For the most arresting photoessay of the week, spend time with The Beacon :: Marines Find Faith Amid the Fire
Two dozen Marines stood quietly. Radetski, honoring the four Marines' request, said the baptism was also being performed to show respect for the fallen and wounded Marines.The elementary school shows the ravages of three weeks of fighting. Its windows are broken, debris is strewn about, furniture is broken and books thrown to the dusty floor. Bullet holes cover all surfaces. Windows are boarded or sandbagged to hinder snipers.
Insurgents are holed up in houses a few hundred yards away, their weapons aimed at the school, hoping to kill Marines with a well-timed shot. Still, the four Marines thought that the courtyard was the ideal spot to make a public profession of their religious belief. "What better place to do this than here, in the middle of hell," Fuller said.
Posted by Vanderleun at April 30, 2004 11:26 AM
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what is the flag on the far left sticking out of? Looks like a large bullet fragment.
Posted by: deadmaus at May 1, 2004 5:38 AMNope. It is the bottom of a plastic water bottle filld with sand or dirt.
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