This is in the email he wrote, sending the Prince and Soldier dispatch (not at his site):
The American helicopters crews here in Mosul have been devastating the enemy. I have never seen anything like it. Very soon I'll be able to tell you more. The enemy is shooting back, and many of our helicopters are full of holes.
Two pilots got shot. One was wounded and is in the hospital; he'll be fine. The other got shot through the helmet and he's still flying around Mosul killing terrorists. I photographed his helmet. If not for these brave helicopter pilots, a lot more of our folks would be getting killed.
You might find it difficult to believe how many terrorists they are killing. It's hard for me to believe and I am right here in Mosul. They often wake me up shooting missiles and machineguns, yet the pilots have been very careful with fires and have inflicted practically no collateral damage.
Damage to the terrorists is truly severe, however. The gun footage is ugly. I am starting to wonder if this small group of pilots is a big part of the reason why attacks are so relatively low here.
I can hear them flying now. It's just matter of time until I hear the next missile launch. Vroooossshhhh...........BOOM.
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It's a pity that we will probably never see the footage, but I understand. There is no way to show it to the world that would not evoke horror, no matter how deserving the villains.
In WWII, I remember the tale of a pilot or passenger on a US aircraft that caught a Japanese ship unexpectedly and strafed it. At altitude, he was at first puzzled, because it looked like the ship was transporting lumber, with shattered boards and timbers flying up off the deck.
And then he realized that it was a troop transport. What he thought was flying lumber, was arms and legs.
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