Posted on 11/26/2004 10:00:27 PM PST by M. Espinola
U.S. army soldiers guard the scene near a body after two men were found murdered in Mosul, Iraq (news - web sites), Thursday, Nov. 25, 2004. The jihadist enemy will pay for these murders.
U.S. soldiers have their Thanksgiving meal at a dining facility in the U.S. military base of Camp Victory in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, November 25th, 2004.
.S. Army soldiers line up for a traditional Thanksgiving Day dinner at the Forward Operating Base Marez dining facility in Mosul, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 25th, 2004.
U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Spc. Chris Pierce of Ft. Myers, Fl, uses an officer's satellite phone to call home to his family from his outpost in Mosul, Iraq, on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 25th, 2004.
U.S. Army soldiers gather for a traditional Thanksgiving Day dinner at the Forward Operating Base Marez dining facility in Mosul, Iraq, 11-15-04.
President George W. Bush calls troops on Thanksgiving from his ranch in Crawford, Texas November 25, 2004.
U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment soldiers return to their vehicles after a joint early morning raid on insurgent targets by Iraqi and U.S. forces, during which 13 suspects were detained in Mosul. 11-26-04.
Iraqi 11-year-old boy Mowaffaq Abbas (R) plays football with his older brother Mohammed near anti-blast walls outside their house in Baghdad, November 25th, 2004. His heroes may be the same as any 11-year-old living in Europe or the United States, but therest of Mowaffaq Abbas's life could hardly be more different. A Baghdad schoolboy, Mowaffaq must regularly evade the threat of suicide car bombers, violent kidnappers and armed insurgents just to get to school each morning.
U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry soldiers relax near a space heater after a traditional Thanksgiving dinner of turkey and ham was delivered to their outpost in Mosul, Iraq Thursday, Nov. 25th, 2004.
November 26th, 2004, Flight deck personnel prepare an F-14D Tomcat from Fighter Squadron 213 for launch from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Arabian Sea. Photo by PH1 Greg Messier, USN
The 'Shooter' signals the pilot of an F-14-D Tomcat from Fighter Squadron 213 to bring his aircraft up to full throttle prior to being launched from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. The Vinson is patrolling the Arabian Sea participating in Operation Enduring Freedom. Photo by PH1 Greg Messier, USN (Nov-2004)
http://www.defendamerica.mil/images/photos/pi120701a3.jpg> A B-1B Lancer moves closer to the refueling boom. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Cedric H. Rudisill, USAF (undated)
A B-1B Lancer from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing heads for Afghanistan in the late evening. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Cedric H. Rudisill, USAF (undated)
HYAKURI AIR BASE, Japan -- An F-15 Eagle takes off for a mission during exercise Keen Sword 2005. The exercise, which ended Nov. 19th, is designed to further increase the defensive readiness of Japanese and American forces through training in air, ground and sea operations, and to improve interoperability between the countries. The aircraft is assigned to the 67th Fighter Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)
Operation Iraqi Freedom -- Pilot kneels in front of F-16 Fighting Falcons resting on the flight line. Illustration by Bryan Snuffer
Great post. Thank you very much.
Not for nothing, but why do Iraqi cops and Iraqi guardsmen wear face masks? I don`t get the whole mask thing. Is it because of the sand storms or are they trying to remain anonymous? If they are trying to remain anonymous, how would covering your face help? Can the terrorists immediately know someone just by looking at their face? I don`t know, very bizarre.
BTTT, Thanks for the great post!
thanks for the great pics. God bless our forces and our president.
Most excellent.
Heads up Tonk
Because the terrorists are targeting them for kidnapping and murder.
Thanks
I think they even do that in some DEA operations and even some FBI operations,i think it's to preserve their ability to go undercover possiblt in the future.Also in Iraq I would think it would be necessary to protect their family also.
The Iraqi cops must try to conceal their identities since after their shift is over they can not return to a protective Coalition base at night.
Many of these brave men willing to serve in order to rebuild Iraq & stop the Islamic terrorist enemy, live in the same districts as some of the home-grown terrorists.
Once the jihadist killers ID either members of the Iraqi Armed Forces or Iraqi police, even members of their families become a terrorist target. Remember the Islamic terrorist enemy operates as organized street gangs. No morals only death.
Great photos and painting, M. Espinola!
I especially like the photo of the Most Dangerous Job On The Planet (According to OSHA)... Night Carrier Ops!
Jack.
Thanks for fixing that one:)
They must wear the masks to hide their identity from the terrorist who would target their family.I hope we can get these guys some better vehicles soon.I wouldn't want to be driving around in the back of a pick up.
Give yourself an attaboy.
ATTABOY!!!
Anonymous. The bad guys figure out who the police are and come in groups to the cops' homes and murder them.
Gotta love that Islam.
The fightdeck is a most demanding ballroom.
Remember South Vietnam where many many "members" of the VC were coerced to fight by methods used by the NVA installed/armed village cadre team and their lists of names (your sisters in particular). Many Vietnamese refugees sttled around here in the late 1970s and brought with the horrible low down on that time of terror.
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