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10-16-2004, 02:10 AM

From the news article:

"But Nadine Stratford of Rock Hill, S.C., said her godson Colin Durham, 20, has been happy with his time in Iraq. She has not heard from him since the platoon was detained.

'When I talked to him about a month ago, he was fine," Stratford said. "He said it was like being at home.'"

Remind me never to visit South Carolina!

Further info on this story from the AP:

"Staff Sgt. Christopher Stokes, a 37-year-old chemical engineer from Charlotte, N.C., went to Iraq with the 343rd but had to come home because of an injury. He said reservists were given inferior equipment and tensions in the company had been building since they were deployed in February.

"It wasn't really safe," he said. "The vehicles are not all that up to par anyway. The armor that they have is homemade. It's not really armor. It's like little steel rails."

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=170615

10-16-2004, 02:10 AM	#4
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	From the news article: "But Nadine Stratford of Rock Hill, S.C., said her godson Colin Durham, 20, has been happy with his time in Iraq. She has not heard from him since the platoon was detained. 'When I talked to him about a month ago, he was fine," Stratford said. "He said it was like being at home.'" Remind me never to visit South Carolina! Further info on this story from the AP: "Staff Sgt. Christopher Stokes, a 37-year-old chemical engineer from Charlotte, N.C., went to Iraq with the 343rd but had to come home because of an injury. He said reservists were given inferior equipment and tensions in the company had been building since they were deployed in February. "It wasn't really safe," he said. "The vehicles are not all that up to par anyway. The armor that they have is homemade. It's not really armor. It's like little steel rails." http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=170615 Last edited by marichiko; 10-16-2004 at 03:26 AM.