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| Soldier Who Halted Car Bomber Avoids Punishment |
| 2003-12-13 |
| From Scrappleface: (2003-12-12) -- The American soldier who fired 100 rounds to halt the advance of a speeding, bomb-laden car, saving the lives of countless American troops last week was relieved to learn today that he would not be court martialed or fined for improper use of force. The Army specialist was cleared on the same day that Lt. Col. Allen West was fined $5,000 for threatening an Iraqi with a gun during an August interrogation which yielded information that thwarted an attack on an American troop convoy. "When I heard that Lt. Col. West was hit with a fine for firing a weapon near a prisoner, I thought I was cooked," said the soldier. "I actually discharged my weapon into the vehicle and may have wounded the driver before he set off the bomb that injured about 60 of us. I’m glad to hear that, at least in this case, it was okay to defend the men in your unit." |
| Posted by:mercutio |
| #1 Heh. This would probably be a true story of Al Bore were prez. |
| Posted by: 4thInfVet 2003-12-13 9:42:09 PM |