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1 posted on 05/22/2004 5:27:54 AM PDT by Ragtime Cowgirl
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To: Alamo-Girl; blackie; SandRat; SAMWolf; prairiebreeze; MEG33; McGavin999; Maigrey; ...
First Infantry Division and Task Force Danger conducted 406 patrols and one raid May 20. Fifty-seven of the patrols were joint operations conducted with the Iraqi Security Forces.

Soldiers acquired one SA-7 surface-to-air missile and one SA-14 missile through a buy-back program....raids and patrols: 61 155mm artillery rounds, three 100mm artillery rounds, six rifle grenades, one rocket-propelled-grenade round...six improvised-explosive devices.
 
... conducted simultaneous overnight raids in and around Kirkuk to capture and detain known Muqtada Militia members...including five suspected anti-Coalition-force cell leaders.

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          ~    First Infantry Division,  
  (....TF DANGER)
          
"Duty First" = Bad news for the Sunni Triangle bad guys!  
 
("Breaking news" for the DoD = AFTER  the troops are out of harm's way and the facts are known. Hoo ah!)

2 posted on 05/22/2004 5:29:49 AM PDT by Ragtime Cowgirl ( Please Freepmail me if you want on the ping list. Starting anew. Thank you.)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
A "No mission too difficult, no sacrifice too great" bump.

5.56mm

3 posted on 05/22/2004 5:30:38 AM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl

The Big Red One!


6 posted on 05/22/2004 7:50:05 AM PDT by bandleader
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl

BUMP!!


7 posted on 05/22/2004 9:16:21 AM PDT by whizzer
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