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Reporter's Notebook: Dying for Fallujah
Fox News ^ | 11/23/04 | Greg Palkot

Posted on 12/03/2004 10:58:14 AM PST by paltz

Edited on 12/03/2004 11:04:32 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

The dangers of the assault on Fallujah didn't really become clear to me until Thursday afternoon, Nov. 11. The U.S. military (with journalists embedded with India Company of the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment) had already been in the city nearly three days.


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TOPICS: News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: embeddedreport; fallujah; foxnews; iraq; palkot

1 posted on 12/03/2004 10:58:14 AM PST by paltz
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To: paltz
FOX NEWS
2 posted on 12/03/2004 10:59:40 AM PST by paltz
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To: paltz

May God bless them as they serve our country...I am humbly grateful.


3 posted on 12/03/2004 11:01:41 AM PST by MEG33 ( Congratulations President Bush!..Thank you God. Four More Years!)
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To: paltz
Ernie Pyle would have been proud of this reporter. He did an excellent job.

And God bless our magnificent soldiers and Marines!

4 posted on 12/03/2004 11:03:32 AM PST by r9etb
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To: paltz

I don't care who the reported is FOX or who ever it just always seems our fighting men are just never quite up to the reporters standards. Was it just me but did some of this report seem...snide?


5 posted on 12/03/2004 11:07:19 AM PST by crabpott (' we are living in the strangest, most perilous, and unbelievable decade in modern memory' VDH)
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To: crabpott
Were the Marines I was with on their best behavior because a FOX camera was along? Maybe. But I'd like to think it had more to do with a dedication to achieve the mission — and a dedication to their fellow Marines.

I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.

6 posted on 12/03/2004 11:10:43 AM PST by paltz
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To: Former Military Chick

YO Kevin Sites...over here..read this!! This is what a war reporter is you P.O.S.


7 posted on 12/03/2004 11:11:40 AM PST by hipaatwo
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To: crabpott

He's been the best embed I've seen. Fair, and has from what I've seen show great respect for our troops.


8 posted on 12/03/2004 11:15:22 AM PST by hipaatwo
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To: paltz

Sunday night 9PM Eastern and again at Midnight Eastern 'Breakpoint, the heroes of India company' on Fox News.


9 posted on 12/03/2004 11:18:05 AM PST by kas2591 (Life's harder when you're stupid.)
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To: r9etb
A protocol question for you in as much as you mention Soldiers and Marines in the same sentence.

One of my secretaries has a son in the 3rd Infantry Division who will be shipping out to Iraq before Christmas. As going away presents, he requested any spare 30 magazines she could find (in Indiana that's no problem) and a worthwhile fighting knife. Would a Soldier be offended if I sent him my K-bar?

10 posted on 12/03/2004 12:00:27 PM PST by Mr. Lucky
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To: Mr. Lucky

I'm not a knowledgeable source for Soldier/Marine differences. Nevertheless, I think this soldier would probably be absolutely thrilled to get a K-bar -- especially if you send it to him with war story attached.....


11 posted on 12/03/2004 12:14:33 PM PST by r9etb
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To: r9etb

Thanks. It hasn't been out of its sheath for 30 years; it could use a little exercise.


12 posted on 12/03/2004 12:18:18 PM PST by Mr. Lucky
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To: Mr. Lucky
Would a Soldier be offended if I sent him my K-bar?

Only if it's rusty.

13 posted on 12/03/2004 3:24:18 PM PST by No Longer Free State (If integrity does not reside in the captain of the ship, then it is not on board)
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FoxFan ping! (Greg Palkot)

Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my FoxFan list. *Warning: This can be a high-volume ping list at times.

14 posted on 12/04/2004 10:30:00 PM PST by nutmeg ("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
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To: nutmeg

Thanks for the ping!


15 posted on 12/05/2004 7:34:43 AM PST by Alamo-Girl
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