A Bad Day with the Deuce Four

Wow.  Anyone who wants to know what is going on with our guys in Iraq, beyond the typical mainstream media headline stating how many people were killed by an IED (with no context, for example, as to what anyone was doing), check out Michael Yon.  Yon is  embedded with the Deuce Four in Mosul, where he provides us with real life war stories.   Today's posting, with pictures, is about as gripping as anything I've read.   An excerpt:

Prosser shot the man at least four times with his M4 rifle. But the American M4 rifles are weak--after Prosser landed three nearly point blank shots in the man's abdomen, splattering a testicle with a fourth, the man just staggered back, regrouped and tried to shoot Prosser.

Then Prosser's M4 went "black" (no more bullets). A shooter inside was also having problems with his pistol, but there was no time to reload. Prosser threw down his empty M4, ran into the shop and tackled the man.

Check out the whole thing, you won't be disappointed.  (Link via Ms. Malkin).