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| Iraq-Jordan |
| Little Girl |
| 2005-07-15 |
| (Haunting picture) Mosul Major Mark Bieger found this little girl after the car bomb that attacked our guys while kids were crowding around. The soldiers here have been angry and sad for two days. They are angry because the terrorists could just as easily have waited a block or two and attacked the patrol away from the kids. Instead, the suicide bomber drove his car and hit the Stryker when about twenty children were jumping up and down and waving at the soldiers. Major Bieger, I had seen him help rescue some of our guys a week earlier during another big attack, took some of our soldiers and rushed this little girl to our hospital. He wanted her to have American surgeons and not to go to the Iraqi hospital. She didn't make it. I snapped this picture when Major Bieger ran to take her away. He kept stopping to talk with her and hug her. The soldiers went back to that neighborhood the next day to ask what they could do. The people were very warming and welcomed us into their homes, and many kids were actually running up to say hello and to ask soldiers to shake hands. Eventually, some insurgents must have realized we were back and started shooting at us. The American soldiers and Iraqi police started engaging the enemy and there was a running gun battle. I saw at least one IP who was shot, but he looked okay and actually smiled at me despite the big bullet hole in his leg. I smiled back. One thing seems certain; the people in that neighborhood share our feelings about the terrorists. We are going to go back there, and if any terrorists come out, the soldiers hope to find them. Everybody is still very angry that the insurgents attacked us when the kids were around. Their day will come. As the tears roll down my cheeks, all I can think about is how lucky we Americans are to have such fine, loving and hard men facing our enemies. To be upset the islamonazis didn't wait to try and kill THEM so as to save some innocent children. To have the grim determination to immediately move out against these muhammedaean fascisti. To risk their lives to try and save poor little arab girl. To be willing to go back and face down these low-life scum, no eager to do battle. This is the best military to ever exist, in every way. We are truly blessed by God to have such fine men and women among us. |
| Posted by:Brett |
| #7 While this is an old pic -- its worth seeing again. Any chance of a pulitzer do you think (if it qualified that is)? Didn't think so -- show an american in a good light -- can't have that! |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-07-15 23:44 |
| #6 Amen! |
| Posted by: Sonja 2005-07-15 21:24 |
| #5 Agreed, Frank G. This is the supreme example of how much better we are than these freakin' lunatics. Not that I wouldn't mind seeing us getting down and dirty with 'em a little more, mind you. |
| Posted by: BA 2005-07-15 21:08 |
| #4 abu grahib? panties on heads? Gitmo? Fake Koran flushings? Where is the media outrage about this? FUCKERS |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-07-15 21:03 |
| #3 Michael Yon is the best reporter in Iraq. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-07-15 19:38 |
| #2 Amen. And Brett, thank you for posting this. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-07-15 19:37 |
| #1 When this is all over, these are the people who will come back to run our country. I can't wait for that day. |
| Posted by: plainslow 2005-07-15 18:45 |