8.09.2004
Hollywood magic prepares Marines for combat
Story by Lance Cpl. Heidi E Loredo
Arabic music echoes through the narrow trash-strewn streets of a mock Iraqi village on a sunny afternoon. Saddam loyalist posters and raggedy clothes for sale are posted on shacks built on dirt-paved roads plagued with donkey droppings and broken glass. A mock Iraqi family stands outside their home shouting anti-America slogans while Marines patrol the area.
A bomb explodes and sends fragments in every direction and for a brief moment the Marines seem paralyzed by the shock. What do they do next?
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A mock Iraqi village located on San Diego?s only TV and movie studio, Stu Segall Productions, is the new scene for units prior to their deployment.
Photo by: Lance Cpl. Heidi E. Loredo
Arabic music echoes through the narrow trash-strewn streets of a mock Iraqi village on a sunny afternoon. Saddam loyalist posters and raggedy clothes for sale are posted on shacks built on dirt-paved roads plagued with donkey droppings and broken glass. A mock Iraqi family stands outside their home shouting anti-America slogans while Marines patrol the area.
A bomb explodes and sends fragments in every direction and for a brief moment the Marines seem paralyzed by the shock. What do they do next?
Read the rest here
A mock Iraqi village located on San Diego?s only TV and movie studio, Stu Segall Productions, is the new scene for units prior to their deployment.
Photo by: Lance Cpl. Heidi E. Loredo
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