[Vision2020] 300+ U.S.casualties In Iraq At Forward Base Falcon?

[J Ford]

Yes...there are times when the ammo is stored very close the main body of 
the base for better protection against getting broken into.  We used to 
store our trucks and tanks close by as well - which meant the V&W Shop was 
close by doing repairs.  Our own V&W shop had over 150 people in it, often 
with over 70 people in the shop at any given time of the day or night - 
especially in combat-close areas.  Then, there is the simple fact of 
shrapnal going absolutely EVERYwhere, especially in explosions such as were 
shown.

The thought that very few people were hurt is just ridiculous.



J  :]





>From: "Bill London" <london at moscow.com>
>To: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>, "'Ted Moffett'" 
><starbliss at gmail.com>,        "'Vision2020'" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] 300+ U.S.casulties In Iraq At Forward Base 
>Falcon?
>Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 18:46:01 -0700
>
>I do not know much about military bases and storing ammo, but these photos
>seem to show that the damage was confined to storage areas, not barracks or
>gathering places.
>That would seem to indicate that the Army story of no casualities was quite
>possible.
>Does anyone else have a different assessment?
>BL
>
>
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
>To: "'Tom Hansen'" <thansen at moscow.com>; "'Ted Moffett'"
><starbliss at gmail.com>; "'Vision2020'" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 6:32 PM
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] 300+ U.S.casualties In Iraq At Forward Base 
>Falcon?
>
>
> > Photos:
> >
> > http://www.rense.com/general73/falcphotos.htm
> >
> > Tom Hansen
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com 
>[mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
> > On Behalf Of Tom Hansen
> > Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 6:03 PM
> > To: 'Ted Moffett'; 'Vision2020'
> > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] 300+ U.S.casualties In Iraq At Forward Base
>Falcon?
> >
> > What CNN reported, concerning the incident at Forward Operating Base
>Falcon,
> > on October 12, 2006.
> >
> > Scroll down to "Other Developments" at:
> > http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/10/11/iraq.main/index.html
> >
> > Tom Hansen
> > Vandalville, Idaho
> >
> > "Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the
>tranquil
> > and steady dedication of a lifetime."
> >
> > --Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com 
>[mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
> > On Behalf Of Tom Hansen
> > Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 5:45 PM
> > To: 'Ted Moffett'; 'Vision2020'
> > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] 300+ U.S.casualties In Iraq At Forward Base
>Falcon?
> >
> > Thanks, Ted -
> >
> > Out of curiosity I listened to, and recorded, the KGO (San Francisco)
> > morning news (4:00 AM - 5:00 AM segment) and discovered some rather
> > extremely disturbing news that, for all intents and purposes, seem to
> > deserve serious concern.
> >
> > I extracted just that portion concerning a call-in listener discussing
>this
> > matter on the air wit John Rothman.
> >
> > Judge for yourselves:
> >
> > http://www.tomandrodna.com/Temp/KGO_102806.mp3
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> > Tom Hansen
> > Vandalville, Idaho
> >
> > "If not us, who?
> > If not now, when?"
> >
> > - Unknown
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com 
>[mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
> > On Behalf Of Ted Moffett
> > Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 3:16 PM
> > To: Vision2020
> > Subject: [Vision2020] 300+ U.S.casualties In Iraq At Forward Base 
>Falcon?
> >
> > All:
> >
> > Investigations are under way to obtain more verification for the
>information
> > given in the story at the bottom of this post, mentioned in the subject
> > heading.  Note the long list of named US casualties in this story, 
>alleged
> > to have occurred at Forward Base Falcon, in Iraq, Oct. 10, 2006.
> >
> > However, read this BBC story that, while verifying there was at attack 
>and
> > large explosions at Forward Base Falcon on that date, claims there were 
>no
> > deaths or injuries:
> >
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6038990.stm
> >
> > KGO radio AM 810, in San Francisco, an ABC station, on the John Rothman
>show
> > (1-5 or 6 AM Sat./Sun. morning), early this morning Saturday, from 4-5 
>AM,
> > indicated that he will wait for more information before he firmly 
>believes
> > there has been a "cover up" of the "alleged" mass deaths and injuries at
> > Forward Base Falcon in Iraq.  KGO radio shows are available via 
>streaming
> > audio RealPlayer or Windows Media player for a 24 hour period, in one 
>hour
> > segments.
