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ARROWHEAD BRIGADE UNCOVERS TWO CACHES
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Posted on 01/31/2004 5:21:09 AM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl
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January 31, 2004
Release Number: 04-01-76
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ARROWHEAD BRIGADE UNCOVERS TWO CACHES
MOSUL, Iraq - Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) under the operational control of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) uncovered two caches during operations Jan. 30 in and around Mosul.
Company A, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment uncovered a cache of weapons after an unknown number of enemy engaged a patrol with small arms and rocket-propelled grenades in northern Mosul. The patrol returned fire, and broke and moved to a location several blocks away. They then consolidated, reorganized and returned to secure the site. The patrol secured a cache consisting of one grenade, and six expended French Roland surface-to-air missile casings.
In Al Beer, Company A, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment discovered a cache that included one AK-47, one RPK machine gun, 1,500 rounds of ammunition, 21 magazines, two blocks of demolition cord and 40 electric blasting caps.
The 101st and elements of the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division continue to work with the citizens and leaders of Iraq to make it a safe, prosperous, and democratic nation.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: cache; centcom; freedom; gnfi; goodguys; iraq; strykerbrigade
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To: MJY1288; xzins; Calpernia; TEXOKIE; Alamo-Girl; windchime; Grampa Dave; anniegetyourgun; ...
Stryker Brigade, ping!
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posted on
01/31/2004 5:22:06 AM PST
by
Ragtime Cowgirl
("The chapter of Iraq's history - Saddam Hussein's reign of terror - is now closed." Lt. Gen. Sanchez)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
I wonder what they're hiding up at
< /lame humor >
But seriously, good news!
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posted on
01/31/2004 5:24:10 AM PST
by
martin_fierro
(I've been evah so clevah, mummsy)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Thank you very much , You send this good message to me , Thank you , Thank you help me . Bless you . Today I very sad .
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posted on
01/31/2004 5:26:37 AM PST
by
serurier
(We come here for the freedom of the world)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
I love these guys, but that first "cache" is not a cache.
It's the leftover trash from the first encounter.
The military PR folks do themselves no favors by amping it.
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posted on
01/31/2004 5:27:34 AM PST
by
polemikos
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
sorry, a bit off topic. Anyone know the correct wordage to type in the "add topic" box to include "news/current events"?
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posted on
01/31/2004 5:46:20 AM PST
by
hotpotato
To: polemikos
Tho I understand why they do, I agree with you.
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posted on
01/31/2004 5:49:14 AM PST
by
hotpotato
To: serurier
Hope the day gets better for you!!
To: 4everontheRight
Thank you very much , I sad for 3 kill's brave soldier in Iraq .
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posted on
01/31/2004 6:33:31 AM PST
by
serurier
(We come here for the freedom of the world)
To: serurier
We all are.
Thank you for your support of our men and women. You are a good friend to freedom!
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
1500 rounds????? That's about 2 unopened tins of Russian 7.63x39mm ammo. The number sounds impressive to the uninformed but it goes for about $180 US retail. You can mail order more than that and have it dropped of on your front door - even in NY. To the left, one(1) round in one(1) round to many.
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Stryker Brigade ~ Bump!
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posted on
01/31/2004 7:41:10 AM PST
by
blackie
(Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
BUMP!!
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posted on
01/31/2004 7:42:28 AM PST
by
whizzer
To: polemikos; hotpotato
Lol, re. the
caches today. What these guys are
actually doing would cheer the freedom-loving world if they could only report it. More should follow.
CENTCOM/CJTF7 reporters are not concerned with timeliness, or with pleasing their customers*. On the most productive days, when it turns out that our troops are involved in major raids, news is often very late....and very good.
*I think they have a sense of humor, too. (^:
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posted on
01/31/2004 7:46:43 AM PST
by
Ragtime Cowgirl
("The chapter of Iraq's history - Saddam Hussein's reign of terror - is now closed." Lt. Gen. Sanchez)
To: Dutch Boy
See #14.
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posted on
01/31/2004 7:47:11 AM PST
by
Ragtime Cowgirl
("The chapter of Iraq's history - Saddam Hussein's reign of terror - is now closed." Lt. Gen. Sanchez)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Bump!
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
The patrol secured a cache consisting of one grenade, and six expended French Roland surface-to-air missile casings.This is an insult to vocation of journalism.
To: DCPatriot
I don't think they're journalists. Stubborn facts, no spin. (^:
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posted on
01/31/2004 8:42:45 AM PST
by
Ragtime Cowgirl
("The chapter of Iraq's history - Saddam Hussein's reign of terror - is now closed." Lt. Gen. Sanchez)
To: af_vet_rr; ALOHA RONNIE; American in Israel; American Soldier; archy; armymarinemom; BCR #226; ...
re-ping
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posted on
01/31/2004 11:31:11 AM PST
by
Cannoneer No. 4
(The road to Glory cannot be followed with too much baggage.)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Cache- [French, from cacher, to hide, from Old French, to press, hide
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posted on
01/31/2004 11:34:58 AM PST
by
petercooper
(We did not have to prove Saddam had WMD, he had to prove he didn't.)
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