Iraq Veteran Details Horror and Heroism in Fallujah

humanevents.com ^ | 09/25/2007 ET | James C. Roberts

[wastedyears]

Any website for that guy? I’d like to buy the book, and I’d prefer if he has a website with part of the purchase price going towards his organization over Amazon.com.

[Enterprise]

Fallujah bump!

[daviscupper]

What a hero! Nice contrast to the pathetic “Hate America” MSM and the DemocRATS.

[BOBTHENAILER]

What a Hero. I gotta get his book.......

[Tennessee Nana]

http://www.vetsforfreedom.org/

[Flasfyre]

http://www.vetsforfreedom.org/default.aspx

He’s at this site along with other heroes.

[wastedyears]

Thank you

[DuncanWaring]

“We haven’t shaved since November 8. We look like bedraggled castaways with whiskers and wild, red-rimmed eyes. Fitts is the hairiest: He looks like an unwashed and blood-spattered Grizzley Adams.”

In case you've forgotten, this guy was at Fallujah also:

[notpoliticallycorewrecked]

One of our Eagle scouts was shot in Fallujah. He is one of our local heroes. The USMC is currently refusing to give him his purple heart, even though he had a major abdominal injury including losing a kidney

[quikdrw]

bump for later reading

[steel_resolve]

ping for purchase

[gandalftb]

My son and sister were there. Few but Marines and soldiers that were there can understand the grim and desperate fighting. Muj running at you, unpinned grenades in hand, with loosened tourniquets on their arms and legs. Fighting so sudden and close that you have to sling your rifle and go into rooms and around corners with a sidearm and knife.

Minimal food and ammo, no packs for 10 days, the first battle was unexpected. They definately wrote a new chapter for the Marine.

My family came home safely but I still cannot show others the emails and letters I got from the front, too hard core.

Semper Fi, carry on.

[mcshot]

Good question bump.

[reagan_fanatic]

There are so many stories like this one from Iraq that we haven't heard yet - every one of them just as riveting and heartfelt.

God bless brave men like these. They are the one thing that stands between us and the murderous savages of islam.

[ArrogantBustard]

The type of reporting in Iraq left much to be desired. The majority of the journalists covering Iraq stayed in the Baghdad hotels, where Arab stringers with dubious motives fed them their raw material..

MSM are liars. Plain and simple.

[ThunderStruck94]

“One of our Eagle scouts was shot in Fallujah. He is one of our local heroes. The USMC is currently refusing to give him his purple heart, even though he had a major abdominal injury including losing a kidney”

I am an officer here in Fallujah. This doesn’t pass the smell test. I’d be happy to find out the problem if you mail me specifics.

[fishergirl]

God bless you and thank you for your service!

[fishergirl]

Hero is right! Want the book, too.

[Dick Vomer]

One of our Eagle scouts was shot in Fallujah. He is one of our local heroes. The USMC is currently refusing to give him his purple heart, even though he had a major abdominal injury including losing a kidney

that's what a phone call is for.... to your congressman...senator...television station and newspaper.

really not a "problem". Just a question.

Why is the "USMC" refusing to give him a Purple Heart? Cause I got to tell you, Marines get it in COMBAT related wounds....not accidents, not in training and not without enemy action. I'm not saying any Marine injured while on active duty doesn't deserve all the respect and honor we can give them. It's just that the Marines don't hand out medals liberally. That's why they got so tweaked about John F'ing Kerry's bullsh#t medals. (did you know he was in Vietnam?)