> >
> > You can listen to Rothman discuss US Senator Barak Obama's new book "The
> > Audacity of Hope," and also his comments, and callers comments, on the
> > alleged casualties of a large number of US troops on October 10, at
>Forward
> > Base Falcon in Iraq, by selecting the 4-5 AM segment for streaming audio
>at
> > this web link for KGO radio archives, but this archive might only be
> > available for the rest of today:
> >
> > http://www.kgoam810.com/Article.asp?PT=Archive&id=49920
> >
> > -------
> > Story on alleged mass US casualties during October at Forward Base 
>Falcon
>in
> > Iraq:
> >
> > http://houston.indymedia.org/news/2006/10/53584.php
> >
> > Houston Independent Media Center
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> >
> > Original article is at 
>http://houston.indymedia.org/news/2006/10/53584.php
> > <http://houston.indymedia.org/news/2006/10/53584.php>  Print comments.
> > <http://houston.indymedia.org/print.php?id=53584&comments=yes>
> >
> > 300+ U.S.casulties:Forward Base Falcon "Coverup"!
> > by Brian Harring Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006 at 12:34 AM
> > <mailto:>
> >
> > Over 300 American troops, including U.S. Army and Marines, CIA
> > agents and U.S. translators were casualties and there also were 165
> > seriously injured requiring major medical attention and 39 suffering
>lesser
> > injuries 122 members of the Iraqi armed forces were killed and 90
>seriously
> > injured members of same, were also evacuated to the U.S. military 
>hospital
> > at al-Habbaniyah located some 70km west of Baghdad.
> >
> > Another Disastrous Coverup Forward Base Falcon Disaster
> > by Brian Harring 22 Oct 2006 19:34 GMT
> >
> > The cover up of Over 300 American troops, including U.S. Army and 
>Marines,
> > CIA agents and U.S. translators were casualties and there also were 165
> > seriously injured requiring major medical attention and 39 suffering
>lesser
> > injuries 122 members of the Iraqi armed forces were killed and 90
>seriously
> > injured members of same, were also evacuated to the U.S. military 
>hospital
> >
> >
> >
> > Another Disastrous Coverup
> >
> > Forward Base Falcon Disaster
> >
> > by Brian Harring
> >
> >
> >
> > Late on the evening of October 10, 2006, Iraqi resistance groups lobbed
> > mortar and rocket rounds into the immense 'Forward Base Falcon,' the
>largest
> > American military base in Iraq, located 13 km south of the Green Zone in
> > Baghdad. In addition to accurate mortar fire, Grad and Katyusha rockets
>were
> > also used.
> >
> > Falcon base was designed to house a large contingent of American troops,
> > mostly drawn from the 4th Infantry Division, stationed at Fr. Bliss,
>Texas.
> > At the time of the attack, there were approximately 3000 men inside the
> > camp, which also was filled with ammunition supplies, fuel, tanks and
> > vehicles.
> >
> > Iraqi contractors had assisted in the construction of the camp, which
> > occupied nearly a square mile and was surrounded with guard 
>tower-studded
> > high concrete walls, and it is now apparent that the Resistance movement
>had
> > been given important targets from "sources familiar with the layout" of
>the
> > base.
> >
> > After the initial shelling, fuel and ammunition stores began to erupt 
>with
> > massive explosions that could be heard, and seen, miles away inside the
> > Green Zone where U.S. military and diplomatic units were heavily 
>guarded.
> >
> > The explosions, all of them termed "immense" by BBC reporters, continued
> > throughout the night.
> >
> > In response, US aircraft indiscriminately rocketed and bombed various
>parts
> > of the city, BBC and AFP correspondents eported, trying to knock out the
> > launch sites of the rockets
> >
> > The BBC's Andrew North, in Baghdad, said the explosions started at about
> > 2300 (2100 BST) and were becoming "ever more frequent" as the huge fires
> > spread throughout the base, punctuated by tremendous explosions as more
>fuel
> > and ammunition dumps ignited.
> >
> > "Intelligence indicates that civilians aligned with a militia 
>organization
> > were responsible for last night's mortar attack," said Lieutenant 
>Colonel
> > Jonathan Withington, spokesman for the U.S. 4th Infantry Division.
