WAY TO GO, MARINES!!! Semper Fi!!!! Carry on!!!
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"The Era of Osama lasted about an hour, from the time the first plane hit the tower to the moment the General Militia of Flight 93 reported for duty." 
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Posted on 05/20/2004 7:47:54 PM PDT by gandalftb
CAMP TAQADDUM, Iraq (May 20, 2004) -- In the past week, Marines based here have unearthed some of the largest stockpiles of weapons found this year, which, left unfound, could have outfitted insurgents with the materials needed to construct improvised explosives and attack U.S. forces.
Discovered in various locations east of the camp by Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, more than 1,000 mortars, artillery shells and rockets -- not to mention a cornucopia of other weapons -- have been either captured or destroyed. During a routine patrol May 13, Marines searched a culvert running under a stretch of train tracks only to find dozens of mortar rounds wrapped in an old inner tube. When the Marines spotted rockets peeking through the ground, they realized they were standing on top of a hidden cache of weapons. In the next few moments, Marines dropped down on their hands and knees and dug through the dirt, uncovering more munitions. On May 16, the company went hunting specifically for weapons. In just a few hours the Marines had located six separate piles, which contained a pair of surface-to-air missiles, two dozen rockets and more than 100 rocket-propelled grenades.
During a search of a nearby village on May 18, more than 200 mortar and artillery shells were uncovered.
Yet again, on May 20, a tip from a shepherd led Marines to a stash of rifle grenades and RPGs. Earlier on the same day; they found artillery shells, mortar rounds and TNT.
Some of the most harmless looking items found were perhaps the most disturbing. Several 9-volt batteries and thin copper wire discovered in one of the caches could have been used to build improvised detonators for roadside bombs. Five of the artillery shells found May 18, were already wired with detonation cord and plastic explosives when they were discovered. Between May 4-7, members of the battalion performed nearly 300 "soft knocks," where Marines went door to door, and rather than bursting into homes, they simply knocked on the front door, talked with the head of the family and asked to search the house for weapons.
The Coalition Provisional Authority allows one rifle and 30 rounds to be kept in each Iraqi household for home protection. During the soft-knock operation alone, however, the Marines uncovered two mortar launchers, three heavy machine guns, two rocket launchers as well as ten rifles and 1,000 rounds of ammunition, said Strickland.
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No wonder the French didnt want us in Iraq they were making Billions selling this crap to Saddam. Its amazing how much stuff Saddam bought and buried, he reminds me of a dog burying bones everywhere.
Careful with the artillery ammo, fellas. Especially if it sloshes.
WAY TO GO, MARINES!!! Semper Fi!!!! Carry on!!!
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And this just scratches the surface of what they've uncovered lately. More and more the Iraqi people are passing us tips. Eventually, we'll uncover "the big one". Then the fun will really start.
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Rant hell, son that is some needed information. Don't give the press shite unless you know they are good guys most aren't. We hear nothing but gloom and doom from the RATmedia here and it is good to hear from patriotic sources.
We thank you from the bottom of our hearts no matter what the press tries to tell you.
just a question on my mind....how many troops have we lost in May? Seems like a relatively small number. I ask not in downplaying the value of those lost, but I distinctly remember being reminded 10-15 times a day by the media that it was the deadliest month in Iraq. If this is one of the least deadly, shouldn't the media note the sudden decrease?
In the post above, I was referring to April as the deadliest month. May being significantly less so.
Blast 'em all mentality does not get the cooperation indicated in this article.
I said "blast Sadr." The longer he is alove, the more his "legend" grows and the more emboldened he and ACF's become.
I'm not one of these "turn the Middle East into glass" freaks.
We have made an enormous mistake in allowing this guy to do what he has been doing for the last 2 months.
The striped pants idiot who has Bush's ear regarding Sadr should be shot, because he has unnecessarily caused the deaths of many US forces.
I'm confident we will find the bad stuff. It's there, but a country the size of California is going to have a lot of hiding places. Loved the image of the almost new Mig jet they found over there, buried in the sand with the wings removed.
It really doesn't matter what these Marines find. The left, who HATE America,like Nancy Pelloci ( or whatever this cu%ts name is ), will find a way to blame this country. People like this, only care to get their power back. We have men and women dying today because of these liberal pigs.
Sadr is nothing to worry about unless you are a hysterical old lady. His forces are being decimated daily.
If he is "nothing to worry about" why are the clowns running this war so scared of him?
Awesome!
I was a member of Weapons Company, 3 - 24. Cpl Jeff Cavener was a private when I was in, Cyr was my friend also. This is great!
I left weapons company 3 - 24 way back in Feb of 2001. Great to see the guys I knew are still there.
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