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U.S. Marines awaiting orders to attack Iraq’s rebel-held Fallujah,
the bags are packed, trucks are loaded and letters have been sent home,
leaving one final pre-assault diversion: the "Ben-Hur." Blowing off steam, hundreds of Marines took their cue from the 1959 Charlton Heston classic and gathered yesterday at a base near Fallujah for a slapstick chariot race featuring cobbled-together carts and confiscated Iraqi horses. |
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"These men are about to face
the greatest personal and professional tests of their lifetimes,"
said Lt. Col. Willy Buhl, commander of 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines. "We wanted to lighten things up, take the tension off what we’re about to do," said the 42-year-old commander from Los Gatos, Calif., who dreamed up the "First Annual ‘Ben-Hur’ Memorial Chariot Race." The Marine charioteers, wearing togas over their body armor, waved baseball bats done up as spiked maces and jumped into carts forged from cast-off vehicle parts. The makeshift chariots were pulled by Iraqi horses commandeered from looters in the area. |
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- truth seeker Wow...now sinking as low as trying to poke fun of the troops? You silly hippies. - Capt. America It's disturbingly easy to think of something sarcastic and bitter. - But don't they deserve to relax before Bush sends them off to slaughter more people? More Republican antics ??? Oh..."WHAT FUN" it must be to torment a horse with a trident in 150 degree desert heat. Makes me want to pound sand up...well you know.... - 7T'sSoFla Err of FAT ... Gone to mat... Sad to see ... Our youth not free... Rich boy Bush ... Sat on his tush... Real men went... Their lives were spent... Chasing ghosts at politicians holler... So Republican Defense Industry cronies could make a dollar. - Miami Mike |
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