IRAQ - American tankers who have been pushing forward hard for days to engage the enemy were outraged to learn that Marines were slaughtered by Iraqi Republican Guard soldiers who were pretending to surrender.

Sgt. David Williams, a Bradley 25mm gunner, said, "It was really messed up. The way I feel, all Iraqi soldiers should go down. Die. Go to hell. Since they made one false move in faking surrender and opening up, they should take all situations as if they are not going to surrender."

STORM FRONT: Tank gunner Sgt. Terrance Johnson of the 3rd Infantry Division, 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, weathers an intense sandstorm yesterday near Karbala, Iraq. Herald reporter Jules Crittenden is embedded with Company A of the 4/64. AP PHOTO