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American soldier Sfc. Soden from the 4th Infantry division searches in the thick vegetation of a orchard during an early morning raid on a village outside Tikrit, Iraq, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2003. The raid was conducted after intelligence was gathered with a cache of weapons being found buried in an orchard close to houses that were targeted for the operation.(AP Photo/Rob Griffith)


American soldier Spc Jeff Barnaby of Mansfield, La., from the 4th Infantry division, carries an automatic weapon found during an early morning raid on a village outside Tikrit, Iraq, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2003.


An American soldier from the 4th Infantry division digs for hidden weapons during an early morning raid on a village outside Tikrit, Iraq, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2003.


An American soldier from the 4th Infantry division battles with thick vegetation while searching for weapons during an early morning raid on a village outside Tikrit, Iraq, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2003.


An American soldier from the 4th Infantry division stands guard over a suspected Saddam loyalist during an early morning raid on a village outside Tikrit, Iraq, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2003.


A U.S. soldier runs past an armored vehicle 'Bradley' during a joint raid on a farmhouse by the 1st Battalion (22nd regiment) of the fourth Division of the U.S. army and the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps on the outskirts of Tikrit, about 110 miles (180 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad September 24, 2003. A machine gun and its ammunition were found during the raid. REUTERS/Arko Datta


A U.S. soldier searches a farm during a joint raid on a farmhouse by the 1st Battalion (22nd regiment) of the fourth Division of the U.S. army and the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps on the outskirts of Tikrit, about 110 miles (180 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad September 24, 2003.


U.S. soldiers walk through woods searching for arms and ammunition during a joint raid on a farmhouse on the outskirts of Tikrit, Iraq September 24, 2003.


A U.S. soldier digs out a hidden machine gun during a raid on a farmhouse near Tikrit, Iraq September 24, 2003. A machine gun and ammunition were found during the raid. Photo by Arko Datta/Reuters


American Soldiers from 4th Infantry division drive through an orchard during an early morning raid on a village outside Tikrit, Iraq (news - web sites), Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2003. With most of Iraq being desert, such green overgrown vegitation such as the orchard is few and far between.

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Thank you SAM for all the pictures of our military at work.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Thanks so much for the update, Sam.

[PhilDragoo]

MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS FROM OPERATION ABILENE

The page has links at the bottom for both men.

Regarding Coonts' Flight of the Intruder, it's been ten years since reading it, but I seem to recall LBJ comparing himself to an eager applicant for a teaching position in a small town. The applicant is asked whether the world is flat or round, and LBJ as the applicant responds that he can teach it either way.

LBJ defended his obscene target list "sanitizing" with some cornball crap a la "son, I'm trying to teach this Ho Chi Minh a lesson without getting us into WWIII".

After the war, North Vietnamese officials would remark they could not understand U.S. leaders' fear of Soviet or Chinese entry.

LBJ's veto of the Joint Chiefs' plea to bomb Hanoi and mine Haiphong in November 1965 was termed "The Day It Became the Longest War" by the Marine officer present as aide to the chiefs.

The disgusting duplicity and crippling meddling of such chancrous maggots as LBJ and McNamara is triply repugnant in view of the exceptional heroism of men such as Robinson and Pitsenbarger.

Thank God we now have leadership to support the troops in every manner possible.