Monday, April 02, 2007
For a U.S. officer in Iraq, caring about the dead means caring for the living - International Herald Tribune
Heavy casualties are taking a tremendous emotional toll on a U.S. Army brigade in Diyala Province. The brigade chaplain, Major Charlie Fenton, likes to say a unique Psalm or Bible verse when he visits each dead soldier. But he says he has almost run out of suitable Scripture.
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The troops ache and rage over the loss of friends. After Sebban was killed, "I was just mad," said Sergeant Roy Mitchell, who was wounded slightly in the attack. "I had in my mind, the first person I saw, I was going to shoot them."
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Five men from Charlie Troop, interviewed separately, all recalled that Sebban yelled the warning that allowed some soldiers to take cover. Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Poppas, the squadron commander, said Sebban faced an instantaneous decision: to dive for cover and save himself or to shout a warning to others. "He never sought cover for himself," Poppas said. ...
Heavy casualties are taking a tremendous emotional toll on a U.S. Army brigade in Diyala Province. The brigade chaplain, Major Charlie Fenton, likes to say a unique Psalm or Bible verse when he visits each dead soldier. But he says he has almost run out of suitable Scripture.
...
The troops ache and rage over the loss of friends. After Sebban was killed, "I was just mad," said Sergeant Roy Mitchell, who was wounded slightly in the attack. "I had in my mind, the first person I saw, I was going to shoot them."
...
Five men from Charlie Troop, interviewed separately, all recalled that Sebban yelled the warning that allowed some soldiers to take cover. Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Poppas, the squadron commander, said Sebban faced an instantaneous decision: to dive for cover and save himself or to shout a warning to others. "He never sought cover for himself," Poppas said. ...
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