Could we do as well?
Just a mark of respect to the men and women of the 507th Maintenance Company.
This was a maintenance group of cooks, suppliers and technicians following up days behind the front line who got ambushed. How many others, in their situation, would have surrendered, how many others would have fought, and for how long?
The point is not how well they fought, but how long and how bravely. Out of fifteen, nine fought till they died; out of the remaining six, three were wounded before they surrendered.
Not bad for a team of cooks and bottle washers. Go to war with them any time.
I'd like to add that the Iraqi soldiers who fought them treated them well, gave them medical care and obeyed the rules of war.
In the midst of combat it's nice to see bravery and respect, regardless of which side.