I was not expecting that they were wonderful Yeah in 2006 that would likely not have happened, you know. You'd see probably one tank Maybe in the second one, but there wasn't gonna be the assault would get stopped It was just a different time and they weren't there yet. I poked my head above the trench and held my breath as a family of women and children In inched across the battlefield toward us. No more than 200 meters away Okay Dear lord, what are they doing bullets air burst rockets and mortars impacted at random in the open Field beyond the trench where the bradley and I sat with a dozen iraqi soldiers Nazahin The soul the iraqi
Ephraim Mattos is the founder of Stronghold Rescue & Relief, a non-profit organization that protects and cares for families in conflict zones.
He is a former Navy SEAL, and the author of “City of Death: Humanitarian Warriors in the Battle of Mosul”.
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