Sgt Grit's Marine BS Iraqi War Volume 9

Ambushed Vehicles From The Sand Box

THE below PHOTOS in WORDS........

Hey man, just got hit today. I'll paint the picture for you. Three vehicles, Lead vehicle (soft vehicle and the one I was in), Hard vehicle (clients plus two DEH), and Trail vehicle (also a soft vehicle). We were driving back to base and came up on an overpass. Saw two white trucks stopped above our lane with about 6-8 people around it. First thing they did was RPG the hard vehicle (which hit the windshield and didn't blow. They started hitting us with frags and AK fire. We opened up on the and before the first vehicle cleared the bridge we confirmed 4 kills. When we cleared the bridge, they ran to the other side and started shooting from the rear. Shawn (our rear gunner with the M240) opened up on the group of shooters. A BMW with 4 armed guys tried to side swipe the hard vehicle. The lead vehicles rear shooter also with a M240 shot the BMW until it blew up. The hard vehicle's engine locked up and the trail vehicle started pushing it and my vehicle fell to the rear. We drove until the hard vehicle started burning and we pulled over and secured the area and did a vehicle transfer. We dropped 2 grenades in the armored vehicle and left it. We created about 2 miles of hot led along the highway....shot EVERY vehicle that we passed.

The front right in the trail vehicle got hit in the mouth by an AK. God was on his side.... it hit his mouth and got stuck between the skin and jaw bone. No damage to teeth or jaw. Other than that, no one got hurt...just cuts from flying glass.

Just want to say, breacher blankets on the roof saves lifes. Took 7 in one and 3 in the other.

Sean Clark
Personal Security Operator
Department of Environment & Health
Taji, Iraq

Here are our vehicles

Lead vehicle(left)...outbound rounds in the window. Inbound hits on the roof.

Rear vehicle(right), most of the hits were in coming on the roof. One passed through the windshield and hit our guy in the mouth.

Rear vehicle(left), got rammed. BMW didn't count on the M240 in the rear...Pink mist!!!

(right)This is our hard vehicle (limo), engine shot up and locked up 100 yards out of the X. Pushed for another mile of so and then we burnt it.

Marines in Iraq - Sent in by Josh W.

CPL Webb

CPL WEBB T.D.
RCT1 HQCO. COMM PLT
UIC 40145
FPO, AP 96426-0145

1st Iraq 2003
2nd Iraq 2004
Will be home in Sept 04
In Fallujah Now.

T-Shirts to Fallujah

Dear Patricia and members of Sgt Grits, Inc.
We received the shirts you sent to us here in Fallujah and would just like to say thank you very much. My teammates and I really appreciate your generosity and support. The shirts are definitely coming in handy. Our team provides security for VIP's and convoys. We operate out of Fallujah, but work from Baghdad to the Syrian border. We have about twenty members in our team comprised of active and reserve Marines. Most of our team is originally from California and Chicago, but we also have members from AZ, WA, NJ, and LA. The weather is getting hotter out here. It is in the 100's everyday. Our team gets pretty busy. The activity has decreased a little here; it's a little less dangerous than it was our first two months here. Our team has several members that have received Purple Hearts, but the wounds were minor and everyone is doing fine. We really appreciate the thoughtfullness and support we are receiving from everyone back home and just wanted to take the time to say thank you for supporting us. Attached is a picture of the team.
Semper Fi, SSgt Paul Zogg

The Hugs Project

Our "mission" is to place a "hug" (cooling necktie) around the neck of every American living in the Middle East. We want every deployed military person to know that we love and support them in their mission to provide freedom to the peoples of Iraq and Afghanistan.

WE NEED MORE HELP. Hugs will be a needed item this winter as well because the temperatures will be dropping down into the low 30's soon and these things can be gently heated by microwave or hot water, and when placed into a Ziploc bag, they become a reusable hand/pocket warmer.

If you would like to be a part of "The 'Hugs' Project", send an Email to: thehugsproject@cox.net. They need the cooling ties/hand warmers right now but they especially need to know that they have the love and support of the ordinary American citizen so we have to get them there as quickly as possible. We CAN make a difference...one "hug" at a time. Please do what you can to help some of America's finest young men and women.

The "Hugs" Project

Finally Home

Hooray!!! Brad (our nephew) finally home from Iraq!!! Keep praying for him!

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