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To: SAMWolf
I have a friend of mine who was a medical student on Grenada and was standing under a US Marine Chopper signaling the chopper into the school's landing zone.

Coming under enemy fire is not supposed to a medical student's job.

While liberals may continue to belittle the threat to American students and kids on the island, the reality is that my friend was there. He was standing on a ridge while locals were taking shots at the Marines.

He did say that the medical students noticed the Cubans arriving and building the airport. In fact, sometimes the Cubans and the American medical students would play soccer together.

Interestingly, he felt bad about the Cubans becoming enemies as they were enjoying the unique opportunity to meet each other. He wonders if any of the workers died in the assault.

On the other hand, as he stood on the ridge waving on the choppers, enemy fire occured. As he and his fellow students (obviously unarmed) fell to the dirt in fear, the shooting was occuring from surrounding ridges. The US military choppers opened up with a volley of supressive fire to eliminate the enemy from the ridges surrounding the students, saving the lives of the students.

This account was first-hand by the student. I do not know if the account matches military record of battle, but I would like to know when the media will stop their propaganda and start reporting the real, true stories.

I'll bet that the Marines on the chopper didn't think anything of the day. But that medical student is now a doctor. He knows better and we all know that much of the TV media are really a bunch of sicked-out Democrat mouthpiece losers.
28 posted on 01/26/2003 11:18:00 AM PST by bonesmccoy (Defeat the terrorists... Vaccinate!)
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To: bonesmccoy
This account was first-hand by the student. I do not know if the account matches military record of battle, but I would like to know when the media will stop their propaganda and start reporting the real, true stories.

Thanks, bonesmccoy. I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for the main Stream media to ever say anything good about our Military or President Reagan.

30 posted on 01/26/2003 11:25:35 AM PST by SAMWolf (To look into the eyes of the wolf is to see your soul)
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