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Article: Faith and family: sustenance in combat; 'Daddy, Scooby-Doo is not a good name for a Bradley.'.(USA)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- March 31, 2003
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Byline: Ann Scott Tyson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
WITH THE 3-7TH CAVALRY -- On the eve of their return to the front lines south of Baghdad, soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Division's battle-hardened 3-7th Cavalry Squadron ate a hot meal, loaded up fresh supplies and ammunition, and mapped out their next mission.
In breaks from their work, they shared their feelings about being in combat - most for the first time - and the images and moments in Iraq that have changed their lives. From a troop commander to a fuel-truck driver, they spoke of their families, their faith, and their will to survive in what for many is an utterly strange, ...