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Stranded Marines Fight To Last Bullets
London Times ^ | April 16, 2004 | James Hider

Posted on 04/16/2004 8:05:45 AM PDT by sean327

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This Proves that we are givin' better than we are gettin'.

Semper Fi

1 posted on 04/16/2004 8:05:52 AM PDT by sean327
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Geez. Reading this stuff is just incredible.

Semper Fi, Marines.

2 posted on 04/16/2004 8:11:27 AM PDT by Coop (Freedom isn't free)
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SEMPER FIDELIS. And may God protect these heros..ALL OF THEM ARE HEROS..with His divine mercy and protection.

May the leftist spawn of satan that undermine our President and our troops rot in hell.


"Death was our business...and business was good" MACVSOG
3 posted on 04/16/2004 8:13:07 AM PDT by Indie (We don't need no steenkin' experts!)
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Wow. What can I say? Thank you God for our wonderful, brave, resourceful fighting men.

They are so matter of fact. "I opened a window and there was a guy in a headscarf with an AK47 so I shot him."

4 posted on 04/16/2004 8:13:41 AM PDT by Sunshine Sister
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Wow glad it wasn't any worse and that almost all made it out o.k. Sounds like they have an almost unlimited supply of weapons.

If we "make nice" with them through some type of agreement is there any doubt that they will be back?

We've got to exterminate these guys.
5 posted on 04/16/2004 8:16:26 AM PDT by skyman
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“They were running across our line of fire like we weren’t even shooting at them,” the corporal said. “It was just like a range, we were just shooting them down,” said Corporal Jacob Palofax.

Thank God they’re so stupid.

6 posted on 04/16/2004 8:16:27 AM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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The difference between this and Mogadishu was that the tanks showed up. Heavy armor and massive firepower are just the thing to have ready.
7 posted on 04/16/2004 8:17:06 AM PDT by glorgau
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Great war story.
However it draws attention to the fact that we need to flatten fallujah. We can not continue to fight these guys house to house, thats exactly how they want to fight. We need to flatten the entire neighborhood those marines were surrounded in.
8 posted on 04/16/2004 8:17:42 AM PDT by Betaille ("Show them no mercy, for none shall be shown to you")
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Bump to the top!

"With the engine dead, the rear gate would not open."

And the designer didn't think this would be a problem?

9 posted on 04/16/2004 8:18:27 AM PDT by jjm2111
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Not to trivialize this (definitely not my intent), but it reads like a movie screenplay--amazing stuff!
10 posted on 04/16/2004 8:19:12 AM PDT by ECM
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Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition. BUMP.

If jihadies are lining up, then our Marines must be armed in order to mow them down. Marines don't waste much ammo.
11 posted on 04/16/2004 8:21:52 AM PDT by SevenDaysInMay (Federal judges and justices serve for periods of good behavior, not life. Article III sec. 1)
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Just another day at the office for the United States Marine Corps.

First Marine Division: the oldest, largest and most decorated division of the Marine Corps.

"Mess with the best, die like the rest!"

Semper Fi,
Kelly
12 posted on 04/16/2004 8:22:22 AM PDT by kellynla (U.S.M.C. 1/5 1st Mar Div. Nam 69&70 Semper Fi http://www.vietnamveteransagainstjohnkerry.com)
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This Proves that we are givin' better than we are gettin'.

Semper Fi


I'm a former squid. We always were at odds with the jar heads, but we always respected them.
God Bless the fine men and women of the USMC.
13 posted on 04/16/2004 8:22:33 AM PDT by brownsfan (I didn't leave the democratic party, the democratic party left me.)
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In the midst of the firefight, with the armoured vehicle?s munitions blowing up, an ambulance pulled up. The Marines thought they were being rescued. Instead, 15 men with RPGs jumped out and started firing.

Where have I seen similar tactics? Oh yeah, the Palestinians...

14 posted on 04/16/2004 8:24:09 AM PDT by ikka
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Who here believes we will see or hear about this on the alphabet news stations? Any takers?
15 posted on 04/16/2004 8:24:33 AM PDT by vandykelastone (I'm so glad Goober Pyle is the Governor of New Mexico, aren't you?)
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Ah...our Marines. God Bless 'em!
16 posted on 04/16/2004 8:25:11 AM PDT by ought-six
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However it draws attention to the fact that we need to flatten fallujah.

Yup. And rename it "Flatlujah".

LQ

17 posted on 04/16/2004 8:25:50 AM PDT by LizardQueen
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bump
18 posted on 04/16/2004 8:27:06 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The democRATS are near the tipping point.)
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Marines fighting against all odds and coming out on top?

I don't think you're going to get any takers on that...
19 posted on 04/16/2004 8:27:09 AM PDT by ECM
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We are winning ~ the bad guys are losing ~ trolls, terrorists, democrats and the mainstream media are sad ~ very sad!

~~ Bush/Cheney 2004 ~~

20 posted on 04/16/2004 8:27:32 AM PDT by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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