> >
> > An after action report, issued by the Department of Defense, stated 
>that:
> > "On October 10, 2006, at approximately 10:40 p.m., a 82mm mortar round,
> > fired by militia forces from a residential area in Abu T-Shir, caused a
>fire
> > at an Ammunition Supply Point (ASP) at FOB Falcon. The ASP, containing
>tank
> > and artillery rounds, in addition to smaller caliber ammunition, set off 
>a
> > series of large explosions. About 100 troops from the 4th Infantry
>Division
> > were reported to be stationed at the base at the time, but no injuries
>were
> > reported." (Emphasis added.) "The damage to the area will not degrade 
>the
> > operational capability of MND-B (Multinational Division Baghdad),"
> >
> > When the flames had been brought under control on the morning of the 
>11th
>of
> > October, primarily because the entire camp had been gutted, nine large
> > American military transports with prominent Red Cross markings were
>observed
> > by members of the foreign media taking off, laded with the dead and the
> > wounded.
> >
> > Over 300 American troops, including U.S. Army and Marines, CIA agents 
>and
> > U.S. translators were casualties and there also were 165 seriously 
>injured
> > requiring major medical attention and 39 suffering lesser injuries 122
> > members of the Iraqi armed forces were killed and 90 seriously injured
> > members of same, were also evacuated to the U.S. military hospital at
> > al-Habbaniyah located some 70km west of Baghdad.
> >
> > Satellite pictures and aerial photographs from neutral sources showed 
>that
> > Camp Falcon suffered major structural damage and almost all the U.S.
> > military's supply of small arms ammunition, artillery and rocket rounds,
> > tons of fuel, six Apache helicopters, an uncounted but large number of
> > soft-skinned vehicles such as Humvees and supply trucks were damaged or
> > totally destroyed. Foreign press observers noted "an endless parade" of
> > military vehicle recovery units dragging burnt-out heavy tanks and 
>armored
> > personnel carriers to another base outside Baghdad.
> >
> > Many of the walls and towers of the camp were damaged or leveled as were
> > many of the barracks, maintenance depots, and there was considerable
>damage
> > to the huge mess halls that could hold 3000 soldiers, the huge 
>recreation
> > center with its basketball courts and indoor swimming pools and all the
> > administration buildings
> >
> > Although official U.S. DoD statements indicated that there were no 
>deaths;
> > that only a hundred men were inside the base guarding billions of 
>dollars
>of
> > vital military equipment and that there were "only two minor injuries to
> > personnel," passes belief and certainly reality is more painful than
> > propaganda.
> >
> > Not only has the U.S. military machine lost much of its armor and
>transport,
> > and its entire reserves of ammunition and special fuel, but the casualty
> > list for only the first day is over 300..
> >
> > Here is a transcription of that list who were evacuated to other 
>hospital
> > units:.
> >
> > In re: Insurgent attacks on Forward Base Falcon on 10-11 October, 2006
> >
> > Official Casualty List from U.S. military hospital at al-Habbaniyah
>located
> > some 70km west of Baghdad. U.S. medical personnel at al-Habbaniyah
>initially
> > stated that the US military hospital at the massive American-occupied 
>air
> > base there had begun to receive dead and wounded personnel. The military
> > hospital in al-Habbaniyah, the largest in occupied Iraq, was opened on 
>12
> > May this year in response to sharply rising (and redacted) US 
>casualties.
> >
> > List compiled and effective as of 11 Oct 06 at 2300.
