US soldiers from 3rd Squadron 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment patrol in the restive Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, on March 20, 2008. The US-led war on Iraq that toppled the brutal regime of dictator Saddam Hussein entered its sixth year today with millions of Iraqis still battling daily chaos and rampant bloodshed. (Photo by David Furst/Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images)This is a simple blog tonight...then again, aren't all of my blogs? :-)
Here are some current photos of the great work being done by the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment in the Diyala province...
Walk a day in their boots...tell me what you see...
Enjoy!
A US soldier from 3rd Squadron 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment helps a fellow soldier adjust his gear in the house of a local Iraqi tribal leader in the restive Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, on March 20, 2008. (Photo by David Furst/Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images)
US soldiers from 3rd Squadron 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment gather around a cache of mortars and artillery found buried in an orchard during a patrol in the restive Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, on March 20, 2008. (Photo by David Furst/Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images)
A US soldier from 3rd Squadron 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment helps a comrade adjust his radio to get better reception during a patrol in the restive Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, on March 20, 2008. (Photo by David Furst/Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images)
US soldiers from 3rd Squadron 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment sort through a cache of mortars and artillery found buried in an orchard during a patrol in the restive Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, on March 20, 2008. (Photo by David Furst/Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images)
A US soldier from 3rd Squadron 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment searches through an Iraqi home during a patrol in the restive Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, on March 20, 2008. (Photo by David Furst/Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images)
A US soldier from 3rd Squadron 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment patrols in the restive Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, on March 20, 2008. (Photo by David Furst/Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images)
An Iraqi man adjusts his headscarf as US soldiers from 3rd Squadron 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment search through his house during a patrol in the restive Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, on March 20, 2008. (Photo by David Furst/Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images)
US soldiers from 3rd Squadron 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment walk past the rubble left behind after a booby-trapped house exploded killing six of their comrades on January 8, 2008 during a patrol in the restive Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, on March 20, 2008.(Photo by David Furst/Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images)
An Iraqi woman stands amid a throng of US soldiers from 3rd Squadron 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment as they prepare to set off on patrol after finding a cache of weapons buried in a nearby farm in the restive Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, on March 20, 2008. (Photo by David Furst/Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images)
An Iraqi man wearing a t-shirt bearing the image of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that reads in Arabic "We love you" pushes his bicycle past US soldiers from 3rd Squadron 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment on patrol in the restive Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, on March 20, 2008. (Photo by David Furst/Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images)
US soldiers from 3rd Squadron 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment pause during a patrol in the restive Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, on March 20, 2008. (Photo by David Furst/Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images)
A US soldier from 3rd Squadron 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment gestures toward an Iraqi man standing behind him during a patrol in the restive Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, on March 19, 2008. (Photo by David Furst/Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images)
A US soldier from 3rd Squadron 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment rests in the back of a Stryker fighting vehicle in the restive Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, on March 19, 2008. (Photo by David Furst/Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images)
US soldiers from 3rd Squadron 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment patrol in the restive Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, on March 19, 2008. (Photo by David Furst/Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images)--------------------------------------------
Chris, I love you son! We are counting the days...
Be safe!
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- Collabman
Chris, I love you son! We are counting the days...
Be safe!
v/r,
- Collabman
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1 comment:
What I see is a group of wonderful, brave, young American men dilligently doing their job. What I am thinking as we enter the 6th year of this war is when will this end.
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