Iraq: Incredible story of Heroism and Survival
9:29 am on November 1, 2007 by Infidelesto
I just read an absolutely gripping story (from beginning to end) from the cover of the latest issue of the American Spectator written by Jeff Emanuel of Redstate.
This amazing story is about 4 American paratroopers being ambushed by 40 Al Qaeda on August 26th, 2007 on the heels of General Patraeus’ congressional testimony. I can’t describe the emotion I had by reading this story from beginning to end. I can only write a post like this urging all of you to take 10 minutes and read about the details of this incredible story of heroism and survival. These are the kinds of stories Americans need to hear. Our Heroes fighting in Iraq are doing an incredible job and God bless them and their familes for their sacrifice.
Six weeks ago in Samarra, as a small American sniper team was set upon by dozens of al Qaeda terrorists who had but one goal in mind: to humiliate America in front of the world, only days before General Petraeus’s internationally televised testimony before Congress, by kidnapping and slaughtering these American soldiers.
Four U.S. paratroopers faced impossible odds, against dozens of dedicated enemy fighters.
Not all would survive — but all would become heroes.
This story deserves to be on the cover of every major newspaper in the country, but of course, since it’s from a pro-military magazine like the American spectator, it will not be run. This is what the new media is for, and I hope talk radio picks up this story and gets it out to the masses.
It’s a little long, but please, please read this story, once you start you won’t be able to put it down.
On the northwest corner of the apartment complex, Moser was watching the road in front of the building through a cut in the roof wall. As he looked down, he saw a white car speed up to the corner of the building. Four men holding AK-47 assault rifles (at least two of whom had long beards — a distinctly non-Iraqi trait) emerged from the vehicle and sprinted toward the building’s entrance. Seeing this, Moser immediately yelled to the others that enemy fighters were below. Morley, who along with Willis had been positioned next to the stairwell, raced to Moser’s corner of the building to assess the situation and if possible to engage, but could not move quickly enough to prevent the men on the ground from making it into the building.
Suddenly, machine gun fire erupted from both of the stairwells behind them.
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