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| Afghanistan |
| U.S. Soldier Wounded in Afghanistan |
| 2002-10-05 |
| Shots were fired at a U.S. helicopter in Afghanistan, wounding a crewman in the foot, the military said Saturday. The helicopter returned fire, killing one enemy fighter and wounding another. "Har har! We got one, Mahmoud!" "Nice shootin', Ahmed!... Ow!" "Ow!" The wounded American was taken to the U.S. base in Kandahar and was in stable condition after Friday night's shooting, said Col. Roger King, a U.S. military spokesman in Afghanistan. He did not identify the crewman but said it was not the helicopter pilot or co-pilot. The special operations helicopter, a twin-rotor MH-47 Chinook, was hit by small-arms fire northwest of Kandahar, King said. The aircraft was damaged lightly but able to return to Kandahar. The helicopter crew saw the two suspected enemy fighters and fired back, but did not try to retrieve the dead man's body, King said. King would not detail the helicopter's mission. It didn't involve stopping to pick up trash, though... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 Congratulations to Col. Roger King on his rapid promotion. I expect him to make Brigadier in your next positng. |
| Posted by: Richard A. Heddleson 2002-10-05 15:42:20 |