> >
> > - A -
> > Pfc James R. Adams, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 
>4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Captain Kenneth Adler, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations 
>Company
> > Pfc Bobby Ray Albertson , Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
> > 1st Lt.Keith Allen, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations Company
> > Spc Cletus Anderson, 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry
> > Division
> > Lance Cpl John Martin Ansley, Marine Forces Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 
>25th
> > Marine Regiment
> > Spc Toby Anthony, National Guard's 149th Brigade Combat Team
> > Pfc Gustavo Armijo, 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police
> > Brigade
> > Pfc Michael Armstrong, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd 
>Airborne
> > Division
> > Capt Steven Arnold, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry
>Division
> > James Arthur Ash II, Central Intelligence Agency
> > Cpl Edward Atkinson, 47th Combat Support Hospital, 62nd Medical Brigade
> >
> > - B -
> > Pfc Roy Bailey, National Guard's 149th Brigade Combat Team
> > Spc John Baldwin, 47th Combat Support Hospital, 62nd Medical Brigade
> > Pfc Charles Barbe, Army National Guard's 1569th Transportation Company
> > Pfc Thomas Barnhart , 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry
> > Division
> > Pfc James Barry, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
> > Capt Robert Bell, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd
>Brigade
> > Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
> > Spc William Bennett , Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations 
>Company
> > Pfc Saul Benson, 549th Military Police Company, 385th Military Police
> > Battalion
> > Pfc Joseph Berge, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support 
>Battalion
> > Pfc Joseph Berkeley , 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
> > Division
> > Capt Colmar Betts, 414th Civil Affairs
> > Zack Billings, Department of Defense
> > Edward Blair,, Civilian Contractor
> > 1st Lt.Ronald Bort, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
> > Pfc Bowen, James, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th
> > Infantry Division
> > Pfc Thomas R. Boyd, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
> > Division
> > Spc Mel Brewer, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Master Sgt.Roger Brown , 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th
>Infantry
> > Division
> > Pfc Francis Byrne, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations Company
> >
> > - C -
> > Pfc Arthur Cahill, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
> > Division
> > Pfc Fernando Calderon, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd 
>Airborne
> > Division
> > Alex Callaghan, Civilian Contractor
> > Pfc Peter Campbell, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
> > Cpl Douglas Carmody, 118th Military Police Company, 519th Military 
>Police
> > Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade
> > Pfc Ashanti Carter, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry
>Division
> > Pfc Henry Cartwright, Army National Guard's 1569th Transportation 
>Company
> > Pfc Ken Casey, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade
> > Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
> > Pfc Russell Cavanaugh, 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police
> > Brigade
> > Spc Raymond Chamberlain, 47th Combat Support Hospital, 62nd Medical
>Brigade
> > Pfc Einar Christiansen, 414th Civil Affairs
> > Spc Zack Christopher, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade,
>4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Pfc Eric Clark, 549th Military Police Company, 385th Military Police
> > Battalion
> > Ronald Colby, Civilian Contractor
> > Pfc Marcus M. Cole, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 
>4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Pfc Paul Collins, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th
> > Infantry Division
> > Pfc Rory Conner, Department of Defense
> > Pfc Roger Connolly, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th
> > Infantry Division
> > Major Michael Connors, 414th Civil Affairs
> > Steven Cooke, Department of Defense
> > Spc Matthew Cooper, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops Battalion
> > Edward C. Courtney, Central Intelligence Agency
> > Capt Jimmy Lee Craig, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
> > Spc Samuel Cramer, Army National Guard's 1569th Transportation Company
> > Pfc Micah Creighton, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations Company
> > Spc Leonard Cunningham, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 
>2nd
> > Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
> > Cpl Paul E. Curtis, Army National Guard's 1569th Transportation Company
> >
> > - D -
> > Pfc Sebastian Daly, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 25th
>Infantry
> > Division
> > 1st Lt.Benjamin Davis, 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police
> > Brigade
> > Raymond Day, Civilian Contractor
> > Pfc Justin Delaney, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry
> > Division
> > Pfc Christopher Dixon , Marine Forces Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 25th 
>Marine
> > Regiment
> > Cpl Paul Doherty, 414th Civil Affairs
> > Pfc Nicholas Dolan, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry
>Division
> > Pfc Lawrence Donahue, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 
>2nd
> > Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
> > Pfc Randall Douglas, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade,
>4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Carl Dowd , Civilian Contractor
> > Master Sgt.Phillip Doyle, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support
> > Battalion
> > Pfc Edmund Drake, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
> > Division
> > Spc Charles Duval, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 25th
>Infantry
> > Division
> >
> > - E -
> > Spc Brandon East , Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops Battalion
> > Pfc Jeremy Edwards, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade
> > Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
> > Spc Shane Elkins, 549th Military Police Company, 385th Military Police
> > Battalion
> > Edgar Elliott , Central Intelligence Agency
> > Pfc Ronald Ellis, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry
>Division
> > 2nd Lt.Paul H. Etheridge, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment,
>1st
> > Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
> > Sgt Kenny Evans, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
> > Infantry Division
> >
> > - F -
> > Cpl Thomas Fairchild, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations 
>Company
> > Pfc Ben Farrell, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Pfc Robert Feeney, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 
>4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Cpl Angus Ferguson, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd
> > Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
> > Lance Cpl Eetaban Fernandez, Marine Forces Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 25th
> > Marine Regiment
> > Spc Bradford Fields , , Army National Guard's 1569th Transportation
>Company
> > Pfc Raymond, Finlay, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 
>4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Major Eduard Fischer, 414th Civil Affairs
> > Pfc Kirk Fitzgerald, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade
> > Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
> > Arnold Flynn, Civilian Contractor
> > 1st Lt.Gene Ford, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
> > Pfc Scott Fort, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Capt Shelby Foster, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
> > Division
> > Pfc Jon Franklin, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops Battalion
> > Spc Harold Frederickson, 47th Combat Support Hospital, 62nd Medical
>Brigade
> > Pfc Lawrence Frost, 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry
> > Division
> >
> > - G -
> > Pfc Michael Gaines, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 
>4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Spc Christopher Gallagher, National Guard's 149th Brigade Combat Team
> > Pfc Rogelio R. Garza, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th
> > Infantry Division
> > Pfc Daniel Gardner, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry
> > Division
> > Pfc Brad Garrison , Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
> > Lance Cpl Kirk Geary, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd
>Marine
> > Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
> > Pfc Randy Geohegan, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 
>4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Spc Adam Gibson, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Master Sgt.Richard M. Gilligan, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd
> > Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
> > Pfc Paolo Giovinazzo, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st
> > Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
> > Pfc Jeffery Givens, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade
> > Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
> > Cpl Mario Gold, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion
> > 2nd Lt.Pedro Gomez, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry
> > Division
> > Pfc Michael Gordon , 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st
> > Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
> > Spc Gabriel Govia, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 
>4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Thomas Grady, Department of Defense
> > Pfc Kevin Graham, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
> > Division
> > Pfc Paul Gray, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade
> > Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
> > Pfc Samuel Green, Marine Forces Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine
> > Regiment
> > Pfc Lloyd Griffith, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
> > Division
> > Cpl Andrew Gustafson, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations 
>Company
> >
> > - H -
> > 1st Lt. Seth Hall, , Marine Forces Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine
> > Regiment
> > Pfc Tobias Hancock, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade,
>4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Pfc James Hansen, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st
>Brigade,
> > 4th Infantry Division
> > Sgt Stuart Harding , 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 
>4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Spc Randy Hardy, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops Battalion
> > Pfc Ronald Harris, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade
>Combat
> > Team, 10th Mountain Division
> > Pfc Keith O. Harvey, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 
>4th
> > Infantry Division
> > 1st Lt.Karl Hawkins, 414th Civil Affairs
> > Sgt. 1st Class Samuell Hayden, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Cpl Randi Hays, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade 
>Combat
> > Team, 4th Infantry Division
> > Pfc Ben Henderson, 47th Combat Support Hospital, 62nd Medical Brigade
> > Pfc Kyle Henry, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th
>Infantry
> > Division
> > Spc Danid D.Herron, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade
> > Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
> > Capt Kenneth Hilliard, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd 
>Brigade,
> > 4th Infantry Division
> > Pfc John Hodge, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th
> > Infantry Division
> > 2nd Lt.Lee Hoffman, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry
> > Division
> > Master Sgt.David Hoke, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 
>25th
> > Infantry Division
> > Pfc Ted Holmes, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Kenny Howard, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne 
>Division
> >
> > - I-
> > Keith Ingraham, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade 
>Combat
> > Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
> > Pfc Daniel Innis, 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry
> > Division
> > Cpl Shane Irving, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
> > Division
> >
> > - J -
> > Pfc Tarrnish Jackson, Army National Guard's 1569th Transportation 
>Company
> > Spc Lewellen Jacobs, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry
>Division
> >
> > Cpl Timothy Jasper, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry
>Division
> > 1st Lt.Larry Jenkins, 414th Civil Affairs
> > 2nd Lt.Phiillip Johnson, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
> > Pfc Brian Johnstone, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations Company
> > Pfc Todd Jones, Army National Guard's 1569th Transportation Company
> > Pfc Brendan Joscelyn, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade,
