CNN: Marines, insurgents tangle on Falluja road
FALLUJA, Iraq (CNN) -- "Ma'am, you know your cameraman is in the kill-zone?" That was just a small reminder of the danger we were in, from a Marine driving the Humvee I was in.
"Yeah, he likes to get just as close to it all as you Marines!" I replied. Then ... bah-boom!
What the military calls "a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device" -- in plain English, a car bomb -- blew up. Right in front of us.
CNN correspondent Alex Quade, right, talks to Gunnery Sgt. Jeff Dagenhart about his mission.
Semper Fi
posted by munciecarl @ 9:50 AM
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I was embedded with Dangenhart and spent a long night on patrol with him in March. This included random roadblocks, a dozen house-to-house searches and a trip to Abu Grahib. This man is beloved by his men, a passionate Marine and a thoroughgoing professional. Although in constant danger, I somehow felt safer with him than at home in bed. He is the best of our best.
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