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4/14 Life in a U.S. convoy
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| www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13038-2004Apr14.html The thousands of troops who moved south to the Najaf area this week didnt need to be told. In the biggest Army operation in central Iraq since last springs invasion, dozens of convoys made up of hundreds of tanks and trucks moved into an area where Shiite Muslim militias had battled with occupation troops several times this month. Along the way, nearly every convoy was fired on, weary soldiers said afterward. Iraqi insurgents blew up bridges on the convoy routes, doubling or tripling the duration of trips scheduled to take six to 12 hours. And the United States military operation in Iraq began to feel less like a troubled occupation and more like a small war. For one convoy, the journey began just before midnight Sunday at the United States base outside Baqubah, northeast of Baghdad. Amyett, 23, a 1st Infantry Division scout in charge of a two-Humvee section that would make up the rear of the 44-vehicle convoy, assembled his men for a quick and intense briefing. Gunners, controlled bursts, he ordered, meaning they should not fire indiscriminately and should conserve ammunition. If a gunner gets hit, roll out of the way so a guy can jump up and keep it rocking. At 2:19 am on Monday, the convoy rolled out the front gate of the base near Baqubah. The parade comprised not just tanks, Humvees and Bradley Fighting Vehicles, but many of the more exotic parts of the United States Army inventory, such as the new Stryker armored vehicle, huge portable bridges and special trucks for carrying M1 Abrams tanks. John Combs, the convoy commander, radioed back, This is a known ambush point. It was a message he repeated frequently on the first part of the journey. Near dawn, he radioed back with another worrisome message: The bridge ahead had been hit with explosives. Well have to find another route, maybe through Baghdad, Combs said. An hour later he called to report that the convoy had adopted Plan C: The bridge at the secondary route is untenable, so were going with a new route. The vehicles paused for two hours while alternatives were explored back at brigade headquarters. Finally, they proceeded into the Shiite Muslim heartland south of Baghdad, along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Above mud houses flew the black and green banners of Shiite Islam. At 11:37, as the day grew hot, the convoy finally arrived at the Tigris. Over the radio came the message, When we get to the far side, Ive got absolutely no clue where we are going. |
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