[Lurker]

The CO of that unit should be relieved of command.

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[Lonesome in Massachussets]

>>The CO of that unit should be relieved of command.

Only if you believe what you read in the papers. Linda Cruz could be the pen name for Jason Blair. It's my understanding that they got lost and ambushed by Iraqi irregulars, "militia", since the Iraqi Regular Army isn't worth a picture (sic) of warm urine. The result was approximately 500 milliMogadishu, on the DiGenova scale.

Surrounded by a numerically superior force firing from cover, they eventually ran of ammunition and were all killed or captured. These things will happen when you get separated and isolated, especially lightly armed support troops. If all or many of their weapons were so poorly maintained they failed to operate, the commander should be court-martialed for gross dereliction of duty. If one confused unit made a wrong turn, as units will inevitably do, they need to take some lessons learned and move on.

[Chief_Joe]

The CO of that unit should be relieved of command.

I recently reviewed the actual report the Army put out regarding the attack on the 507th at An Nasiriyah, and I could not agree with you more. This guy is responsible for them taking the wrong route in the first place, but even on the route he took his unit would have most likely made it to their next destination if the CO had not made the second wrong turn into the city of An Nasiriyah. Even with these two mistakes, he could have again led is troops out of harm if he had not missed the ramp back on to the freeway when the convoy had turned around and backtracked through the city. On top of all this, it appears he executed an improper retreat by hauling a#@ away and leaving the rest of the troops in slower moving vehicles to fend for themselves.