Stranded Marines Fight To Last Bullets

London Times ^ | April 16, 2004 | James Hider

[varon]

Sergeant Sagredo does not want a medal for saving his men. “A decoration would only remind me of what happened. This is something I want to forget.

Had that been J F Kerry in that situation, he would have demanded a Congressional Medal of Honor!

[capydick]

Excellent article,thanks for sharing. I will be forwarding this to my friends and family. It's sad that we have to get such a great story from The London Times and not our own media. I truly believe that when our elite media buries stories like this, they are actually helping President Bush by showing their blatant bias. With the advent of the internet, Free Republic and other "alternative" outlets, great stories like this get out and, people wonder why its in The London Times and not the New York Times. Thanks again for sharing.

[Light Speed]

Where is the Lite Tac Air, Cobras and Little Birds with M-60 out the side door?

Something to Freep...
Is the airpower projection in Iraq sufficient?
Could command be using airpower more?

Ground satans and air satans should be in great abundance... : )
Hamdi and Habib should be changing underwear hourly...if they have any.

I'd like to see a Helo with a picture of Barney the dinosaur on the bottom.....giving the viewer the finger.

"Mummy..Mummy....Barneys on T.V. killing people..."

"Purple Dinosaur Hamdi....very dangerous......you go first"! [From Raiders of the lost camel]

[RicocheT]

Thanks to God and the Corps that we have such brave men on our side.

Iwo guaranteed the USMC survived the Pentagon budget wars for 50 years. The services our present Marines are doing in Iraq will keep the Corps in the US military lineup another 50 years.

[B4Ranch]

Are we using UAV'S for INTEL over there? If not, WHY NOT?

[Joe_October]

Notice they saved their officer.

Too bad they didn't mention the gunner's name. Bless him for his sacrifice.

Heroes All!

[The Great RJ]

Not to detract from the courage and bravery of these Marines, but why the heck couldn't they call in heavy support? We should have planes loaded with bombs and gunships circling Fallujah 24/7 waiting to unload on these b*st*rds. We were able to drop 500lb bombs literally in minutes when we were hunting Saddam in Bagdad why not here?

[kellynla]

Iwo guaranteed the USMC survived the Pentagon budget wars for 50 years. The services our present Marines are doing in Iraq will keep the Corps in the US military lineup another 50 years
"The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next five hundred years." James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy; 23 February 1945

[NeonKnight]

I read another account of this story somewhere that stated that a Spectre gunship did show up later that night to punish that neighborhood.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Something else America's free press isn't sharing with the American people about the current situation in Fallujah (not unlike neighborhood thugs under Saddam):

"Yesterday in Al Kharma, near Fallujah, a significant number of anti-Iraqi forces assaulted defensive Marine positions close to a residential neighborhood. Marines repelled the assault, with lethal, accurate fire. When the fighting ended, residents came outside and told the Marines that the fighters had moved into their homes recently, virtually holding them hostage. The residents were able to then move about freely in their own neighborhood and beyond." ~ CJTF-7, April 15, 2004 

 

[erinjohn]

“There was a guy in a headscarf with an AK47 standing there looking at me, so I shot him.”


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[Mr. Lucky]

Thanks to God and the Corps...

Thanks to God for the Corps.

[Shery]

Thank the Lord our God for His protection and mercy! One episode after another of how He looks after our guys! The Iraqis don't know how good they have it and are deceived by their own god, the god of this world who has blinded their eyes so they cannot see the one true God! So sad!

[LowCountryJoe]

I never did work on an AAV but I can tell you that many hydraulically operated components need a running engine to drive their hydraulic pumps. And although nearly all tactical vehicles do have a means to operate their hydraulic components – as well as electrical & pneumatic ones too – it is seldom a time efficient process.

[Hollywoodghost]

Question: do we have a nickname for the enemy in Iraq? In WW II the Germans were "Krauts", the Japanese "Nips" or "Gooks". What are they terms used to define the enemy here? Sh**heads? Ragheads?

[cpdiii]

These are brave Marines that survived the onslaught of Islamofacist savages outnumbering them. They all deserve the Congressional Medal of Honor for their bravery, heroism and valor. SEMPER FI!!

We will probably see them in the near future as President Bush pins medals on their chest or even better hangs a very special medal around their necks, the one that Congress issues. They do not make men better than the United States Marines

[NeonKnight]

A large gp of Jihadist is walking down the street. They hear this voice..."One Marine is better than any 5 towelheads."

The commander quickly assembles 5 of his men and orders them to charge the dune from which the voice came. There are a series of shorts rifle bursts...then silence. Finally the voice comes back..."One Marine is better than any 10 towelheads."

The commander is furious and assembles 10 of his best fighters, and sends them over the dune. There are more burst of rifle fire, a few grenades...and then silence. A moment later that voice again. "One Marine is better than any 100 towelheads."

The commander can't believe it, so he sends 100 men this time...nearly all of them. This time the battle rages for some time, with loud explosions and almost non-stop gunfire. Finally it quites down, and the commander sees one of his man crawling back to the group. The wounded man is crying out..."Don't send any more of your fighters over there, it is a trick,"..."There are 2 of them."

[LowCountryJoe]

Former Commandant of the Marine Corps Charles Krulak once talked to a group of NCOs from Camp Pendleton in which he said, "...with the Marine Corps, our nation gets 15 percent of its firepower with only 5 percent of its budget...".

It was one of those quotes that put things into proper perspective for me on why we had to scrimp and save for EVERYTHING, why the other branches had it easier than us, and why we were/are (once a Marine Always a Marine!) such a damn proud bunch of warriors.

[cpdiii]

These are brave Marines that survived the onslaught of Islamofacist savages outnumbering them. They all deserve the Congressional Medal of Honor for their bravery, heroism and valor. SEMPER FI!!

We will probably see them in the near future as President Bush pins medals on their chest or even better hangs a very special medal around their necks, the one that Congress issues. They do not make men better than the United States Marines