>4th
> > Infantry Division
> > 2nd Lt.Cpl Allan Jose, 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police
> > Brigade
> > Pfc Thomas Joyce, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade
>Combat
> > Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
> > Spc Benno Juarez, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd
>Brigade
> > Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
> >
> > - K-
> > 1st Lt.Eric Kaufman, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 
>4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Pfc Charles Kavanaugh , Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
> > Cpl Jon Keats, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
> > Pfc Eric Keefe, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Spc Tony Keeler, 118th Military Police Company, 519th Military Police
> > Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade
> > Pfc Chester Keenan, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support
>Battalion
> > Pfc Frank Kennedy, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Pfc Jon Kent, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
> > Sgt Jordan Kessler, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 
>4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Capt Mark King , 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st
>Brigade,
> > 4th Infantry Division
> > Pfc Neil Kirk, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops Battalion
> > Spc Jeff Klein, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Spc Alan Knoll, 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police 
>Brigade
> > .Pfc Adam Koehler, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd
>Brigade
> > Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
> > Capt Osmond Kray, Army National Guard's 1569th Transportation Company
> > 2nd Lt.Gary Krueger, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th
> > Infantry Division
> >
> > - L -
> > Tracey LaFaver , Civilian Contractor
> > Lance Cpl Roger Lafferty, Marine Forces Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 25th
>Marine
> > Regiment
> > Pfc Junior Lambert, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 
>4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Spc Shawn Lane, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
>Division
> > Cpl Charles T. Langholz, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 
>1st
> > Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
> > Pfc Jimmy Bob Larkin, National Guard's 149th Brigade Combat Team
> > Pfc Eric Larsen, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion
> > Sgt. 1st Class Robert Law, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops
> > Battalion
> > Spc Andrew Richard, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd
> > Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
> > Pfc Ricardo LeGallo, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry
> > Division
> > 2nd Lt.William S. Leonard, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 
>2nd
> > Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
> > Pfc Marshal Lindsley, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
> > Master Sgt.Tommy Lee Lipton, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Pfc George Long, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Pfc Jimmy Longtree, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support
>Battalion
> > 1st Lt. Jasper Loomis, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops 
>Battalion
> > Pfc Carstairs Lowe, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 
>4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Spc Robert M. Lynch, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations Company
> >
> > - M -
> > Pfc Paul McKinnon , 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd
> > Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
> > Pfc Keith MacVane, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry 
>Division
> > Cpl Gunnar Magnusson, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops 
>Battalion
> > Capt.Martin Mahoney, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry
>Division
> >
> > Pfc Enzo Marini, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Rostan Markovic, Central Intelligence Agency
> > Spc John M. Marshall, Army National Guard's 1569th Transportation 
>Company
> > Pfc Michael Martin, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th
> > Infantry Division
> > Pfc Scott Marvin, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade
>Combat
> > Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
> > Pfc Leroy Mason, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
>Division
> >
> > Spc Greg Mathews, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Pfc Duncan Maxwell, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 
>4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Pfc Brian Mayer, 47th Combat Support Hospital, 62nd Medical Brigade
> > Arthur Mazzocco, Department of Defense
> > 1st Lt.Joseph McAllister, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment,
>2nd
> > Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
> > Master Sgt. Daniel McBride, . 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd
> > Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
> > Pfc William McClellan, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd
> > Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
> > Spc Lou McConnell, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops Battalion
> > Sgt. 1st Class Albert McGinnis,. 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery
> > Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
> > Master Sgt.David McRae, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd 
>Brigade,
> > 4th Infantry Division
> > Matthew Medigovich, Central Intelligence Agency
> > Pfc Vincent Mendoza, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade
> > Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
> > Cpl Richard Milich, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
> > Division
> > Pfc Ben Miller, 47th Combat Support Hospital, 62nd Medical Brigade
> > Cpl Robert Mitchell, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 
>4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Pfc Terrence Mogen, 118th Military Police Company, 519th Military Police
> > Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade
> > Pfc Ted Montague, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade
>Combat
> > Team, 10th Mountain Division
> > Pfc Yates Montecino, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry
>Division
> >
> > Pfc Esteban Morales, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support
>Battalion
> >
