Troops Clear Junkyard of Bomb-making Ammo

Defend America News ^ | Nov 1, 2005

[SandRat]

A U.S. soldier assigned to Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, prepares a pile of munitions for demolition in rural east Baghdad, Iraq. A scrap-metal junkyard was cleared of unexploded ordnance, which included 1,135 mortar rounds, 632 artillery rounds, 195 rockets, 22 mines and six bombs. U.S. Army photo | More photos
Troops Clear Junkyard of Bomb-making Ammo
The ordnance-clearing operation was completed with a focus on safety and there were no injuries during the controlled detonations.
By U.S. Amry 2nd Brigade Combat Team BAGHDAD, Iraq, Nov. 1, 2005 — More than 2,400 rounds of unexploded ordnance were discovered and destroyed in a 12-day operation in rural east Baghdad. "The operation takes possible improvised explosive devices off the streets." U.S. Army Sgt. Frank Neal U.S. soldiers from Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry, and up to 45 Iraqi contractors were involved in the operation Oct. 9 through 23 to deny terrorists the use of bomb-making material.	A scrap-metal junkyard was cleared of unexploded ordnance, which included 1,135 mortar rounds, 632 artillery rounds, 195 rockets, 22 mines and six bombs. "The operation takes possible improvised explosive devices off the streets," said U.S. Army Sgt. Frank Neal, the small-arms master gunner for the troop. Neal said the operation to destroy the ordnance was completed with a focus on safety and that none of the soldiers or Iraqi contractors who helped collect the munitions suffered any injuries during the controlled detonations.

[SandRat]

Drying up and destroying the terrs depots.

[Calpernia]

Iraqis look over a pile of unexploded ordnance collected during a 12-day sweep of a junkyard in rural east Baghdad, Iraq. U.S. soldiers assigned to Task Force Baghdad and Iraqi contractors cleared the junkyard of munitions which included 1,135 mortar rounds, 632 artillery rounds, 195 rockets, 22 mines and six bombs during the operation Oct. 9 through 23, 2005.

[No Longer Free State]

When I was there we pulled tens of thousands of mortar, artillery, tank, and air defense rounds from garbage dumps and other hidey-holes around Baghdad. We think we put a dent in the stockpiles, but were far from cleaning them all up. This proves our assumption correct.

[AFPhys]

Amazing stash.

Good going, troops!

[AFPhys]

My recollection is that there was an estimated 400,000 TONS of ordinance and hardware in Iraq. Whew. I'm sure you've made a dent, but there may be a long way to go anyway.

Thank you for your service to my country.

[E.G.C.]

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