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2005-05-05 Iraq-Jordan
The story behind the "little girl" photo
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Posted by Mike 2005-05-05 12:37:23 PM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Via Blackfive yesterday -- Michael Yon completed SF training at 19 years of age! Read him if you haven't been doing so -- great insight. He's been traveling Iraq
Posted by Sherry 2005-05-05 12:52||   2005-05-05 12:52|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm sure the Beeb and Al-G will cover this....

except they'll blame us
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2005-05-05 13:16||   2005-05-05 13:16|| Front Page Top

#3 I was almost in tears in seeing the story and the pics.
Posted by cough**badanov**cough">cough**badanov**cough  2005-05-05 13:18|| http://www.rkka.org]">[http://www.rkka.org]  2005-05-05 13:18|| Front Page Top

#4 There couldn't be any less press coverage on this if it had happened on the far side of the moon. No blogs, I never see this photo.
Posted by Matt 2005-05-05 13:45||   2005-05-05 13:45|| Front Page Top

#5 Fox did have Michael Yon live this morning about 8:45 EST talking about this. He talked of the sadness and anger of the soldiers at the attach involving kids.
Posted by Sherry 2005-05-05 14:36||   2005-05-05 14:36|| Front Page Top

#6 Missed that, Sherry. Thanks.
Posted by Matt 2005-05-05 14:59||   2005-05-05 14:59|| Front Page Top

#7 Opps -- that was 8:45 CST --
Posted by Sherry 2005-05-05 15:24||   2005-05-05 15:24|| Front Page Top

#8 Soldiers are in a unique position when they grieve, for unlike the ordinary person, they can act with burning ferocity, great sympathy and compassion, and intensity to prevent such things in the future. This gives them a depth of feeling that civilians rarely experience.
Posted by Anonymoose 2005-05-05 21:22||   2005-05-05 21:22|| Front Page Top

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