Accidental Phone Call Records Sound of Battle in Afghanistan

A pretty horrifying message for the parents:

Sandie Petee, Phillips' mother, and her husband, Jeff Petee, weren't home at the time of the call. They returned home to find a three-minute voice mail on their answering machine.

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"They were pinned down and apparently his barrel was overheating," said Jeff Petee. "It's something a parent really doesn't want to hear. It's a heck of a message to get from your son in Afghanistan."

The three-minute call ended abruptly.

"You could hear him saying stuff like, he needs more ammo, or he needs another barrel," said John Petee, Phillips' brother. "At the end, you could hear a guy saying 'Incoming! RPG!' And then it cut off."

Of course they frantically began trying to reach him. Eventually they did. He's okay and is scheduled to return home next month.

"I finally got a hold of him," Sandie Petee said. "He was embarrassed, he said, 'Don't let Grandma hear it.'"

The audio is below the fold. Thanks to someone.

Some profanity, of course.

posted by Ace at 03:04 PM

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