> > Pfc Darrell Morgan, Central Intelligence Agency
> > Jeffery Morrison, Civilian Contractor
> >
> > - N -
> > 1st Lt.Noble Natsios, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry
> > Division
> > Pfc Carlos Naverez, Army National Guard's 1569th Transportation Company
> > Sgt. 1st Class Edward Nelson , 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery
>Regiment,
> > 25th Infantry Division
> > Cpl Donald Newcomb, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry
>Division
> > Roger Newell, Civilian Contractor
> > Pfc Dorin Nicholson, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd
> > Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
> > Pfc Bart Nolan, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Pfc Nelson Norton, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Pfc Wally Novak, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops Battalion
> >
> > - O -
> > 1st Lt.Chris O'Brien , 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd
> > Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
> > Pfc Stephen O'Connor, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade,
>4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Raymond O'Rourke, Civilian Contractor
> >
> > - P -
> > Spc James W. Page, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry
>Division
> >
> > Cpl Russell Palumbo, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
> > Division
> > Pfc Nicholas Pappas, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry
>Division
> >
> > Pfc Troy Parker, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd 
>Brigade
> > Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
> > Pfc Mark Patten, 47th Combat Support Hospital, 62nd Medical Brigade
> > George Paul, Civilian Contractor
> > Lance Cpl Wallace Peabody, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 
>2nd
> > Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
> > Pfc Dale Peake, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Spc Reed Perry, Army National Guard's 1569th Transportation Company
> > Pfc Samuel Petersen, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry
>Division
> >
> > Pfc Roger Platt, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd 
>Brigade
> > Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
> > 1st Lt.Thomas Poole, 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police
> > Brigade
> > Pfc William Porter, 118th Military Police Company, 519th Military Police
> > Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade
> > Sgt Daniel Powell, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 
>4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Spc Todd Price, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops Battalion
> > Cpl Kevin Prisley, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Pfc Peter Purvis, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd
>Brigade
> > Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
> >
> > - Q -
> > 2nd Lt.Quesada, Gonzalo, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support
> > Battalion
> > Pfc Liam Quinn, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
> > Infantry Division
> >
> > - R -
> > Pfc Chad Railey, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd 
>Brigade
> > Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
> > Spc Ignacio Ramirez, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops Battalion
> > Pfc Arthur Ramsen, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations Company
> > Benjamin Raymond, Civilian Contractor
> > Spc Todd Reckford, 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry
> > Division
> > Pfc Aaron Reynolds, 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police
> > Brigade
> > Pfc Timothy Richard, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade
> > Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
> > 1st Lt. Paul Richardson, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd
>Brigade,
> > 4th Infantry Division
> > Pfc Robert Riley, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry 
>Division
> > Pfc Shawn Roberts, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops Battalion
> > Cpl Kirk Robinson, National Guard's 149th Brigade Combat Team
> > Sgt. 1st Class James P. Rodgers, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 
>82nd
> > Airborne Division
> > Master Sgt. Chad Romer, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st 
>Brigade
> > Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
> > Pfc Martin Ross, 118th Military Police Company, 519th Military Police
> > Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade
> > Pfc Robert Rowan, 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry
> > Division
> > 2nd Lt.Seth Ryan, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd
>Brigade
> > Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
> >
> > - S -
> > Spc Ricardo Sagan, 118th Military Police Company, 519th Military Police
> > Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade
> > Pfc Hector Salazar, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade
> > Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
> > Cpl Ed Sampson, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th
> > Infantry Division
> > 1st Lt Walter San Fellipo, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd
> > Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
> > Bruce Sartiano,, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
> > Cpl Raymond Schmitz, Army National Guard's 1569th Transportation Company
> > 2nd Lt.Ernest Sherman , 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military 
>Police
> > Brigade
> > Pfc Mario Sims, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Spc Joshua Smith, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry
>Division
> > Pfc Andrew Snow, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
> > Gerald Sorenson, Department of Defense
> > Lincoln Stadermann, Translator
> > Master Sgt.Michael Stephenson, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st
> > Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
> > Pfc Carl Stone,, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion
> > Capt.Harold Sullivan, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 
>4th
> > Infantry Division
> > 1st Lt. Lawrence Swenson, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment,
>25th
> > Infantry Division
> >
> > - T -
> > Cpl Augustus Tanner, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support
>Battalion
> >
> > Pfc Reginald Tate, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry 
>Division
> > Spc Duane Taylor, 118th Military Police Company, 519th Military Police
> > Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade
