IRAQI CHILD SHOT WHILE POINTING AN AK-47 AT U.S. FORCES

CENTCOM ^ | Nov. 28, 2003

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

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November 28, 2003
Release Number: 03-11-49


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IRAQI CHILD SHOT WHILE POINTING AN AK-47 AT U.S. FORCES

AR RAMADI, Iraq – Elements of the 1st Infantry Division conducted a mission in Ar Ramadi today. While on patrol, the soldiers witnessed two men with weapons running into a nearby residence. The soldiers followed the men in order to apprehend them for questioning.

Upon approaching the house, a seven-year-old child came out with an AK-47 rifle pointed at the soldiers. A soldier responded in self-defense and shot the child in the foot. The child was rushed to the nearest army medical facility for treatment and further evacuated by air to Baghdad.

This incident is currently under investigation.

[Darksheare]

Heck, I'll say yes.
My section chief was a former tanker, and spoke of it with some nostalgia.
But he liked being in artillery as well, he said, due to the loud noises andexplosions.. and that he can see the round fire and smell the powder and...
*chuckle*

[Darksheare]

The closest i came ot any tread related activity was sitting in the driver's seat of an M109 Paladin, and then looking inside the Abrams that my old armory had sitting in D 101 cav's motorpool area.

[Darksheare]

!!! I came to..
Preview and spelling chicken button are available!!!
UGH!

[Cicero]

Most likely they told the kid to get rid of the gun, and he ran the wrong way. But there have been cases among the Palestinians where young kids have been deliberately shoved into the middle of fire fights in order to get them killed and gain some good publicity.

[Little Bill]

Tankers are targets, I was with an Armored Cav SQ in VN, I could get very small very fast, can't do that in a tank.

[Eaker]

i came ot

Since I have had a shot of eggnog, this phrase made perfect sense!!!!

;<)

[Ramonan]

In police work, the term for this kid is "bought and paid for", meaning the officer responding is totally justified.

[Cannoneer No. 4]

You're on

[tacticalogic]

writing a paper concerning stress relieving materials

Heat 'n beat?

[Cannoneer No. 4]

You've BEEN on about 3 weeks. archy put you on it.

[Cannoneer No. 4]

spank material

[Squantos]

Hey Turkey ! Did ya survive Thanksgiving ?;O)

Hope yer day was awesome with family and friends.

Stay Safe and know I'm Thankful of FRiends like you !.........(can I borrow 5 dollars for beer ?)

[Stultis]

Amazing restraint, cool headedness and good aim.

Cool headed, indeed, assuming he actually registered that it was a child. I once literally ran off the road when a child in a station wagon stuck his upper body out of a rear window and pointed (what was presumably) a toy rifle at me. Granted I didn't have much combat training (was a tech in the Air Force at the time) but I assure you I didn't process any information about size and scale. I saw a gun pointed at me and responded instantly, and only to that.

[HardStarboard]

>>>What is a seven year old child doing holding an AK 47? <<<

I had my first gun, a single shot 22 Remington rifle, at 9 years old. My Dad felt strongly that knowledge of how to handle a gun and gun responsibility can only be taught by having the kid own one.

The kids that shoot friends or themselves when they come across a gun have never had the benefit of being trained on their lethality and proper use.

Ignorance is not the answer!!

[tacticalogic]

I've welded enough cast iron, and musroomed enough lead hammers to understand, I think.

[Squantos]

You got good info for your front stuffer from a eaker and ain't sharing ?........FOUL !! FOUL !!......you know good and well I like a good explosion now and then !

Stay Safe !

[jocko12]

THE KID GOT AWAY WITH TIME.THE NEXT TIME HE WILL TAKE OUT A COUPLE OF GRUNTS!!!!

[Nitro]

If true you teach wrong!

What about shoulder fire?

Who invented the collapsable stock?

If you won't use it.

[Squantos]

Reminds me of the somali foxhole........Stay Safe !

[Darksheare]

*chuckle*
Me and my typing.
I sometimes think faster than I type, and then get a bunch of gibberish on the screen.
Eggnog, YES!
Me, I'm having some coffee, and will be switching to my personal brew soon.
It has been requested that i brew some.
Shall anyone say a prayer for the poor person who is about to experience my coffee?