Kukla's Korner Hockey
Next entry: A Different Kind Of Wild Team
Previous entry: Burke Says Kaberle Not Moving
Two Ducks Get A Taste Of A Real Battle
by Paul on 08/15/09 at 09:21 AM ET
Comments (1)
from Marcia C. Smith of the OC Register,
An intense explosion rocked the observation bridge where Ducks forwards George Parros and Bobby Ryan stood a week ago among Army soldiers. Startled, their bodies shook. Talking about hockey halted as soon as the battlefield simulation began.
Smoke billowed from between cinderblock buildings in this fictional Iraqi village of Medina Wasl, which was erected as the situational training ground for “The Worst Day” a soldier will see during combat.
No one was safe from this insurgents’ ambush scenario that was staged in the marketplace below. The local vendors, who were dressed in authentic Iraqi garb and who moments earlier had been selling everything from flowers and ladies’ purses to old stereos and appliances outside their stucco storefronts, ran screaming through the street in horror and fear, searching for cover.
They had to step over lifeless bodies soaking in pools of blood. They ducked to dodge live artillery fire. An Iraqi man pulled a woman from a taxi, her arm severed and leaving a trail of blood that stained the asphalt.
Filed in: NHL Teams, Anaheim Ducks, Hockey Related Stories | KK Hockey | Permalink
Tags: Bobby+Ryan, George+Parros,
Comments
Add a Comment
Please limit embedded image or media size to 575 pixels wide.
Add your own avatar by joining Kukla's Korner, or logging in and uploading one in your member control panel.
Captchas bug you? Join KK or log in and you won't have to bother.
Most Recent Blog Posts
NHL Needs To Set A New Standard
Yzerman Likes Chemistry Between Players For Team Canada
Pat LaFontaine Is Still A Difference Maker
About KK Hockey
Paul Kukla founded Kukla’s Korner in 2005 and the site has since become the must-read site on the ‘net for all the latest happenings around the NHL.
From breaking news to in-depth stories around the league, KK Hockey is updated with fresh stories all day long and will bring you the latest news as quickly as possible.
Email Paul anytime at
Kukla’s Korner is always a free service for readers, but it costs some money to maintain. If you’re ever in a position to donate a few dollars to help out, we’d be very appreciative.
Hockey Links
If the military ever need someone to crosschecks insurgents in the face, they can count on the *ucks. They would have sent Pronger last year, but were afraid he would run naked among the wives living on base trying to spear the ones whose husbands are on tour overseas.
Posted by VooX from Behind the Bar in the Hasek Club Car on 08/15/09 at 08:54 AM ET