A Marine squad was marching north of Basra when they came upon an insurgent Iraqi soldier badly injured and unconscious.
Nearby, on the opposite side of the road, was an American Marine in a
similar but less serious state.
The Marine was conscious and alert and as first aid was given to both men,
the Marine was asked what had happened.
The Marine reported, "I was heavily armed and moving north along the highway
here and coming south was a heavily armed insurgent. Seeing each other we
both took cover in the ditches alongside the road. I yelled to him that,
'Saddam Hussein was a miserable low-life scumbag', and he yelled back that
'Teddy Kennedy is a fat, rich, good-for-nothing drunkard'.
We were standing there shaking hands when a truck hit us..."
Nearby, on the opposite side of the road, was an American Marine in a
similar but less serious state.
The Marine was conscious and alert and as first aid was given to both men,
the Marine was asked what had happened.
The Marine reported, "I was heavily armed and moving north along the highway
here and coming south was a heavily armed insurgent. Seeing each other we
both took cover in the ditches alongside the road. I yelled to him that,
'Saddam Hussein was a miserable low-life scumbag', and he yelled back that
'Teddy Kennedy is a fat, rich, good-for-nothing drunkard'.
We were standing there shaking hands when a truck hit us..."
