Posted on 05/04/2005 4:26:35 PM PDT by saquin
Major Mark Bieger found this little girl after the car bomb that attacked our guys while kids were crowding around. The soldiers here have been angry and sad for two days. They are angry because the terrorists could just as easily have waited a block or two and attacked the patrol away from the kids. Instead, the suicide bomber drove his car and hit the Stryker when about twenty children were jumping up and down and waving at the soldiers. Major Bieger, I had seen him help rescue some of our guys a week earlier during another big attack, took some of our soldiers and rushed this little girl to our hospital. He wanted her to have American surgeons and not to go to the Iraqi hospital. She didn't make it. I snapped this picture when Major Bieger ran to take her away. He kept stopping to talk with her and hug her.
The soldiers went back to that neighborhood the next day to ask what they could do. The people were very warming and welcomed us into their homes, and many kids were actually running up to say hello and ask soldiers to shake hands.
Eventually, some insurgents most have realized we were back and started shooting at us. The American soldiers and Iraqi police started engaging the enemy and there was a running gun battle. I saw at least one IP who was shot, but he looked okay and actually smiled at me despite the big bullet hole in his leg. I smiled back.
One thing seems certain; the people in that neighborhood share our feelings about the terrorists. We are going to go back there, and if any terrorists come out, the soldiers hope to find them. Everybody is still very angry that the insurgents attacked us when the kids were around. Their day will come.
Michael Yon
Glad you posted it separately.
Evil US soldiers using children as shields! /moonbat
God Bless all our guys!
Thanks....
Good to read about the background of that pic.
Terrorists @%*&$ &$%@ &%#$ &%$#&*&^%&* &^%$#& !!!!!
This just breaks my heart....Im proud to be an Army wife....
"They are angry because the terrorists could just as easily have waited a block or two and attacked the patrol away from the kids."
That's why we call them filthy terrorists and not soldiers. One of their main goals is to intimidate civilians.
Michael Moore must be so proud of his "resistance" boys. Actually, Mikey is as big a piece of scum as they are.
This soldiers' mom sure raised him right... sniff... sniff..
Michael Moore is an idiot .
Damn, I wish I was 35 years younger, 80 lbs lighter, a whole lot smarter than I ever was and maybe i could fit in with our guys today. I would love to go-a-hunting with them for those bastards.
I loathe chicken S..T BASTA.DS that kill women & children almost as much as I love our Military.
Amen
De Opresso Liber
wow Michael Yon, that is indeed a prize worthy photo......
Every GI loves children - and that explains a lot of this - but the Major has a boy - probably about the same age as this little girl - and I'm sure that added more to his urgency.
God Bless You, Major Bieger - come home safe to your family.
How very far away from his home post in Hawaii this 25th ID soldier must feel.
I'll tell you that you can't walk away from that country not changed. You learn not only how evil people can be, but how truly good they can be as well.
That's all we need to know to keep hanging in until the mission is accomplished.
We're helping those people - esp. the children - get a better life. And when they show appreciation, we know we're doing the right thing.
I'm glad that you posted this separately. I wouldn't have gone back to the other threads and I would have missed it.
This is very touching.
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