Private Clifton Hicks reopened painful memories as
he recalled how his unit in Iraq had raced out to aid
fellow US soldiers who had come under fire, only
to have to clumsily sweep up the tragic results of
a furious counter-attack.
“A patrol of 82nd airborne infantry guys in Humvees with machine guns on either side were attacked from the left by two or three insurgents,” Hicks said, staring vacantly ahead as he gave testimony at “Winter Soldier,” organized by Iraq Veterans against the War (IVAW).
“Some of the guys also heard gunfire from the right, where there was housing for disabled families from the Iraqi army. So the whole platoon returned fire in both directions,” he said.
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