Frustration mounts in search for 3 missing American soldiers

Monday, May 21, 2007

MAHMOUDIYA, Iraq -- Sweat-drenched U.S. and Iraqi soldiers sprawled on the muddy farmhouse floor, taking a break from the grueling search for three kidnapped comrades. A report of a soldier shot by a sniper came over the radio.

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