U.S. Troops (3rd ID) Reach Downtown Baghdad [No casulties]

World Tribune ^ | April 6, 2003 SGT | Major General Gene Renuart-CENCOM Chief of Operations

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United States troops have begun moving through downtown Baghdad.

United States Officials said members of the 3rd Infantry Division began driving through the center of the Iraqi capital on Saturday.

They said the unit did not sustain casulties.

'This was an operation conducted by two task forces of the Third Infantry Division,' Major General Eugene Renuart Chief of Operations for Central Command, said.

They had been south of the city and conducted a raid through the city, proceeding North to the Tigris River and continuing out to the West in the direction of the airpoirt.'

Officials said the show of United States troops was meant to demonstrate to the residents of Baghdad that Saddam Hussein had lost control.

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ROFL!!

Great cartoon!

[I still care]

He took them down near the airport to look at a tank of ours that broke down and we destroyed and left it. He said that was proof we had to leave the airport. The road to the airport was unnavigatable because of concrete chunks. At least that is what the article I read said. I will try to find the link.