Green Berets lend assistance to Filipino patrol

Wednesday, March 20, 2002

UPPER MANGGAS, Philippines -- Muslim extremists unleashed a volley of grenades and small arms fire on a Filipino army patrol Tuesday, wounding two soldiers, and prompting Green Berets to try to retrieve the injured men -- only the second time Americans have ventured into the combat zone.

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