American Heroes

Jeff Emanuel has a great read about 4 American soldiers you need to take the time to read. "The Longest Morning": The story of Heroism, Courage, and Loss in the Face of Impossible Odds

• Six weeks ago in the Iraqi city of Samarra, four paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division became the object of a pre-planned, coordinated effort by dozens of al Qaeda to kidnap and slaughter American soldiers only days before General Petraeus's internationally televised testimony to the U.S. Congress on the state of the war in Iraq. Only two survived -- but, fighting like heroes, they succeeded in preserving the honor of their nation.
  
  This is their story.