Wednesday, August 11, 2004

Battle of Najaf

Cemetery Fight Haunts Some U.S. Troops: "...Soldiers involved in the fighting described how many of the most recent graves are marked by photos, which crumble when U.S. forces shell the cemetery walls to reach the militiamen hiding within.

'Wives, daughters, husbands,' said Sgt. Hector Guzman, 28, of the 1st Cavalry Division's 5th Regiment. 'You just know you're destroying that tomb.'

The Houston native shook his head. 'It doesn't feel right sometimes....'"