A Table in the Presence: The Dramatic Account of How a U. S. Marine Battalion Experienced God's Presence Amidst the Chaos of the War in IraqThomas Nelson Incorporated, 2005 - 272 pages On April 10th, 2003, the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, faced with the task of seizing the presidential palace in downtown Baghdad, ran headlong into what Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North called, "the worst day of fighting for U.S. Marines." Hiding in buildings and mosques, wearing civilian clothes, and spread out for over a mile, Saddam Hussein's militants rained down bullets and rocket propelled grenades on the 1st Battalion. But when the smoke of the eight-hour battle cleared, only one Marine had lost his life. Some said the 1st Battalion was incredibly lucky. But in the hearts and minds of the Marines who were there, there was no question. God had brought them miraculously through that battle. As the 1st Battalion's chaplain, Lieutenant Carey Cash had the unique privilege of seeing firsthand, from the beginning of the war to the end, how God miraculously delivered, and even transformed, the lives of the men of the 1st Battalion. |
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... enemy before they could see them . Wailing in Arabic and begging for pardon , hundreds of them fled toward the approaching AAVs in the dark , their arms raised high in surrender , their forms silhouetted against the flaming oil fields ...
... enemy soldiers . Glover , his men completely vulnerable , had only one option . They had to charge the enemy position on foot and hope that one of their AT - 4 rounds could score a direct hit before the turret turned and fired . enemy ...
... enemy who used civilians for human shields ; an enemy who attacked from mosques , schools , and hospitals ; an enemy who , under the command of Saddam Hussein , raped its own people and threatened its own recruits with their families ...
Contents
An Unexpected Feast | 1 |
For Such a Time As This | 27 |
Fiery Furnace | 47 |
Copyright | |
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