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Army Helicopter Crew Stops Insurgent Attack
TBO.com ^
| 2/07/04
| AP
Posted on 02/07/2004 3:07:32 PM PST by kattracks
TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) - A U.S. Army helicopter crew killed one insurgent and wounded another during a rocket attack against an Army base north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said Saturday. The two pilots of the OH-58D "Kiowa Warrior" helicopter from the 4th Infantry division's, 10th Cavalry Regiment saw smoke trails from two rockets leading toward Logistical Support Area Anaconda near Balad, 65 miles north of Baghdad on Friday. The crew saw an insurgent who tried to evade the helicopter as it approached. The pilots fired on the attacker, killing him, the military said in a statement.
A patrol sent to the site discovered the body of the first attacker and found another wounded insurgent hiding in the bushes, the statement added. The soldiers also found three rocket tubes with an 80mm rocket still inside one of them.
A timed detonation device made of a clock and batteries was attached to the rocket, the statement added.
TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: army; enemy; iraq; killed; kiowa; kiowawarrior
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posted on
02/07/2004 3:07:32 PM PST
by
kattracks
To: kattracks
Sweet!
2
posted on
02/07/2004 3:09:39 PM PST
by
demnomo
To: kattracks
Go Army
3
posted on
02/07/2004 3:10:19 PM PST
by
SAMWolf
(I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.)
To: kattracks
Yessss!
4
posted on
02/07/2004 3:10:28 PM PST
by
livius
To: kattracks
The pilots fired on the attacker, killing himThat had to hurt....:-)
5
posted on
02/07/2004 3:11:13 PM PST
by
Dog
To: Dog
I love happy endings.
6
posted on
02/07/2004 3:14:30 PM PST
by
MEG33
(BUSH/CHENEY '04)
To: kattracks
It's good to see the bad guys get hammered.
7
posted on
02/07/2004 3:15:26 PM PST
by
demlosers
(SUV=Haliburton=Bush=Religion=Flag=VRWC=Repubs =WMDs= Oil=Black Helicopters=We're all going to die!!)
To: MEG33
LOL!
8
posted on
02/07/2004 3:15:44 PM PST
by
Dog
To: Dog
["The pilots fired on the attacker, killing him"]
As General MacAuthor would say "That's the best thing to do with them"
Go troops!
9
posted on
02/07/2004 3:17:46 PM PST
by
jpsb
(Nominated 1994 "Worst writer on the net")
To: kattracks
Well done lads, keep it good work.
To: kattracks
Yikes, another close call for Anaconda...
11
posted on
02/07/2004 3:18:44 PM PST
by
mystery-ak
(*terrorism has been exaggerated*....Kerry....We must defeat him, our lives depend on it.)
To: kattracks
Good work! Go, Army, Go!
Hell ain't half full. Plenty more room for terrorist idiots.
12
posted on
02/07/2004 3:20:08 PM PST
by
LibKill
(My sigil: Two crossed, dead, Frenchmen emblazoned on a mound of dead Frenchmen.)
To: kattracks
Keep killing 'em, boys! Hunting season is year 'round and there's no bag limit!
13
posted on
02/07/2004 3:20:49 PM PST
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
(Any day you wake up is a good day.)
To: Dog; Ragtime Cowgirl; kattracks
Wonder if we have a video.. Hehehehe!
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posted on
02/07/2004 3:22:01 PM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got!!!!)
To: SAMWolf
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posted on
02/07/2004 3:23:08 PM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got!!!!)
To: kattracks
Send more of them to Allah. Their chocolates and virgins await them.
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posted on
02/07/2004 3:30:28 PM PST
by
jolie560
To: mystery-ak
There's lots of alligators in that swamp, but at least there are two less to look out for today.
To: edskid
They've been under a lot of attacks lately.....fyi...Mike managed to get everyone out for R&R who wanted to go...it took a little maneuvering to get it done.
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posted on
02/07/2004 3:54:17 PM PST
by
mystery-ak
(*terrorism has been exaggerated*....Kerry....We must defeat him, our lives depend on it.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; kattracks; MJY1288; xzins; Calpernia; TEXOKIE; Alamo-Girl; windchime; Debi; ...
TIKRIT, Iraq - A U.S. Army helicopter crew killed one insurgent and wounded another during a rocket attack against an Army base north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said Saturday. The two pilots of the OH-58D "Kiowa Warrior" helicopter from the 4th Infantry division's, 10th Cavalry Regiment saw smoke trails from two rockets leading toward Logistical Support Area Anaconda near Balad, 65 miles north of Baghdad on Friday....
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Attack foiled by US warriors, lives saved, bad guys taken out.
Bless our awesome Task Force Iron Horse Soldiers!
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Thanks kattracks, Ernest. (^:
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Good news ! freedom will win ! 4th ID !
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posted on
02/07/2004 4:08:28 PM PST
by
serurier
(We come here for the freedom of the world)
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