[Zeppelin]

My brother in law's brother is in Iraq right now. He is a squad leader that goes on missions every other day. One day they were going through the desert in a Humvee when they were ambushed. The Humvee was blown up by an RPG, destroying his M14 rifle. 1/2 the squad was injured in the explosion, but still managed to fight off the Iraqi's and get rescued. He got a purple heart for his actions, but no new rifle. He was on leave last week and ended up buying a new .308 at Galyan's to ship back to Iraq for his primary gun.

I agree, the budget for the military is lacking.

Here's a pic of him getting his purple heart. He's on the left.