Your son was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade in the city of As Samawah, the officer said. But he had no other details to offer, nothing about how the fighting came about or what Sgt. Jacob Butler was doing when he was killed. For the grieving father ...
Raised in Merriam and Wellsville, Butler, 24, was killed April 1, 2003, when his convoy came under fire in As Samawah, Iraq. He had been assigned to the Headquarters Co., 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment out of Fort Riley, Kan. About a dozen members ...
Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion 70th Armor Combat unit, which is attached to the 3rd Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division, manned a military checkpoint and distributed food in the southern Iraqi village of As Samawah.
It gave 10,000 coordinates of DU rounds fired by US jets and tanks. The data showed the use of DU rounds in heavily-populated areas of Iraq including As Samawah, Nasiriyah and Basra and included 1,500 DU rounds fired at troops. Informed estimates suggest ...
According to the award citation, Pike's actions came while he was serving as an Airborne rifle team leader during Operation Iraqi Freedom and the Battle of As Samawah. "Sgt. Pike's leadership under fire inspired his men to fight at great risk to their own ...
According to PAX’s report, which is due to be published this week, the data shows that many of the DU rounds were fired in or near populated areas of Iraq, including As Samawah, Nasiriyah and Basrah. At least 1,500 rounds were also aimed at troops ...
AS SAMAWAH, Iraq — Mohammed, a schoolteacher without chalk or desks for his students, said the beginning of postwar life here is terrible. The price of eggs has doubled, there is no electricity or water, and thieves have stolen computers from businesses ...
Hocking died March 21 when his unit was attacked with an improvised explosive device while it was conducting a maintenance mission in As Samawah, Iraq. The 3rd Infantry Division on Thursday gathered at Fort Stewart's Warriors Walk to memorialize Hocking ...
Barbato was part of the unit and fighting alongside Pike at the Battle of As Samawah. The award is being presented three years after Barbato and their former battalion commander, retired Col. John Castles, initiated the retroactive awards process to ...
"I heard from the speakers to come and surrender," said a young Al Kut soldier, referring to the message to put down arms and give up the fight that psychological operations officers boomed into As Samawah on Wednesday. "The rest will all come one by one ...
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