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| Iraq |
| Troops Hunting ’Elvis’ |
| 2003-08-05 |
| He used to be Mr. President, The Leader (May God Preserve him) or The Respected General. Now Saddam Hussein is HVT No. 1, a "high-value target" to U.S. troops in Iraq, sometimes the Ace of Spades, as he appears in a deck of "most wanted" cards, more often just "The Big Guy." But to the soldiers of the 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry Regiment out of Fort Hood Texas who are spearheading the hunt around Saddam’s home town of Tikrit, he is simply "Elvis." Not content with the Pentagon’s photofit images of what the elusive dictator may now look like, their mess hall in one of his palaces sports a doctored official portrait showing a now coiffed and sideburned Saddam under the title "Elvis Lives!." Inspired by countless supermarket tabloid "sightings" of the late rock legend, troops say they are on Saddam’s trail. "Course we gonna get Elvis," said one senior officer. "Last I heard he was working in a Burger King down in Tikrit." Yup, it sure sounds like morale is bad. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #2 It is obvious that dogfaces don't change. The comment about the Burger King is classic foot soldier humor..... I guess that gives a new meaning to the "Elvis has left the Building" quip you hear sometimes. |
| Posted by: SOG475 2003-8-5 3:51:24 PM |
| #1 We have not had any sightings recently here in Michigan where this whole Elvis Sightings thing started, but I will keep you posted. |
| Posted by: PJAnonymous 2003-8-5 2:40:20 PM |