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Soldier's intuition and situational awareness a lifesaver in Iraq.

Publication: Army Reserve Magazine
Publication Date: 22-MAR-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Soldier's intuition and situational awareness a lifesaver in Iraq.(UPDATE ON Operation Iraqi Freedom)

Article Excerpt
AL KISIK, Iraq -- The improvised explosive device (IED), detonated destroying an Internet cafe, blowing out nearby vehicles' windshields and launching a portable toilet into a 50-foot flight arc. Thanks to the awareness and quick actions of a 99th Regional Readiness Command (RRC) Soldier, however, no one was seriously injured by the attack--and he did this all while communicating with his wife on a cell phone.

SSG Martin Richburg is credited with saving the lives of at least 17 Iraqi Internet cafe patrons on Mar. 27, 2006, evacuating the building prior to the IED explosion and apprehending the IED-placing insurgent.

Richburg, a...

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