July 1, 2004 -- Sid Heal and Stan Coerr -- "The Iraqi War"
Sid and Stan were mobilized for OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM last year. They will discuss the war in Iraq and their experiences in combat and as attached as liaison officers with the 1st Royal Irish Battlegroup. The will also discuss the Arab world and the current situation in Iraq.You thought the news told you everything? Wait until you hear about it first hand.
Sid Heal has spoken to us before and is an expert on "Less Than Lethal Weapons" in the USA. He is currently a Commander with LA County Sheriff. Before his recall he was the commanding officer of the LASD SWAT Team.
Stan Coerr attended Duke University on a Navy ROTC scholarship and graduated in 1989. While on active duty in the Marine Corps, he flew the AH-1Whiskey SuperCobra attack helicopter, served as the Air Officer to both a 1000-man infantry battalion and to 1st Force Reconnaissance Company, and introduced non-lethal weapons into the Marine Corps' deploying forces.
Stan currently serves with 3d Air/ Naval Gunfire Liaison Company in Long Beach. He was activated for Operation Iraqi Freedom in January of last year, and was assigned as senior American and Team Commander to the 1 Royal Irish, a light infantry unit of the British Army. During active combat in southern Iraq, Stan was responsible for destroying large parts of the Iraqi 148th Brigade, which was pushing out of Basrah and turning to face fast-moving British forces. Using airstrikes and both American and British artillery while his teams were under ranging rocket and artillery fire, Stan coordinated fires that held two key bridges for coalition forces' rapid northern movement. He spent six months overseas, including more than two months in country in Iraq, before returning home at the end of June.
