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1900 hours May 13th 2007 5 Confirmed Kills
Today literally began with a bang. At about 0520 hours the battalion
and I were all abruptly shaken awa..
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2000 hours May 14th 2007
Today was basically a continuation of yesterday. The numbers came in;
the mortar attack had left 17 dead and 28 wounded. O..
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2100 hours May 15th 2007
It happened, just as anticipated it happened. It was about 1200 hours
we were all resting and tanning outside of our trenc..
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2000 hoursMay 16th 2007
Today was it, the final confrontation between the treacherous
cokeliners and myself. To start the day we removed the 30 dea..
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2100 hoursMay 17th 2007
Today was spent waiting in anticipation of action and attack. I was
one of the less cocky soldiers of the battalion, mainly..
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Today at about 1200 hours the 75mm cannons ran dry for the Arabs.
When the thunderous hellfire stopped everyone screamed, “attack!” and ..
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2000 hoursMay 19th 2007
Today I realized just what that attack did to us. We had lost 40 men
and 23 were wounded. Of our entire battalion of 600 on..
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1900 hoursMay 20th 2007
Today left everyone with a false sense of security and hope. After wake up, roll call, and my morning watch, the 3rd
Infant..
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2000 hours May 21st 2007 7 Confirmed Kills
An unexpected turn of events happened today. At about 1300 hours 2
AH-64 Army Apaches thundered over ou..
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I guess it is time to finish the story. My dad was a hero, he was a brave man, he was a father. I never thought I would loose him, but I did. He alway..
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