Posted on 03/05/2006 11:44:56 AM PST by SandRat
WASHINGTON, March 5, 2006 – Soldiers with the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division nabbed terrorists and confiscated weapons during an operation in Baghdad Feb. 26. The soldiers, assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, were conducting vehicle inspections in western Abu Ghraib. 1st Lt. Scott Treadwell had ordered his soldiers to search a suspicious vehicle.
Treadwell's men found two known murderers of Iraqi civilians. The two terrorists were carrying rifles and contracts for the murder of other Iraqis.
The capture of the two assassins was inspiring to the soldiers, who conduct patrols every day in hopes of similar success.
"I felt an urge to join after viewing the Nick Berg story on the news," said Pfc. David Henry, Co. B, 1-87 Inf. "One year later, here I am with my platoon and we've captured murderers of innocent people." Berg was an American contractor in Iraq who'd been captured and killed by terrorists.
And, on Feb. 25, soldiers from the battalion's Company C found a large weapons cache. Officials said that Iraqis -M no longer willing to tolerate terrorists in their neighborhoods - had provided the Americans with the cache's location.
The soldiers discovered weapons buried in an empty field a few miles west of Baghdad. Along with bomb-making equipment the cache yielded five rocket-propelled grenade launchers, 19 rocket-propelled grenades, 20 mortars, eight rockets, 21 grenades and some explosives.
Soldiers from Special Troops Battalion, 1st BCT, 10th Mountain Division destroyed the weapons in a controlled explosion.
"This is a big source of motivation for our soldiers," said Staff Sgt. Douglas Batchko, who led the search that revealed the cache. "Finding and destroying weapons caches like these marks a huge blow to the insurgency."
(Information provided by a Multinational Division-Baghdad news release.)
10th MTN DIV PING
Great job guys!
Indeed!!!
BTTT
WRAMC FReepers ping!
great news , but the trouble is they will probably just throw these guys in jail for awhile and then let them go due to crowding or some political pressures.
In all reality , what should really be done with captures like this? Isn't it better not to 'capture' them?
Hey SR -- we watched a GREAT show on the Military Channel on Saturday about the 10th Mtn. Division. Those are some tough soldiers!! Hooah!
Alright Jessie! Kick Ass!
Thanks for the ping Albion. I wonder if our 10th Mountain man misses the action? ;*)
LOL!! Are you 10th Mtn?
LOL! He sure wasn't happy Friday!
WOW what a great ping to hear something good for a change
is refreshing.
God Bless the Troops.
[Mrs]
Just check for the things I post as full stories.
Want to smile??? Do a Google with the phrase "Boy Scouts in Iraq" for a big smile.
Abu Ghraib,Abu GhraibAbu Ghraib!
I'm guessing that this story won't be leading the MSM newscasts this evening.
Way to go 10th MTN !
Climb to Glory!!
YEP! It's not the sort of story about Abu Ghraib that the press wants.
Thanks SandRat. I love seeing stuff like this.
Go 10th Mountain!
Cheers - Dinah
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