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and the GoatHumpers take another one in the...
Posted on 04/21/2006 10:20:47 PM PDT by FreedomCalls
IBRAHIM AL MARKHUR, Iraq — One misplaced cell phone and one savvy interpreter equaled one dead insurgent, several pieces of intelligence and a whole lot of captured weapons.
On a routine patrol, U.S. troops with 1st Battalion, 68th Armor came upon a house in the midst of dense greenery and at the end of a dusty country road.
Staff Sgt. Matthew Nicodemus, 33, said he immediately noticed that no Iraqi men were around.
Suddenly, a cell phone inside the home rang, said Nicodemus, of Altoona, Pa.
“The interpreter went in and answered the phone, and on the other end of the phone the person said, in Arabic, ‘Hey, coalition forces are here, go ahead and run away,’ and he specifically said, ‘Go and run into the palm groves all around here,’ ” Nicodemus said.
The troops then fanned out into the palm groves and found several weapons including several rocket-propelled grenades and hand grenades, two AK-47s and a new sniper’s rifle, Nicodemus said.
They also found a hand-written map of a U.S. military base, diagrams on how to build rockets and a CD-ROM with several thousand files written in Arabic, said Sgt. 1st Class Michael Greer, 35, of San Luis Obispo, Calif.
If that weren’t enough, the insurgent kept calling the interpreter back to ask what the Americans were doing.
The interpreter kept the act going.
“He’s basically acting like, you know, he’s watching us ... making sure everything is fine,” Nicodemus said.
The U.S. troops knew the insurgents were coming back and decided to lie in wait for them.
Many troops said they were psyched by the prospect of killing the person on the other end of the phone.
“I love this [expletive],” said Sgt. Nicholas Hake-Jordan, 23, of Springfield, Ore.
The troops didn’t have to wait long.
Shortly after U.S. troops set up, the insurgents called the interpreter and said they would be by in about 10 minutes to attack the Americans, said Staff Sgt. Art Hoffman, 30.
When seven insurgents got to the house, they ran into a wall of U.S. fire, said Hoffman, of Baltimore.
“The first guy that came in the door just dropped like a rock. The other two guys behind him got hit pretty hard, too. The rest grabbed their wounded and just ran back off,” said Hoffman.
One insurgent was confirmed killed in the fighting and the other two were in bad shape, he said.
Afterward, the battalion commander, Lt. Col. Thomas Fisher, 42, praised his soldiers’ actions.
“The initiative demonstrated at the platoon level is exactly how you win this fight,” said Fisher, of Sioux Falls, S.D.
You must have a lot of balls to say that.
The why is simple....civilians might be hurt. That would defeat the whole purpose.
It reminds me of the time I was meditating in the lotus position, in the dark, dressed in dark clothing. All dressed up and nowhere to go.
Exceedingly cool.
Good shootin', guys.
Ping
Woohoo! Kick-a$$, boys!
Suddenly, a cell phone inside the home rang, said Nicodemus, of Altoona, Pa.
“The interpreter went in and answered the phone, and on the other end of the phone the person said, in Arabic, ‘Hey, coalition forces are here, go ahead and run away,’ and he specifically said, ‘Go and run into the palm groves all around here,’ ” Nicodemus said.
"GET SOME" bump
THANKS! for the ping.
Now Dat's Good Hunt'in!!
So did they call the number back after the terrorists were dispatched.
Scene of cell phone ringing in dead terrorists pocket.
The flag decal on this gentleman's right arm has the union on the right (i.e. the flag is "backwards"). Is this placement due to the rule/custom that the union faces the front (like the flag on the left side of the tail of an airplane)? Thanks.
PWNED.
Great story, thanks! Wish I could have been there to hand that interpreter some cash for his family. He's risking terrible retribution, and he did a super job.
Mohammed Al Kilu
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Love it!
Our guys rock!
If we did, the MSM and Dem senators would immediately denounce the military for their "underhanded tactics that violate the rules of war", and demand hearings, and the Alec Baldwins and Sean Penns would be on TV ranting about the evil Bush and Rumsfield being the cause of the americans declining stature in the world, and all and sundry assorted leftists would be accusing our guys of terrorist acts against the iraqi civilians. Remember, "Our military going into houses and terrifying women and children"?
If we did, the MSM and Dem senators would immediately denounce the military...
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Everything you describe in that paragraph is happening already, even while we play by the rules.......
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