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  • Iraqis destroy 2 Abrams tanks; loss is first in its 20-year history

    03/25/2003 10:28:31 PM PST · by Diddley · 36 replies · 648+ views
    Army Times ^ | March 25, 2003 | Sean D. Naylor
    Army Times/Mansfield News Journal (Ohio) EAST BANK OF THE EUPHRATES RIVER, Iraq - Two American M1A1 Abrams tanks were destroyed Tuesday by fire from what officers believe was an Iraqi truck-mounted anti-tank gun. It was the first time an Abrams has been destroyed by enemy fire in its 20-year history. But the Abrams preserved one important record: All eight crewmen survived without serious injury. No crew member has ever died in an Abrams because of enemy action. The two tanks were lost as the 3rd Infantry Division's 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment pushed to within 80 miles of Baghdad Tuesday...