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Friday, October 15, 2004 |
This is a test. Somehow, it looks like Radio has stopped uploading posts since Monday!
12:22:42 PM Permalink
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Troops Refuse Suicide Mission
Troops Refuse Suicide Mission: "Platoon defies orders in Iraq A 17-member Army Reserve platoon with troops from Jackson and around the Southeast deployed to Iraq is under arrest for refusing a "suicide mission" to deliver fuel, the troops' relatives said Thursday. The soldiers refused an order on Wednesday to go to Taji, Iraq — north of Baghdad — because their vehicles were considered "deadlined" or extremely unsafe, said Patricia McCook of Jackson, wife of Sgt. Larry O. McCook. [snip] The platoon is normally escorted by armed Humvees and helicopters, but did not have that support Wednesday, McClenny told her mother. The convoy trucks..."
(Via onegoodmove.)
12:19:38 PM Permalink
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