To: MJY1288; xzins; Calpernia; TEXOKIE; Alamo-Girl; windchime; Grampa Dave; anniegetyourgun; ...
AL-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq Once they crossed the Kuwaiti border into Iraq, the Marine helicopters flew so low over the desert that their wake ruffled tents and scared livestock.A goat herder saw the dual- rotor CH-46s approach from the south and gave a long, slow wave.
Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 and Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 are the first Marine aviation units to arrive at Al-Asad Air Base.
The sprawling former Iraqi air force base about 110 miles west of Baghdad is home to the Armys 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, but will soon be the nerve center for the 3rd Marine Air Wing.
Squadron 261, nicknamed the Raging Bulls, have never been to Iraq, let alone on a real mission.
....About 25,000 Marines are streaming into western Iraq to take over security and rebuilding duties from the Army.
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2 posted on
02/26/2004 4:44:04 PM PST by
Ragtime Cowgirl
("(We)..come to rout out tyranny from its nest. Confusion to the enemy." - B. Taylor, US Marine)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Good post. I'm a soldier and I wish these Marines all the best -- every one of them is in our prayers. Wish I could be in Iraq for this rotation.
7 posted on
02/26/2004 5:41:19 PM PST by
68skylark
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Count me as an incorrigible old coot - but this does NOT sound like a deployment in line with Marine Corps history or training....
Marines weren't raised to be the Peace Corps..or neighborhood construction crews.....
From day one - they're trained to follow orders and destroy the enemy...
Oh oh.....it's that pesky "follow orders" that is getting them in trouble again.....
This does not feel right...
I hope they won't let their guard down or ignore inbred instincts to distrust anyone not wear Marine Corps web gear....
Semper Fi
8 posted on
02/26/2004 5:47:25 PM PST by
river rat
(Militant Islam is a cult, flirting with extinction)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
God bless them and keep them safe.
15 posted on
02/26/2004 8:24:40 PM PST by
dalebert
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Godspeed to all who fight for right and freedom.
20 posted on
02/27/2004 9:44:12 AM PST by
Jim Noble
(Now you go feed those hogs before they worry themselves into anemia!)
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