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Although such an action would normally garner harsh criticism, Barnes said that he saw the event unfold and recognized that the soldier had no other choice but to act.
Barnes said that only after trying to stop the child and firing warning shots did the soldier take aim and fire.
Barnes also recounted lighter incidents from his time in Iraq, including the sense of camaraderie that developed between reporters and soldiers both on and off the battlefield.
Barnes recalled one incident in which the 101st was poised to take an airfield outside of the city of Najaf. “I was in the planning session the night before,” he said. “The soldiers were discussing the airfield and the possibility of...
The next morning, Barnes rode in an Avenger truck, a Humvee mounted with a .50 caliber machine gun, behind a line of tanks and trucks, and surrounded by rows of infantry.