Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Forward Observer: Knights Among Us (EOD Volunteers)

By George C. Wilson, CongressDaily
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The biggest issue polarizing Congress is the Iraq War.
I came to this sprawling base on the Florida Panhandle to find out why our uniformed young men and women are volunteering to do the most dangerous job in that war: Finding and disarming the bombs before they blow up and kill their military buddies and Iraqi civilians.
Their reasons make the so-called debate in Congress look all the more like petty partisanship.
Full story: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=38472&dcn=e_gvet