Douglas Alexander: “last Saturday I visited Fort Campbell, which is on the line between Kentucky and Tennessee. It is the home of the famous…”

“last Saturday I visited Fort Campbell, which is on the line between Kentucky and Tennessee. It is the home of the famous 101st Airborne Division. It is also the home of a couple of Army Special Forces units we don't hear so much about. Almost all of them are in Iraq today. Some have been there for a long time. What was nice about Saturday was the Secretary of the Army was there and held and attended a luncheon in honor of the families. Awards were given to members of the families of the service men and women who were there and those who support our troops at home. I heard a great many stories, as you might imagine, about bravery, dedication, and professionalism. One was a story about a major whose unit was advancing on a mosque when a crowd of Iraqis thought there was about to be some damage done to the cleric. The major had the presence of mind to order all of the men and women in his unit to go down on one knee and point their guns to the ground. It signaled to the Iraqis that they were there to help them, not to hurt them.”