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Concerned citizens bring cache to patrol base
Multi-National Corps – Iraq ^ | August 12, 2007 | Multi-National Corps – Iraq Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory

Posted on 08/11/2007 5:01:47 PM PDT by mdittmar

Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20070812-01
August 12, 2007


Concerned citizens bring cache to patrol base
Multi-National Division – Center PAO


PATROL BASE INCHON, Iraq — Citizens tired of terrorism in their communities brought 185 cans of ammunition to Coalition Forces Aug. 9.


Two men from the town of al Taqa delivered the ammunition to Soldiers of 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) working at Patrol Base Inchon, located along the Euphrates River.


The ammunition was for use in Soviet-made DShKa heavy machine guns, and each ammunition can was estimated to contain 40 rounds, for a total of 7,400 machine-gun rounds.


An explosive ordnance team disposed of the cache in a controlled detonation.



TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: citizens; frwn; help; iraq; wot

1 posted on 08/11/2007 5:01:47 PM PDT by mdittmar
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2 posted on 08/11/2007 5:19:50 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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mdittmar you big meanie. This will make harry reid cry.

;-)


3 posted on 08/11/2007 5:23:08 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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Nice. That’s 7,400 rounds of what amounts to .50 caliber ammo in our armament.


4 posted on 08/11/2007 5:24:16 PM PDT by USMCPOP (Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
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Well here’s more terrible news for the Democrats and their allies.


5 posted on 08/11/2007 7:06:51 PM PDT by DoughtyOne
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BTTT


6 posted on 08/13/2007 1:18:32 PM PDT by Right_in_Virginia
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