What caught my eye was 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment is once again right in the middle of the fight in the Bread Basket.
In fact, they were the first unit in based on this article...
But Lt. Col. Rod Coffey, 45, of Anne Arundel County, who leads the squadron that first attacked the area, said initial reports from villagers indicated that many of the Sunni insurgents, fearing a U.S. offensive, had left more than a week ago. He estimated that 50 to 75 fighters remained.
"They created a sharia anti-state that terrorized the Iraqi citizens here," Coffey said in Zahmm, a village where he and his men spent the night in a crumbling, unoccupied house enclosed by a mud wall.
Coffey's unit, the 3rd Squadron of the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, entered the Bread Basket at 3 a.m. Tuesday, but other units had been laying the groundwork for weeks. Early Monday morning, Special Operations forces started moving in from the northwest as two battalions began to circle the area like a closing noose.
To our warriors in the 3rd Squadron, be safe guys and press on. We are all praying for you...v/r,
- Collabman
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Remember those feelings before battle rhythm set in. They seem to rearing their ugly heads again. The fear, panic and general uneasiness of that possible knock at the door. I have to keep reminding myself that our warriors are more than well trained. They are experts at the jobs they do and they will be all right. After all, the good guys always win.
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