GOTTA SEE THIS: Operation Red Dawn - Photos of Saddam's Last Digs

combatmedicchallenge ^ | 1/7/04 | Operation Red Dawn

[ppaul]

AMERICAN HEROES IN ACTION
Here's a number of photos of the pastoral beauty and utter simplicity of Saddam Hussein's Country Palace.
Many of these interesting photographs will be new to you.

More great photos from Operation Red Dawn HERE

[GeronL]

They, apparently, have video of Saddam being taken into custody.... I wish it were public

[RandallFlagg]

What's up with that blue swirly "8" on the wall? Is that Arabic for, "Hide here"??

[ppaul]

The 101st Airborne Division and
members of Task Force 20 were the
ones who caught and killed Uday
and Qusay Hussein.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Looks more like a noose to me.

[zerosix]

101st Airborne and Task Force 20 rock!

From the many to the few, Thanks.

[#3Fan]

From the top picture that's a big area. Amazed they found him.

[11B3]

In all the years I spent in the Infantry, I NEVER saw an O-6 with an M16 (or M-4). NEVER! That unit does indeed rock! No wimpy pistol, but a rifle, with the ammo to go with it. Damn. That's _uckin' outstanding!!!!

[11B3]

Check him out - he's even carrying a COMPASS!! Most officers above the rank of O-3 forget how to use on of those. Note the difference between the Colonel and his dorky assistant behind him.

Damn. A Brigade Cdr carrying the tools of the trade. I'm amazed.

[DooDahhhh]

Fantastic for these troops!

[FreedomPoster]

Ping to the commentary in the replied-to post. ;-)

[The Mayor]

[nicko]

doesn't take long in a hot zone like that to realize that a 9 mil ain't enough- I wish I woulda had a sawed off shot gun during my little trips up and down a foreign MSR a few years back...hoahh for the COL...

[sarasota]

What a great visual!

[DAPFE8900]

Is it me or is he doing his best Joe Peschi imitation.. "I LOOKED DOWN AT SADDAM AND SAID YOU DINK IM FUNNY HUH?"

[wafflehouse]

LOL

[thinktwice]

The great battlefield commanders get into the fight themselves ...

Examples include Alexander the Great, George Patton, and (it's the truth) Benedict Arnold.

[Only1choice____Freedom]

That explains all the success they have been having.

Officers with real weapons. I'd bet nobody would salute him in the field!

[mvpel]

I wonder if that meat's been hanging there since the summer... Yucko.

[CholeraJoe]

Don't forget Hal Moore and Curtis LeMay.