***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 3-LIVE THREAD***

FreeRepublic - Day 2 ^ | 212 March 2003 | An.American.Expatriate/null and void

[null and void]

Good Morning.

This is the continuation Thread of Operation Iraqi Freedom - Day 1- LIVE THREAD.

It is designed for general conversation about the events of the day. In depth discussion of events should be left to individual threads - but links to the threads or other articles is highly encouraged. This allows us to stay abreast of the situation in general, while also providing a means of obtaining specific information.

To all who helped this get started, thank you!

[Fledermaus]

I hear it! Don't think it was wind that time!

[glock rocks]

sounds off in the distance, but definate explosions in BAG

[Fledermaus]

"Significant softening up tonight"

[Scott from the Left Coast]

I'm thinking that the Nebuchadnezer and Hammurabai divisions are getting their own taste of the air campaign today.

[Dog]

Get the MSNBC webcam up.....heavy rumbles in the distance....can't see anything on video ......but can hear it...

[attyatlaw001]

I was a reporter before I was a lawyer and the reporter still lives! (Why else would I be writing a brief and watching posts and MSNBC all at once?)

[The Wizard]

and they are european measurments, and I hate hearing them.....

[Fledermaus]

yep, they are tasting fire and brimstone

[killjoy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/872303/posts

Interesting post about Delta Force involved in initial strike.

[Catspaw]

Harrigan has done some tough reporting, as has Todd Connor. But the toughest reporters are the embedded reporters--NOW they know what our armed forces go through--no references to the abstract "troops." Now they know that "troops" means someone's son, someone's daughter, someone's brother, someone's husband.

And it looks like F-16's (I think) are taking off from the US Constellation.

[Anomaly in Illinois]

American Soldiers don't have beards.

That poor guy looks like he had a beard.

[prairiebreeze]

Catching up here Wizard. Is the 2nd S&A starting soon?

Prairie

[bvw]

Timne to break out the anti-fire foaming agent bombs! We have some of those, no?

[RummyChick]

i can't tell when the baghdad cam is just wind or actual bombing

someone posted a site with all kinds of cams on it that could be viewed at once but I can't find it

[Centurion2000]

is this first photo an american

this is a graphic death shot

Nope, if you look closely you will see that he has a beard.

First off the troops have to remain clean shaven due to regulations. The other reason they are clean shaven is that the gas mask will not get a good airtight seal if you have a beard or even very heavy stubble.

So it's ok.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Anyone have the names of the 2 fallen Marines just released by the Pentagon?

Here are the 4 earlier identified:

Maj. Jay Thomas Aubin, 36, of Waterville, Maine

Capt. Ryan Anthony Beaupre, 30, of Bloomington, Ill.

Cpl. Brian Matthew Kennedy, 25, of Houston, Texas

Staff Sgt. Kendall Damon Watersbey, 29, of Baltimore, Md.

[Dog]

It started I can hear it on the BAG cam....

[Michael81Dus]

Does anybody know where the killed western reporter came from?

And, Turkey says that no US soldier (except the regulary personnel) is on their soil.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Liberate Iraq - Occupy Hollywood!

LOL! Thank you, Howlin, Amelia. (^: