Quote of the Day:
"On day three of the war I lost my CBOX oil pressure and had to set down in a field... We were approached by a local who was dirt poor but still proud, proud of his mud hut, his son, his 20 goats and his tomato patch. He spoke not a lick of English and I thought at first he was asking for food. Then I thought he wanted to sell me a box of tomatoes. In the best tradition of Arab benevolence and pride, he was offering us a box of his best tomatoes. It was all he had. All he could offer. Saddam's boys would surely put a bullet in his head if they knew. Wars bring out the best and worst in people. When he approached my boys were edgy and ready to waste him. We all learned a good lesson that day."
- Lt. Col. Steve Heywood, U.S. Marine Squadron Commander of HMLA-267, a Cobra 'gunship' helicopter squadron in Iraq, in a letter home
Posted by Alan at April 17, 2003 11:09 PM