March Madness
Writing by on Sunday, 23 of January , 2005 at 12:00 pm
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I found this great story from a soldier who is back from Iraq…
March Madness
by Mike Newall
URL to full story (WELL WORTH THE READ)
The majority of vehicles in Resta’s brigade, as throughout much of Iraq, were poorly armored. Most were protected by only half-inch sheets of plywood. During their initial drive into Iraq, the brigade lost its first soldier. He was riding in an unarmored Humvee and was killed by a roadside improvised explosive device (IED). From then on, Resta placed his armor vest on the seat to protect his legs and crotch.
“A lot of times, the only way you find an IED is when one explodes on you,” he says. “You’re driving along and without warning there is an explosion and then a deafening roar. They’re very indiscriminate killers.”
Once in Iraq, Resta’s brigade was assigned to the Army’s 1st Infantry Division and stationed in northeast Iraq. Insurgents attacked the camp with rifle and mortar fire two or three times a week. One time, an 8-year-old Iraqi girl was riding in a vehicle that bypassed an Iraqi National Guard checkpoint. An AK-47 round passed diagonally through her stomach, shredding her internal organs. She was brought into Resta’s camp for treatment. He remembers her long, brown hair laying across her lifeless body.
Hey, We should go spend another 44 million on another party.
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