Like Michael Yon, Bill Roggio brings the daily life of the Iraq War home. Here is his latest report from one of the hottest battle fronts in Iraq. Bill effortlessly brings personality to the Iraqi and US soldiers who are sacrificing so that we may have a safer world. And thank you, Bill, for the risk you take so that we may know a little more about Iraq, today.
Life with Iraqi forces and U.S. Marines at Battle Position Beirut
We exchanged stories and discussed our families. They noticed the picture of my daughter on the open Instant Messenger window, and asked for more. I shared photographs of my family, which brought forth smiles and hearty claps on the back. Many of the soldiers are married and have children, and expressed that they missed their families as well. This is a universal bond all soldiers share.
The Marines of 1st Platoon of Lima Company have varied opinions of the Iraqi soldiers, which range from unimpressed to pleasantly surprised at their courage and fighting abilities. Several explained how Iraqi troops saved their hides during Operation Steel Curtain, when the Iraqis identified a home the Marines were going to enter as being rigged with IEDs. When Explosive Ordnance Disposal arrived on scene and detonated the device, the entire house was destroyed in the blast. "“Most of our squad would have been killed in that house. They saved my and my friends'’ lives that day"” said Lance Corporal Mendoza.
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