Northfield, Northfielders in the news
Submitted by Griff Wigley on Mon, 08/30/2004 - 3:19pm
Stars & Stripes
Iraq firefight shows difficulty of fighting enemy while protecting the innocent
The Marines were patrolling a highway east of Fallujah when they began taking fire. They doubled back and were shot at again. The platoon pulled up along the highway and pointed its guns toward a truck stop and some men, who were dressed as civilians. "They looked like regular Iraqi citizens," said Lance Cpl. Brad Swenson of Northfield, Minn. "It was hard to distinguish where the enemy personnel were. They
