72-year-old Citizen Takes Down Suicide Bomber
FOB KALSU, Iraq – A 72-year-old man stopped a suspected suicide bomber from detonating himself at a checkpoint in Arab Jabour Oct. 14.
The man approached a checkpoint where Mudhehr Fayadh Baresh was standing guard, but did not make it very far.
Baresh, a tribal commissioner and member of the Arab Jabour Concerned Citizens program, said he ordered the man to lift his shirt - using training received from Coalition Forces - when he did not recognize him as a local villager.
The suspect refused to lift his shirt. Baresh repeated the command again, and the suspect exposed his suicide vest, running toward the checkpoint.
Baresh opened fire which caused the vest to detonate, killing the suspect.
“I did it for the honor of my family and the honor of my country,” said Baresh, when he met with Col. Terry Ferrell, commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division.
Lt. Col. Kenneth Adgie, commander of the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment presented Mudher with a battalion coin for his valor Oct. 16.
Nod to Deathstar!
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Fuck yeah, Geezer 1: Jihadi 0.
October 18th, 2007 at 8:54 am@deathstar
Fuck yeah, Geezer 1: Jihadi 0.
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LMAO! Well said!
Git you some, Grandpa! A 1000 blessings!
October 18th, 2007 at 9:02 amWoot! Nice shot!
October 18th, 2007 at 9:36 amTough guy. Good work.
October 18th, 2007 at 10:01 amI did it for the honor of my family and the honor of my country,” said Baresh,
That’s it Pops !! Get some !
October 18th, 2007 at 10:03 amCan only wish more like you would set up !
Now, there’s an Iraqi role model for the times! Outstanding.
October 18th, 2007 at 11:39 am“For the honor of my family, and the honor of my country”
October 18th, 2007 at 12:09 pmWhere is this sentiment in the Dhimicrat party? F-U Murtha, Pelosi and the usual suspects
I love tough old guys. He should pair up with that old Marine who beat up a pickpocket.
October 18th, 2007 at 1:05 pmThat guy deserves a hundred virgins.
October 18th, 2007 at 1:43 pmFrom those who have tasted freedom…
This man has, he did it for country.
The Shia awakenings, when did they have a voice under Saddam,now their voices are turning in the insurgents. They’re doing it for country.
All interesting turns in events.
October 18th, 2007 at 1:51 pmshit, the army gives there soldiers medals for valor for much less than this, can someone give this guy a commendation medal or something, to show america truly respects and supports Iraqi forces.
I dont think the coin is enough.
October 18th, 2007 at 2:21 pmFuck yea.
October 18th, 2007 at 9:59 pmRock on Grandpa!
October 19th, 2007 at 12:31 amthis is an awesome story that SHOULD make it in the MSM. anyone seen it yet?
October 19th, 2007 at 5:20 amI’d like to share a meal with that man.
October 19th, 2007 at 5:37 pmWe all know the palistinians raise their kids with bomb belts and guns etc, but this man has become a hero and example to his young people.
In the last 60 years he’s seen enough to know right from wrong, freedom and prosperity and peace from tyranny.
And he has planted one more seed of freedom in the hearts of the young ones around him. This is a win.
I look in the photo at that man and see wisdom.
God bless him, a mere mortal making a decision that affects a generation.
Look in his face.
October 19th, 2007 at 5:39 pmThat’s who we will be allied with in the future. On both his terms and ours.
October 19th, 2007 at 5:45 pmgrandpa rocks
June 28th, 2008 at 1:12 pm