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Jed Berman and safety in Iraq

Jun-23-2004 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

The following is a Letter to the Editor written by a Captain with the SBCT regarding the incident involving Jed Berman.

[Link to Full Article]

I recently read your article on U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jed Berman. I was stationed in the same squadron as Sgt. Berman and knew him quite well. I pray daily that he recovers and am thankful that he wasn't killed. There were some issues brought up in your article that I would like to address. One issue was that he was traveling in a FOX armored vehicle and not a Stryker. He did have the protected body armor that has proven itself extremely effective. [...]

As far as the Stryker vehicle is concerned, I have logged over 8,000 kilometers while in Iraq and love the vehicle to death. It has weathered roadside bombs and rocket-propelled grenades with minimal damage. [...]

Ask any soldier in the Stryker Brigade if they would trade in a Humvee for a Stryker and 100 percent would say "in a minute." The Stryker is the best vehicle in the Army, or the Armed Services, for the type of operations being conducted in Iraq.

It's worth reading in full.


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