Army Pfc. John D. Hart, 20, of Bedford, Massachusetts. Hart was killed in action in Taza, Iraq, when enemy forces ambushed his patrol using rocket propelled grenades and small arms fire. He was assigned to 1st Battalion (Airborne), 508th Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade, Camp Ederle, Italy. Died on October 18, 2003.Ranger: "The Army has been shifting money away from arming the support vehicles for years." ..."To get 3500 Humvees out that we need right now it will take them almost two years to do." "That's crazy."
Caller, just back from Iraq..."I have seen what a roadside bomb (has done) to a Humvee...had holes you could put your fist through....they're made out of aluminum...it literally looked like swiss cheese." "Your sending these Humvees out basically on the front lines. I feel safer in my pickup."