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2003-04-02 Iraq

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-04-02 02:01 pm|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 As an aside, I have been thinking about this and as I have seen no one make mention of it I will. The 3rd of the 7th is descended from the 7th Cavalry of General Custer fame.

Check out the unit history at
http://www.us7thcavalry.com/7-cav-3.htm

It makes for some interesting reading.

Lots of history there.

Posted by Michael 2003-04-02 14:30:41|| 2003-04-02 14:30:41|| Front Page Top

#2 I believe also the unit featured in the movie and book "we were soldiers then and young"...

Posted by mjh 2003-04-02 14:48:34|| 2003-04-02 14:48:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Can anybody answer about whether we sure about Karbala being taken in the sense that we have what we need and bypassed the rest or do we control the whole city?

Posted by pj 2003-04-02 14:51:24|| 2003-04-02 14:51:24|| Front Page Top

#4 Im pretty sure theyve bypassed Karbala, and Kut as well. Only cities we've really entered are Nassariya, and Najaf, in both cases because essential roads/bridges are inside the cities.

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-04-02 14:58:49|| 2003-04-02 14:58:49|| Front Page Top

#5 So: are the Republican Guard still elite?

pj: I think the idea is we control key points around Karbala but haven't done the kind of house-to-house clearance the Marines are doing in Nasiriyeh.

Posted by Matt 2003-04-02 15:00:47|| 2003-04-02 15:00:47|| Front Page Top

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