The first steps toward reconstruction in Fallujah were taken Wednesday, and they were taken at a run, while crouching.
Two dozen members of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Engineer Group crunched over gravel, charred shell casings and broken glass, rifles out as they bounded down a war-torn street that was once a commercial strip.
They duck-walked through eerily empty streets as the sounds of a nearby gunfight echoed off the buildings and alleyways.
Two dozen members of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Engineer Group crunched over gravel, charred shell casings and broken glass, rifles out as they bounded down a war-torn street that was once a commercial strip.
They duck-walked through eerily empty streets as the sounds of a nearby gunfight echoed off the buildings and alleyways.
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Seizing their first objective, teams of rifle-toting engineers crouched behind cover and pointed M-16s in all directions. One man produced a pry bar, another a sturdy shovel. Together they heaved up a sewer cover.
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During a lull, one gravelly voice broke the silence, "Does the word `apocalyptic' apply?"
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