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Published on: 7/13/2008
Last Visited: 1/16/2009
Sheila Orysiek
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G. I. Joe's choices reshape the battlefield by Sheila Orysiek in San Diego
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By Sheila Orysiek
SAN DIEGO--When "Everyman" G.I. Joe looked up at the sky it looked the same as over his family's ranch in Arizona outside of Phoenix.
The wind sculpted rock formations that swam in a sea of dry brown crusty earth and sand looked the same, too.
But when he looked into the face of the interpreter who accompanied his squad, Joe knew he was in Afghanistan and he was a soldier in the United States Army.
His squad had been pinned down behind a wall by enemy sniper fire coming from a derelict house across the road.
Two soldiers had already been killed and one was wounded and needed medical attention.
After a brief discussion, he and his buddies under covering friendly fire ran across the road and into the back of the house.
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Orysiek, freelance writer in San Diego, may be reached at orysieks@sandiegojewishworld.com
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Chapter 16 of Reluctant Martyr, a serialized novel by Sheila Orysiek in San Diego
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Two Yiddish books to tickle the silly bone by Sheila Orysiek in San Diego
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—Sometimes 'brown' is better than 'green' by Sheila Orysiek in San Diego