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GOTTA SEE THIS-WarEndur.Freedom 03/21/03 Pt2-Umm Qasr,Al-Faw,Safwan,Az Bayer
The usual suspects and many brave photographers | 3/21/03 | The Armies of Good against the Axis of Evil

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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To: Capitalism2003
Great pics. Great size. Love those pics. Thank you.


61 posted on 03/21/2003 1:18:41 PM PST by Diogenesis (You mess with one of us, you mess with all of us.)
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To: Diogenesis
Nova: "Fireworks"

62 posted on 03/21/2003 1:19:55 PM PST by Cindy
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To: dennisw
Now this is good for morale!


63 posted on 03/21/2003 1:20:14 PM PST by Britton J Wingfield
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To: Diogenesis
Thank You!
64 posted on 03/21/2003 1:21:32 PM PST by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (God Bless and Protect our military and our allies military.)
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To: Britton J Wingfield
GET YOUR MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER.
65 posted on 03/21/2003 1:22:20 PM PST by American Soldier
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To: Britton J Wingfield
So mine can float by!
66 posted on 03/21/2003 1:22:38 PM PST by American Soldier
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
No Greater Love

A patriot died today
A volunteer
An entire life
Gone in a moment

Why did he die?
It wasn't because he wanted to
But because he was willing to
Simply because he loved our land

His heart was stirred
At the sight of Old Glory flying
Or to hear the anthem's strain
An eagle in flight
Made his spirit soar

Why not me or you?
Senseless luck of the draw?
Or maybe it was because
We weren't at the front lines
And he was--think about it

Or perhaps something simpler yet
As is often the case
Maybe he paid the ultimate price
For the comrades by his side

The greatest Man who ever lived
God in the flesh
Said it best, by word and by deed
"No man has greater love than this
He laid down his life for his friends"

EV


67 posted on 03/21/2003 1:22:46 PM PST by EternalVigilance
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To: dennisw
I wish I could find a bigger version of this picture. :)
68 posted on 03/21/2003 1:24:33 PM PST by Capitalism2003
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To: Diogenesis
VICTORY!


VICTORY!

69 posted on 03/21/2003 1:25:03 PM PST by PhilDragoo (Hitlery: das Butch von Buchenvald)
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To: dennisw
I hereby volunteer for duty with the British Army and am available for duty starting immediately. When do I get my physical?


70 posted on 03/21/2003 1:25:37 PM PST by skeeter (Fac ut vivas)
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To: American Soldier
Not in the gutter. Up in the skies with angels.


71 posted on 03/21/2003 1:26:10 PM PST by Diogenesis (If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us.)
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To: Diogenesis; LindaSOG
Thank you, Dio, for those pics!
You've made me sit a little taller.

Linda, I know this is supposed to be a solemn occasion and we're not supposed to be joyful as people die, but with the memories of 9/11 and the pictures of the women in the street doing their tongue trills as our people jumped to their deaths in my mind, I just couldn't be politically correct this morning as I watched the bombs and missles hit.

GIVE 'EM HELL!!

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!

72 posted on 03/21/2003 1:29:38 PM PST by TexasCowboy (COB1)
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To: Diogenesis
Another fallen idol:



U.S. Marines Rip Down Saddam Portraits

Fri Mar 21, 9:41 AM ET
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, Associated Press Writer
SAFWAN, Iraq - U.S. Marines hauled down giant street portraits of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) in a screeching pop of metal and bolts Friday, telling nervous residents of this southern Iraqi town that "Saddam is done."

Milling crowds of men and boys watched as the Marines attached ropes on the front of their Jeeps to one portrait and then backed up, peeling the Iraqi leader's black-and-white metal image off a frame. Some locals briefly joined Maj. David "Bull" Gurfein in a new cheer.

"Iraqis! Iraqis! Iraqis!" Gurfein yelled, pumping his fist in the air.

"We wanted to send a message that Saddam is done," said Gurfein, a New York native in the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. "People are scared to show a lot of emotion. That's why we wanted to show them this time we're here, and Saddam is done."

The Marines arrived in Safwan, just across the Kuwait border, after Cobra attack helicopters, attack jets, tanks, 155 mm howitzers and sharpshooters cleared the way along Route 80, the main road into Iraq (news - web sites).

Safwan, 375 miles south of Baghdad, is a poor, dirty, wrecked town pocked by shrapnel from the last Gulf war (news - web sites). Iraqi forces in the area sporadically fired mortars and guns for hours Thursday and Friday. Most townspeople hid, although residents brought forth a wounded little girl, her palm bleeding after the new fighting. Another man said his wife was shot in the leg by the Americans.

A few men and boys ventured out, putting makeshift white flags on their pickup trucks or waving white T-shirts out truck windows.

"Americans very good," Ali Khemy said. "Iraq wants to be free."

Some chanted, "Ameriki! Ameriki!"

Many others in the starving town just patted their stomachs and raised their hands, begging for food.

A man identifying himself only as Abdullah welcomed the arrival of the U.S. troops: "Saddam Hussein is no good. Saddam Hussein a butcher."

An old woman shrouded in black — one of the very few women outside — knelt toward the feet of Americans, embracing an American woman. A younger man with her pulled her away, giving her a warning sign by sliding his finger across his throat.

In 1991, hundreds of thousands of Iraqis died after prematurely celebrating what they believed was their liberation from Saddam after the Gulf War. Some even pulled down a few pictures of Saddam then — only to be killed by Iraqi forces.

Gurfein playfully traded pats with a disabled man and turned down a dinner invitation from townspeople.

"Friend, friend," he told them in Arabic learned in the first Gulf War.

"We stopped in Kuwait that time," he said. "We were all ready to come up there then, and we never did."

The townspeople seemed grateful this time.

"No Saddam Hussein!" one young man in headscarf told Gurfein. "Bush!"
73 posted on 03/21/2003 1:31:20 PM PST by TomGuy
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To: Capitalism2003

How about this?
74 posted on 03/21/2003 1:38:07 PM PST by Rev DMV
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To: Diogenesis
Is toaday gonna be a three parter? thanks Dio. I really appreciate your post.
Sure would like to make that ping list.

What do I have to do Get a KIA.?
75 posted on 03/21/2003 1:39:42 PM PST by Rightly Biased (<><)
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To: All
UPDATE: DOD TODAY



76 posted on 03/21/2003 1:44:02 PM PST by Diogenesis (If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us.)
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To: Diogenesis
Background

77 posted on 03/21/2003 1:45:43 PM PST by Diogenesis (If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us.)
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To: Diogenesis
....Tears of joy.
78 posted on 03/21/2003 1:59:02 PM PST by Humidston (Do not remove this tag under penalty of law)
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To: Diogenesis
Talk about killer angels!!!! Sign me up!

(BTW - A great book.)

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

79 posted on 03/21/2003 2:10:17 PM PST by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: Britton J Wingfield
ping---I love the guys on the dirt bikes.
80 posted on 03/21/2003 2:41:41 PM PST by cateizgr8
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