Lt. Col. Edward Morgan, commander of the 276th
Engineer Battalion, rides in a Stryker assault vehicle
with an Iraqi National Guardsman.
DEAN HOFFMEYER/RTD
Posted on 12/23/2004 7:22:54 AM PST by Ligeia
FORWARD OPERATING BASE MAREZ, Iraq - Hunched and haggard, Sgt. Evan Byler hobbled around his camp in Northern Iraq yesterday, wondering how a suicide bomber could have infiltrated the chow hall.
"It's kind of a shock that something like that was allowed" on the base, said Byler, a Fauquier County resident and member of the Richmond-based 276th Engineer Battalion. "It is something we have been trying to prevent."
"Basically, everyone is going to have to step up their alertness and have an eye out for anything suspicious. Home is coming up, but we still have a long way off."
Byler was in the chow hall Tuesday when the suicide bomber exploded, spraying BB-size pellets into the soldiers around him and shooting a fireball up through the tent's ceiling. The blast knocked Byler out of his seat.
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Americans greatest weakness is our willingness to trust and liek everyone..give thema chance. The terrorist had worked there for a few months...obviously moved comfortably in the surroundings..
That's the paradox: it's also our strength.
Redmon seems to be doing a good job as an embedded journalist -- straight reporting. Of course, when you come within an inch of losing your life, telling the truth instead of writing lies might suddenly become more important.
I see the RTD has also updated their slideshow
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