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Wounded soldiers say slow Army trucks left them exposed to attack

Their congressman, Rep. John Sweeney, is making his own inquiries into why the soldiers were not in an armored vehicle the day they were attacked.

1 posted on 05/13/2004 5:07:23 AM PDT by Cannoneer No. 4
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2 posted on 05/13/2004 5:09:15 AM PDT by Cannoneer No. 4 (I've lost turret power; I have my nods and my .50. Hooah. I will stay until relieved. White 2 out.)
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3 posted on 05/13/2004 5:09:50 AM PDT by Cannoneer No. 4 (I've lost turret power; I have my nods and my .50. Hooah. I will stay until relieved. White 2 out.)
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I think the Humvee is the wrong vehicle for the job over there, and has contributed to the KIA count. They were not meant to survive such ambushes.
4 posted on 05/13/2004 5:13:54 AM PDT by Jalapeno
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"My Hummer ain't got no gun rack, it's got a gun mount!"
- Old First Sergeant of Sarge's Aquaintance

I like what the Hummer can do. I also like what the Stryker can do. Both vehicles can perform multiplpe missions, and I can't see losing the Hummer anytime soon - we had the old M151's in the inventory up until 1988, anywho.

5 posted on 05/13/2004 5:20:32 AM PDT by Old Sarge
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Thanks for staying on top of this hot political issue.

The DoD knows what's going on (did you hear the troops cheer for Gen. Myers when he praised the CinC's leadership today in Iraq?).

Pinging the crew to the latest spin, and informed FReeper commentary.

15 posted on 05/13/2004 11:16:08 AM PDT by Ragtime Cowgirl ("You have never let us down - never, ever." - Gen. Myers to our awesome troops, Iraq, 5/13/04)
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