U.S. Soldier On 2007 Apache Attack: What I Saw -- Danger Room
Ethan McCord had just returned from dropping his children at school earlier this month, when he turned on the TV news to see grainy black-and-white video footage of a soldier running from a bombed-out van with a child in his arms. It was a scene that had played repeatedly in his mind the last three years, and he knew exactly who the soldier was.
In July 2007, McCord, a 33-year-old Army specialist, was engaged in a firefight with insurgents in an Iraqi suburb when his platoon, part of Bravo Company, 2-16 Infantry, got orders to investigate a nearby street. When they arrived, they found a scene of fresh carnage – the scattered remains of a group of men, believed to be armed, who had just been gunned down by Apache attack helicopters.
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Update: Army Soldier: I saw RPG, AK-47s at scene in leaked WikiLeaks video; attack was 'appropriate' -- New York Daily news
My Comment: For the American soldiers .... and for the Iraqi families who lost loved ones in this battle .... this will live with them for the rest of their lives.