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Friday, May 14, 2004
Helping an Old Lady Cross the Street
Chris Carter from Watkinsville, Georgia:
The elderly woman got stuck in a haze of smoke and bullets as she tried to cross a bridge south of Baghdad.
Capt. Chris Carter did not hesitate. He ordered his Bradley armored vehicle onto the bridge while he and two men followed on foot.
Taking cover from Iraqi bullets behind the bridge's iron beams, Carter tossed a smoke grenade for cover and dashed toward the crying woman.
Then the 31-year-old company commander pointed his M-16 rifle and provided cover for his men to carry the wounded woman to the safety of an ambulance.
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