A US soldier from the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment runs to his position during a patrol in a market area in Baghdad, 20 January 2008. Syria and Saudi Arabia have reduced the flow of foreign insurgents crossing their borders to fight in Iraq, a US military spokesman said today. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images.Afternoon...enjoying your Sunday?
As I work through the flow of information today, once again there are current photos of the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment working their Area of Operations in Baghdad, courtesy of Jewel Samad, AFP. Some of these photos are just hours old...gotta love the technology that exists today, eh? A look at those photos in a moment...
From a news perspective, I am encouraged somewhat by the headline today indicating armor-piercing bomb attacks are down. I say somewhat because I wonder if this diminished flow of explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs is short-lived? Why do we care? Its no secret that EFPs are a real threat to our warriors on the ground in Iraq and elsewhere. IED's are still a nasty threat...I guess time will tell.
Photos...
I really enjoy scanning through the photos of our warriors from the 2nd SCR. It doesn't matter which squadron - I look at them all. The only thing better is steaming video. I try to share photos that show faces...so that someone, somewhere may say "hey, that is my warrior!"
Take a moment and look closely at today's photos...what do you see? My favorites are the first photo above...and the very last photo. I wonder what the signs on the wall in front of the church say? Would we want to know?
Enjoy!
Chris, I love you buddy. Oh, Mike A. was in our class today as he is home for R&R. As you probably know, this is Mike's 3rd tour in Iraq. Talk about commitment! Also, he indicated he just re-enlisted...
I am so proud of all you guys. Stay strong and be encouraged son...we are praying for you!
v/r,
- Collabman
US soldiers from the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment patrol a market area in Baghdad, 20 January 2008. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images.
A US soldier from the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment secures an area during a patrol in a market while a laborer paints a building in Baghdad, 20 January 2008. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images.
US soldiers from the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment patrol a market area in Baghdad, 20 January 2008. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images.
An Iraqi woman and boy walk past a US soldier from the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment on patrol in a market area in Baghdad, 20 January 2008. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images.
A US soldier from the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment scans the area by an Iraqi clothing vendor (R) and another boy on a bicycle as they patrol at a residential neighborhood in Baghdad, 20 January 2008. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images.
An Iraqi man sits in a chair next to a US soldier from the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment as he patrols a market area in Baghdad, 20 January 2008. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images.
A US soldier from the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment patrols a market area in Baghdad, 20 January 2008. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images.
A US soldier from the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment walks past a church as he patrols a residential neighbourhood in Baghdad, 20 January 2008. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images.
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Like you, I hope the news is not short lived. All we can do from our end is to keep on praying.
You always manage to find great photos. The first one is my favorite, also. It looks as if the soldier is floating across the road.
Interesting to see graffiti in Iraq. It surprises me whenever I travel out of the US and see it, but for some reason didn't expect it there. I always think of that as being an American art form. Maybe some Iraqis want to be more like us than they know.
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