Posted on 03/21/2003 11:38:51 AM PST by Diogenesis
GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 03/21/03 Pt2 - Road to Baghdad,Battle at Umm Qasr, Al-Faw Peninsula,Safwan,Az Bayer,Iraqis surrender Disguised
BREAKING: Start of the Air War BREAKING: Road to Baghdad BREAKING: Battle at Umm Qasr BREAKING: Al-Faw Peninsula - Iraqis surrender BREAKING: Safwan - Iraqis surrender BREAKING: Az Bayer.- Iraqis surrender BREAKING: Iraqis surrender Disguised
========= Baghdad =========
In Baghdad, Saddam's complex in central Baghdad.
========= Kalak =========
At , Iraqi soldiers and their defense at the Great Zab river.
========= Kuwait-Iraq border On the Road to Baghdad =========
Heroes on a US Cobra fire at Iraqi positions.
The1st Squadron Royal Air Force Regiment fire 51mm illumination rounds.
Heroes of 847 squadron supporting the Royal Marine Commando assault on Iraq.
US and Allied heroes convoy.
Heroes of the 3rd Infantry Division enter Iraq.
With the heroes of the British Royal Air Force (RAF).
Heroes of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
========= Umm Qasr =========
In Umm Qasr, Heroes Marine 'Raiders' take cover and control from Iraqi fire, with British artillery rounds continuing.
========= Al-Faw Peninsula - Iraqis surrender =========
British soldiers of 40 Commando take prisoners at the Al-Faw Peninsula.
=========== Safwan - Iraqis surrender ===========
Near Safwan, Marine heroes take Iraqis.
========= Az Bayer.- Iraqis surrender =========
Iraqi soldier surrender after a gunfight at the headquarters of the Iraqi 51st and 32nd mechanized infantry divisions near Az Bayer.
========= Iraqis surrender Disguised =========
In Iraq, surrendering to the Armies of Good, Iraqi soldiers wearing civilian clothes over their uniforms.
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END OF TRANSMISSION 03/21/03 Part 2 .......... K
Not only am I a vet, but although it is not generally known, I won the first Gulf War single-handed.
Walt
Great Britain only!
Sat Mar 15, 1:33 PM ET
Members of British 23 Engineer regiment air assault train for dispatch riding on the Kuwait-Iraq (news - web sites) border, March 15, 2003. As military forces in the Gulf gear up for war, U.S. President Bush (news - web sites) will meet the British and Spanish Prime Ministers on Sunday amid diplomatic deadlock at the United Nations (news - web sites) over U.S.-led plans to disarm Iraq. REUTERS/Brian Roberts/POOL
Mon Mar 17, 5:07 PM ET
British soldiers of the Irish Guards regiment parade with shamrocks in their berets to celebrate St. Patrick's Day Monday March 17, 2003, at Camp Coyote in Kuwait. While the regiment is traditionally presented with shamrocks by a member of the Royal family, this year Lt. Gen. James T. Conway in command of the 1st U.S. Marine Expeditionary Force did the honors because of the regiments participation in preparations for a potential war with Iraq (news - web sites).(AP Photo/Ed Wray)
Thu Mar 20,11:51 AM ET
British Royal Air Force Lead Aircraft woman Kim O'Brien, left, wipes her face after taking off her gas mask following a Scud missile attack warning in her base in Kuwait, Thursday March 20, 2003. After the first bombs and cruise missiles fell on Baghdad early Thursday, reports said at least three missiles were fired by Iraq (news - web sites) into Kuwait and that U.S. and British forces were preparing for combat. (AP Photo/Russell Boyce/MoD POOL)
Mon Mar 10,11:36 AM ET
British Army Doctor, Lt. Col. Lesley Lintonbon, from East Devon, England, explains the activities of the Intensive Care Unit of the 33 Field Hospital near Um Al Aish, Kuwait, 80 km north of Kuwait City, Monday, March 10, 2003. The hospital, recently deployed by the British Army in the Kuwaiti desert 50 km from the Iraqi border, is fully equipped and has capacity to receive 500 casualties 'of any nationality' according to the Commanding Officer, Col. Kevin Griffin. (AP Photo/Gustavo Ferrari)
Mon Mar 17, 7:14 AM ET
British Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineer (REME) Cfn. Emma Martin-Law, 24,(R) from Haywards Heath, raises her cap during a St. Patrick's Day celebration in the Kuwaiti desert, March 17, 2003. Some 500 Irish Guards donned fresh Shamrocks imported from Ireland, as the troops get ready for the final descision to go to war in Iraq (news - web sites) to disarm Saddam Hussein (news - web sites). REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee
Mon Mar 17,10:45 PM ET
British Sergeant Steve Hornsby of Z company, The Royal Fusiliers, test fires a new Minime machine gun in the Kuwaiti desert in one of the final exercises before moving to the border with Iraq (news - web sites), March 18, 2003. U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) started the countdown to war on Monday evening, in a speech giving Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) 48 hours to quit Iraq or face invasion from 280,000 troops in the Gulf region poised for war. Saddam on Tuesday poured scorn on the ultimatum, his cabinet vowing to repel 'invading aggressors.' REUTERS/Mark Richards/POOL
Thu Mar 13, 2:50 PM ET
A British soldier of the Queen's Royal Hussards stands a top his Challenger 2 tank during a combined arms training exercise to storm enemy trenches in the desert outside Kuwait City, Thursday March 13, 2003. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours, Poo
Fri Mar 7, 3:01 PM ET
British soldiers Lance Cpl. Cameron Mowbury of Hemel Hempstead, England, left, and LCpl. Robert Beckwith of Baldock, Hertfordshire, England, take a break from training on their Honda XR 250 motorcycles during a sand storm Tuesday, March 4, 2003, near their camp in the Kuwaiti desert. Sand storms, a gritty and miserable fact of life in the gulf region this time of year, are making life uncomfortable for troops waiting for a possible war with Iraq (news - web sites). They also present major problems for planners, especially if the start-date drags into the coming summer heat. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Big Whoops...I won Grenada.
Completely obviously this US soldier takes it badly France and Germany personally that they did not follow in the Security Council the war course of the US government. Equipped with gas mask and camouflage suit, he waits at the border to Kuweit for his movement order into the Iraq.
Big Whoop...I won Grenada.
(But don't tell the rest of the Gyrenes!)
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