Topic: U.S. Armed Forces Activities
MARJAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Corporal Jacob Turbett gave out a single groan of pain before the Taliban bullet, which had pierced his heart, ended his life. Medics had carried Turbett from the bank of dirt he was standing on, where the bullet ricocheted and entered his chest, laid him out on the dusty ground of a small Afghan home, and frantically ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: Alfred de Montesquiou, an Associated Press correspondent embedded with U.S. Marines in the battle for the Afghan town of Marjah, was able to observe some of the lessons of the fighting and hear from the officers in command how they ...
NAME: Robert A. "Bob" Lutz AGE: 78. Born Feb. 12, 1932, in Zurich, Switzerland. EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in production management, University of California-Berkeley, 1961; master's degree in business administration, University of California-Berkeley, 1962. MILITARY: Jet-attack aviator in the U.S. Marine Corps., 1954-1965. Attained rank of captain. PROFESSIONAL CAREER: General ...
