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User:Geo Swan/Guantanamo/other articles that aren't ready yet/Skirmish at Al Kheil, Afghanistan, July 27, 2002

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Spc. Michael Rewsakowski and Pfc. Brian Worth, both infantrymen from 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, field questions by reporters Wednesday while recovering in the American hospital in Bagram Air Base from injuries sustained in a firefight near Khowst, Afghanistan Sunday. Both are recovering well and are scheduled to return to duty today.
Brian S. Worth
  • Wounded by a grenade prior to the airstrike.[1][2]
  • Received a purple heart for wounds from the skirmish.[3]
Michael Rewakowski
  • Received a purple heart for wounds from the skirmish.[3]

"An inch to my left, it would have been my eye. An inch to my right, it would have been the soft pallet of my temple."

Christopher J. Vedvick
Chris Cirino

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  1. ^ a b c d {{cite news | url=http://www.amarillo.com/stories/080102/usn_afghan.shtml | title=U.S. soldiers describe Afghan weekend attack | publisher=[[Amarillo Globe News[[ | author=Tanalee Smith | date=Thursday, August 1, 2002 | quote=Standing guard outside a mud-walled compound in the severe mountains of eastern Afghanistan, Pfc. Brian S. Worth heard gunfire and saw a grenade come over the wall; moments later fragments tore into his back. | accessdate=2008-02-10 }}
  2. ^ Ann Marie Schult (August 2 2002). "Soldiers awarded Purple Heart" (PDF). 911 Investigations. Retrieved 2008-02-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ a b Melissa Buscher (March 6, 2003). "Many Service Members Give Lives In War Against Terrorism". WRAL. Retrieved 2008-02-10. Spcs. Brian Worth and Michael Rewakowski just returned from Afghanistan six weeks ago. In their barracks, the soldiers with the 82nd Airborne prepare for the possibility of another deployment. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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