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Area soldier taped Saddam's capture
Gannett News Service ^
| 01/04/04
| Brenda J. Donegan
Posted on 01/04/2004 7:15:35 PM PST by nypokerface
Edited on 05/07/2004 8:39:09 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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BAGHDAD -- A U.S. soldier with north central-Ohio ties got to enjoy a minute of fame and a part in history in Iraq.
Art and Shirley Utley of Marion are swelling with pride after learning that their grandson, Pfc. Travis Utley, was a part of the 4th Infantry Division that captured former dictator Saddam Hussein.
(Excerpt) Read more at mansfieldnewsjournal.com ...
TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: 4thid; oif; pride; reddawn; viceisclosed; videotape
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To: nypokerface; Molly Pitcher; DollyCali; dutchess; conspiratoristo; DrDeb; Faith; WVNan; ...
Hey, hey, hey! That 'area' is MY 'area!'
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posted on
01/04/2004 7:19:12 PM PST
by
ohioWfan
(BUSH 2004 - Leadership, Integrity, Morality)
To: All
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posted on
01/04/2004 7:19:32 PM PST
by
Support Free Republic
(If Woody had gone straight to the police, this would never have happened!)
To: ohioWfan
Proud Ohio bump!
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posted on
01/04/2004 7:21:21 PM PST
by
Faith
To: Mo1
FYI
How are You doing?
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posted on
01/04/2004 7:26:03 PM PST
by
ChefKeith
(NASCAR...everything else is just a game!)
To: nypokerface
From the linked article:
Pfc. Travis Utley, a member of the U.S.
Army's 4th Infantry Division poses in the
entrance to the hole near Tikrit, Iraq, where
Saddam Hussein was found.
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posted on
01/04/2004 7:27:37 PM PST
by
thatdewd
To: ohioWfan
I am listening to Geraldo talk to an injured soldier right now. He was visited by President Bush, who did not give a generic visit, but was very personal.
And get this...he gave the soldier his business card with a phone number and was told "If you need anything, call me, and you will get through."
To: Miss Marple
WOw
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posted on
01/04/2004 7:31:23 PM PST
by
mel
To: Miss Marple; Faith
Oh, Miss Marple, I am sobbing right now because of that interview!
What a HERO that young man is! And so is his Commander in Chief!
I am SO PROUD to be an American!!
(btw, Eric's unit is out of Marion).
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posted on
01/04/2004 7:35:08 PM PST
by
ohioWfan
(BUSH 2004 - Leadership, Integrity, Morality)
To: Miss Marple
Oh, did you hear Geraldo say, "I'll bet he would" when the soldier said that the President said he'd take his call.
People who are paying attention KNOW what kind of man our President is!
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posted on
01/04/2004 7:36:56 PM PST
by
ohioWfan
(BUSH 2004 - Leadership, Integrity, Morality)
To: ohioWfan
I heard Mark Levin, who was filling in for Sean Hannity one day, say that Saddam spit at one of the soldiers and the responded by knocking him down. Do you, or anybody else, know if that's true?
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posted on
01/04/2004 7:37:39 PM PST
by
raybbr
To: thatdewd
Way to go, kid. Be safe.
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posted on
01/04/2004 7:38:12 PM PST
by
doug from upland
(Don't wait until it is too late to stop Hillary -- do something today!)
To: raybbr; Miss Marple
There were several articles here on FR about that incident.
I believe it was true, but I'm sure a search would tell you that for sure.
Miss Marple, do you know?
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posted on
01/04/2004 7:40:13 PM PST
by
ohioWfan
(BUSH 2004 - Leadership, Integrity, Morality)
To: ohioWfan
I know it was reported. I do not know if it is true, although it sounded credible.
To: raybbr
Here's one of the articles.
If you scroll down the posts, you'll see verification of the incident.
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posted on
01/04/2004 7:46:26 PM PST
by
ohioWfan
(BUSH 2004 - Leadership, Integrity, Morality)
To: ohioWfan
Thanks. It appears to be true. All the time I spend on this site and I didn't catch that.
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posted on
01/04/2004 7:53:34 PM PST
by
raybbr
Well, where's the tape???
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posted on
01/04/2004 7:57:08 PM PST
by
Henk
To: nypokerface
why haven't we seen this tape????
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posted on
01/04/2004 8:46:04 PM PST
by
GeronL
(The French just can't stop being French.)
To: ohioWfan
What a young man. I'm one proud AMERICAN ! Proud of our TROOPS and our COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF ! !
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