Soldiers Didn't Have Equipment To Fight

From ABC News:

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- American troops fight for our freedom every day in Iraq and some never make it home. That's the grim reality in any war, but imagine the reality of going to war without a rifle or going out on night patrol without night vision goggles.

That's a reality North Carolina National Guard member Sgt. First Class Brent Mast faced.

Mast has been in the service for 12 years - first in the Army and now in the Guard. He's on his second tour of duty in Iraq - part of a recent deployment from Fayetteville.

He and his fellow troops got a heroes' send-off led by North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue earlier this year. But just days after the departure, reality sank in.

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My Comment: This is not the first time that I have read or heard of a story like this one. I suspect that this is the standard case for quite a few National Guard units .... but to not have a rifle .... something is wrong here.