[Iwo Jima]

I don't put much stock in this article, but from my review of the film of the rescue, it seemed clear that there was no opposition. Plus we never heard any report of having found or killed any fedayen (darn). So my conclusion was that they had left, maybe because of the way that the war going, maybe because they heard that our guys were coming for them (wouldn't you vamoose, too)?

None of this detracts from the skill and bravery of our men and our joy at the safe recovery of Lynch, and our sad gratitude for the recovery of the bodies of our dead soldiers.

[EaglesUpForever]

I still hate the tone of this. I think it's one story about what happened, manipulated (by one of Pravda's favorite "journalists") to make the US look as bad as possible.