Dec. 7, 2008. 8:04 p.m. The troops’ trip includes three stops: the university where the rocket struck, the neighborhood where the rocket originated and a witness was willing to talk, and a police station.
Dec. 5, 2008. 4:07 p.m. An Iraqi boy makes a gun out of his fingers as Ian’s squad passes. Platoon sergeant Sergeant 1st Class Nathaniel McClain says the local kids often pretend to shoot at soldiers with toy guns. “They don’t have to watch it on TV it’s right outside their front door, he says.