[Eurotwit]

Absolutely amazing. Well worth the read.

[Eurotwit]

Amazing American Bravery Ping.

[rageaholic]

This happened April 4. Meanwhile the media is bombarding us with every shred of bad news, real or speculative, in real time. WTF???

[writer33]

Thanks for the post. It's about time from the liberal news media. Oh, and I'm not surprised. This is a genuine story of American bravery. A tradition handed down now for well over two hundred years.

Great post!

[The Mayor]

Spec. Micheaux Sanders, 20, of Goldsboro, N.C., took a bullet through his left shoulder on the second rescue attempt, refused to leave the battle and hopped on another tank for the third rescue attempt. He fought from the rear of a tank, shooting every weapon he had. Sanders saved the lives of several soldiers that day, his comrades said.

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Bump!
Great story!

[SMARTY]

The American soldier continues to inspire the pride and gratitude of American citizens.

[mattdono]

[Snippet about Sadr's militia]

"They have gotten better, but we have gotten better at a faster rate," Zehtab said before Thursday's truce. "We're professional soldiers, not guys off the street."

Zehtab said he believes al-Mahdi fighters are driven by a David versus Goliath attitude and a belief that God is on their side. But "it hasn't worked out that way for them," he said.

[mattdono cracks a smile; chest fills with pride for our boys]

[Tribune7]

bump

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

Spec. Micheaux Sanders, 20, of Goldsboro, N.C., took a bullet through his left shoulder on the second rescue attempt, refused to leave the battle…

"All I needed was a Band-Aid," Sanders said later with a laugh.

LOL!!! A direct slap to Crazy Kerry don’t you think?

What a wonderful article. Thank you for sharing.

[GBA]

Great post! We need to see more stories like this on every evening news broadcast. This is the America that I know, not the prison crap the media constantly regurgitates.

Before we went into Iraq, the "experts" were on the talking head programs telling us how our troops didn't know how to fight an urban war. And if we did ever get into a street fight, it would be "Blackhawk Down" on a major scale. Wait until the body bags start filling up was the dire prediction. BS! Did any of their predictions come true?

No matter where we fight, we will win if given the ok to do so. We learn fast and take out the enemy faster.

[Sunshine Sister]

Absolutely worth taking the time to read. Powerful stuff.

I am so proud of our military. They are top notch!

[IncPen]

... must read bump... where do they get these men?

[Let's Roll]

I love those guys - I just hope we still deserve them.

[r9etb]

"The rap against tanks is they're heavy and hard to get to a battle spot and that lighter, faster vehicles can get the job done as well as tanks can," Moore said. "That isn't true. We need the firepower of the tank, and without the protection of the tank, our crews would be getting killed."

This little comment is probably one of the most important of the entire war, IMHO.

The basic question is: can you improve urban performance by making a tank that is small and fast enough, but still well-armed and armored?

The answer is undoubtedly "yes," and I think we'll be hearing about it in a couple of years.

[RAY]

From the article: "Roman satirist Horace in Latin, "Dolce et decorum est pro patria mori." Meansing: "It's noble and fitting to die for one's country"

Yes! But it is much better to make the enemy die for his county.

[jpsb]

BUmp!

[Eurotwit]

You might enjoy reading this.

As an aside. Did you ever come over to Norway to train winter warfare?

[IDontLikeToPayTaxes]

I wonder if any of these guys will get a million dollar book deal and hob-nob with celebrities like Jessica Lynch.

[R. Scott]

“A third of the way down I ordered my company to fight out of the hatch. Some of the enemy we killed were within touching distance of the tanks."

Not a good position for tankers to be in. A great bunch of soldiers.

[TADSLOS]

I stand in awe of these men and thank God they're on our side.

[SandRat]

To the Heroes