Posted on 12/15/2003 6:08:53 AM PST by BellStar
Twas Two Weeks Before Christmas
T'was two weeks before Christmas, And all through Iraq,
The people still worried that Saddam would be back.
The soldiers went out on their nightly patrol,
Capturing the bad guys was always their goal!
With raids seeming endless in the triangle Sunni,
We hoped that not all of Iraq was so looney!
We gathered the tribe of Saddam, in Tikrit,
And suddenly now they all started to snit!
They told of a farm where Hussein just might be
Odierno then called on our boys- from the great 4th ID!
More rapid than Baathists our soldiers they came,
And he whistled and shouted and called them by name
Now Delta, Now Rangers, Now Cavalry too!
On Green Hats, on Pilots, I need all of you!
Go to that farm and secure it right now!
Capture his ass- you guys know how!
Off went our soldiers under cover of night,
So stealthy, so quiet with no trace of light
While we back at home were eating our lunches,
Our boys on the ground were following hunches!
And then it was time for the raid to begin.
The first target came up -empty within!
Could it be our Intel was wrong once again?
No! Somewhere nearby is the wolf in his den!
And then, in a twinkling, camouflage torn away
In a hole in the ground did their quarry lay
Dazed and confused, right at them he looked,
Did the stupid old fool know his goose was now cooked?
He was dressed all in rags from his toes to his head,
And his beard was as matted as 12 day-old bread!
How the mighty had fallen, could this be Hussein?
One look in his eyes was to know he's insane!
Our boys got their man - how proud we all are
The relief in our country is felt near and far
A bath he has had now -yet he'll never be clean
Forever tainted with mass torture and his Fedaheen
To our soldiers we give our undying respect
You always give more than we ever expect
We hope you can have now a night with some fun
Your loved ones back home say- JOB **** WELL DONE!
From National 4th Infantry (IVY) Division Association
Forum/Message Board
Thank you !In doing my search for the patch of the 4th Infantry, I noticed a couple of references to a dog (bulldog I think) as a mascot for the 4th. What would be a nice touch would be if I could find the right kind of dog to use showing the dog tugging at Saddam's beard ?? LOL ! ...
I saw Col Hickey in a brief TV interview. He looked like a kid! and I really felt old when I learned that such a youthful-looking person is a Colonel. He must be very proud of his troops, and the success of the mission probably helped in erasing any worry-lines from his face.
Thanks !I heard something about that too. They thought it was something about
training or something and then found out, 'We got him!' ...
Thank you ! ...
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