Thursday, September 01, 2005
Military RhetIraq: Sgt. 1st Class Chapin & Anthony James
Who: U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chris Chapin and Anthony James
Source: Knight-Ridder
Quotes:
On a nighttime raid in Ramadi this month, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chris Chapin, a military adviser to the Iraqi army, said he hadn't been able to get the Iraqi troops to mount a platoon-sized operation. Chapin had no interpreter with him, and none of the Iraqis could speak English.
"We definitely need to do something about this interpreter thing," said Sgt. 1st Class Anthony James, 33, of Vicksburg, Miss. "I don't see things changing here. We're not reaching the people."
(Note: Chris Chapin was killed August 23, 2005 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, by sniper fire. Here are a couple of articles in his memory; Rutland Herald, Times Argus)
Source: Knight-Ridder
Quotes:
On a nighttime raid in Ramadi this month, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chris Chapin, a military adviser to the Iraqi army, said he hadn't been able to get the Iraqi troops to mount a platoon-sized operation. Chapin had no interpreter with him, and none of the Iraqis could speak English.
"We definitely need to do something about this interpreter thing," said Sgt. 1st Class Anthony James, 33, of Vicksburg, Miss. "I don't see things changing here. We're not reaching the people."
(Note: Chris Chapin was killed August 23, 2005 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, by sniper fire. Here are a couple of articles in his memory; Rutland Herald, Times Argus)
