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Searching Orgun-E


U.S. Army soldiers of Charlie Company, 1st Platoon, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, stationed at Orgun-E firebase, Orgun, Afghanistan, conduct a search for weapon caches and weapons deemed illegal to own, as well as any evidence of Taliban activity in Say Khan, Gulmani Kot and Pir Kowti, Sept. 28, 2003. Sgt. Stephen Butcher, 1st Squad, waits for the signal to enter as he leads a soldier’s stack outside the door to a home in Gulmani Kot. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Davis, 55th Signal Company


1st Squad, 1st Platoon soldiers wait out side a shop in Say Khan for the owner to unlock the door so the soldiers can search. September 28, 2003. U.S. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Davis, 55th Signal Company


U.S. Army Capt. Jimmy Oplander, platoon leader for 1st Platoon, enters a shop in Say Khan in order to search for weapons Sept. 28, 2003. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Davis, 55th Signal Company


Sgt. Michael Reid holds a box for an interpreter to unlock so the box can be searched, Sept. 28, 2003. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Davis, 55th Signal Company


Sgt. Stephen Butcher opens a crate in a shop in Say Khan while searching for weapons or ammunition, September 28, 2003. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Davis, 55th Signal Company


Residents of Pir Kowti agree to bring their weapons to the center of town to be registered and returned, or registered and confiscated, depending on the type of weapon rather than having soldiers rummage through their homes and personal belongings. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Davis, 55th Signal Company


2nd Lt. Blake Witherell, platoon leader for the 41st Engineers, 1st Platoon A Company, 2nd Squad, confiscates three AK-47 magazines from an Afghan, Sept. 29, 2003. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Davis, 55th Signal Company


Spc. Nick Bernson with the 486th Civil Affairs Battalion watches a home owner open a bag of ammunition Sept. 29, 2003. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Davis, 55th Signal Company


79 posted on 10/09/2003 4:56:28 PM PDT by SAMWolf (Blame Saint Andreas - it's all his fault.)
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To: SAMWolf
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Wonderful images of our troops doing a great job in Afghanistan, SAM. Each illegal weapon confiscated lessens the odds against our men and women serving there getting wounded, or worse.

WAY TO GO, TROOPS!!


81 posted on 10/09/2003 5:32:35 PM PDT by radu (May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
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Thank you SAM for these great pictures of our troops at work.
82 posted on 10/09/2003 6:09:46 PM PDT by snippy_about_it (Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
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