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Nebraska Guard unit recalls ambush in Iraq
This is the same ambush earlier this year involving the Kentucky National Guard. This story is from the Omaha World Herald and focuses on the Nebraska Guard Unit involved and their actions during the ambush.The rocket-propelled grenade screamed into the truck's hood just two feet in front of Pfc. Ricky DeLancey, spraying the Nebraska National Guard soldier with shrapnel and glass. Iraqi insurgents continued raking the stricken truck with withering gunfire, one bullet grazing the Duncan, Neb., soldier's head before blowing the Kevlar out of the back of his helmet. DeLancey turned his burned and bloodied face to the truck's driver, Sgt. Terry Ricketts, an Omahan shot through the leg and pinned beneath the truck's shattered dashboard. "We're going to die," DeLancey said, not a hint of panic in his voice. "Yeah, I know," Ricketts flatly replied. On a highway south of Baghdad, the young, part-time soldiers from Nebraska's 1075th Transportation Company found 30 minutes of hell. Rest of the article at link. Registration required so use these passwords: bugmenot@mailinator.com bugmenot Posted by: SC88 2005-05-30 |
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