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  • Captain with 3rd ID rescues Iraqi civilian (caught in crossfire)

    04/01/2003 7:33:19 PM PST · by Diddley · 12 replies · 212+ views
    Atlanta Journal Constitution ^ | Apr 1, 2003 | BO EMERSON
    Capt. Chris Carter, commander of A Company 3rd Battalion 7th Infantry Regiment, called in an armored ambulance for an injured woman who was caught in the crossfire with Iraqi forces over the Euphrates River Monday . . . . . Carter distinguished himself Monday when he left his Bradley Fighting Vehicle and dashed out on a bridge during a firefight outside of Hindiyah, to try to bring an Iraqi woman to safety. The woman had apparently tried to race across the bridge when the Americans arrived but was caught in the crossfire. Soldiers who had spotted her through the smoke...