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To: Bucky Katt who wrote (20004)4/23/2004 9:58:24 AM
From: longnshort  Respond to of 48463
 
Marine dispatch
A dispatch from a Marine Corps officer on fighting in Fallujah.
"Early in the morning we exchanged gunfire with a group of insurgents without significant loss. As morning progressed, the enemy fed more men into the fight and we responded with stronger force. Unfortunately, this led to injuries as our Marines and sailors started clearing the city block by block.
"The enemy did not run; they fought us like soldiers. And we destroyed the enemy like only Marines can. By the end of the evening the local hospital was so full of their dead and wounded that they ran out of space to put them. Your [Marines] were awesome all night. They stayed at the job of securing the streets, and nobody challenged them as the hours wore on. They did not surrender an inch nor did flinch from the next potential threat. Previous to yesterday, the terrorists thought that we were soft enough to challenge. As of tonight, the message is loud and clear that the Marines will not be beaten.
"The news looks grim from back in the States. We did take losses that, in our hearts, we will always live with ... Yesterday made everyone here stronger and wiser. It will be a cold day ... before we are taken for granted again."