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...were hiding; the other adults shielded the children from the bullets but died in the process. Eman says her leg was hit by a piece of metal and Abdul Rahman was shot near his shoulder. "We were lying there, bleeding, and it hurt so much. Afterward, some Iraqi soldiers came. They carried us in their arms. I was crying, shouting 'Why did you do this to our family?' And one Iraqi soldier tells me, 'We didn't do it. The Americans...
...were hiding; the other adults shielded the children from the bullets but died in the process. Eman says her leg was hit by a piece of metal and Abdul Rahman was shot near his shoulder. "We were lying there, bleeding, and it hurt so much. Afterward, some Iraqi soldiers came. They carried us in their arms. I was crying, shouting 'Why did you do this to our family?' And one Iraqi soldier tells me, 'We didn't do it. The Americans did.'" Time was unable to speak with the only other survivor of the raid, Eman's younger brother...
...this, dressed in her BDUs (army slang for battle dress uniform), studying military tactics, and practicing the skills she’ll need as an officer in the U.S. Army. After graduating, she must serve for at least four years, stationed somewhere in the world with a platoon of soldiers under her command.For now, though, after training, Waterman heads back to her freshman dorm room. It’s spotless and decorated in many shades of pink. There are ruffled pink pillows, a pink bedspread, and pictures of friends in pink floral frames. On top of her bookshelf, above...
...textbook American soldier is tall, clean-cut, and bright-eyed. The textbook Harvard student is perhaps slightly shorter, slightly scruffier, and slightly bleary-eyed.But, on occasion, these categories overlap. A handful of current Harvardians are also soldiers; they traded books for boots and set out for the military either before or after their time at Harvard. And they’ve gotten a bit more life (and gun) experience than most of their peers.SOLDIER SNAPSHOT“I was tired of being at school,” says Ryan A. Delany...
...weapons: M-4s, night vision devices, different kinds of grenades. “Look through the optical device here...you basically can’t miss if you put the red dot on the target,” he says. He asks the cadets about the roles of each soldier in an army company and the types of weapons each should carry. Often they end their responses with “sir.” When one cadet stumbles, Sullivan tells him, “I’m not letting you off easy.” Patiently, he guides...