The FIREFIGHT: How one night in Iraq changed three soldiers' lives

摘要

Iт WAS ALMOST midnight in Karbala, one of the holiest Islamic cities in Iraq. Streetlights wrapped in wisps of fog cast shadows on the dun-colored two-story buildings that lined the road. Four dozen Iraqi men armed with clubs, knives and assault rifles milled about, in open violation of a curfew set by coalition forces.