had not heard of this but will do some reading now!

Thanks for the tribute and for sharing!

great scene but could have been a smaller scene would have had greater impact

this is a great diorama for a true hero.semper fi.

Thanks Guys