> > Sgt. 1st Class Curtis Thomas, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery
>Regiment,
> > 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
> > Pfc Stuart Thompsen, 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police
> > Brigade
> > Spc Larry Thomson, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 
>4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Capt David Towers, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops Battalion
> > Pfc Dean Townsend, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd
>Brigade
> > Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
> > 2nd Lt.James Tracy, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations Company
> > Pfc Paul Tucker, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Spc Daniel Tyson, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd
>Brigade
> > Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
> >
> > - U -
> > Pfc Romillo Ugarte, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade
> > Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
> > Cpl Austin Unger, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd
>Brigade
> > Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
> >
> > - V -
> > Spc Ramon Valadez, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade
>Combat
> > Team, 4th Infantry Division
> > Cpl Hector Velazquez, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops 
>Battalion
> > Spc WalterVincent, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
> > Division
> > 2nd Lt.ThomasVoelker, 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry
> > Division
> >
> > - W -
> > Spc Carl Wade, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Walker, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd
> > Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
> > Pfc Ronald Walsh,, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Cpl Jack Ward, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade 
>Combat
> > Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
> > Cpl Sean Weber, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd
>Brigade
> > Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
> > Pfc Steven Webster, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops Battalion
> > Spc Paul Welch, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd 
>Brigade
> > Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
> > Capt.Gene Westin, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th
> > Infantry Division
> > Master Sgt.Richard Wheeler, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps 
>Support
> > Battalion
> > Pfc Lawrence White, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry
>Division
> > Pfc Andrew Willams, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 
>4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Sgt. 1st Class Mario Williamson, Army National Guard's 1569th
>Transportation
> > Company
> > Russell Wilson, Translator
> > Michael Wisniewski, Civilian Employee
> > Cpl Chris Womack, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry 
>Division
> > Spc Burton Wood, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
> >
> > - Y -
> > Cpl Fernando Yates, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd
> > Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
> > Istvan Yatsevitch, Civilian Contractor
> > Cpl John York, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st 
>Brigade,
> > 4th Infantry Division
> > Pfc Peter Young, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
> > Infantry Division
> >
> > - Z -
> > Pfc Mario Zammarella, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade,
>4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Cpl Jose Zamora, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th
> > Infantry Division
> > Spc Reuben Zamora, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade
>Combat
> > Team, 4th Infantry Division
> > Pfc Arno Ziegler, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support 
>Battalion
> > 1st Lt.Charles L. Zimmerman, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd
> > Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Courtesy of Novosti Press Agency
> >
> > The Green Zone Follies
> >
> > Baghdad, 12 Oct 06: "On Tuesday, I was in my quarters, writing a letter 
>to
>a
> > friend that I knew will be censored so I was being very unspecific about
> > conditions here.
> >
> > About 2300 there was a huge explosion to the south of the Green Zone,
> > followed at intervals by other, very heavy, explosions that numbered 
>about
> > thirty or forty and lasted all night. I went up onto the roof and saw a
> > great fountain of flames, billowing smoke and flaming debris shooting up
> > into the air like Fourth of July fireworks.
> >
> > Personnel were running all over the building, wide-eyed with terror and
> > wondering if our compound was going to "get it" next. Usually, we hear
> > distant explosions scattered throughout Baghdad on a daily basis as
>another
> > convoy is blasted by the insurgent bombs but this ongoing mess was 
>louder,
> > and longer, than anything I have ever encountered.
> >
> > It was impossible to sleep what with all the explosions and in the
>morning,
> > I shaved and went to my office. As a note here: I am lucky to have
>quarters
> > with no windows facing outwards towards Baghdad. The insurgents have
>sniper
> > rifles, usually U.S. .50 caliber, set up in buildings that have a 
>distant
> > overlook and more than once, personnel shaving in front of a bathroom
>window
> > have had their brains splattered all over the tile walls as a sniper
>zeroes
> > in on them. The sound of the shot follows and never, not once, have our
> > security people ever found the sniper's nest.
> >
> > In the office I learned that 'Forward Operating Base Falcon,' one of our
> > light-headed senior officer's idea to set up fortified positions in
>various
> > places, such as the capital of the Al Anbaar province as-Saqr was hit by
> > enemy action, set on fire and suddenly exploded as tons of stored
>ammunition
> > cooked off.
> >
> > Camp Falcon at Sukkaniya is located in the southern Baghdad suburb of
> > ad-Durah.. 'Forward Operating Base Falcon' was one of the newest and 
>most
> > heavily armed fortified positions.
> >
> > There now exists a very high threat of suicide bombers in Ramadi who 
>might
> > attempt to ram Falcon with a vehicle packed with explosives, and so 
>heavy
> > concrete barriers were placed around the base designed to prevent such
> > attacks. This did not deter the members of the Resistance movement who
> > lobbed the same type of mortar shells into Falcon as they have been
>lobbing
> > into the so-called "super secure" headquarters areas of the Green Zone.
> > Falcon had also become the largest US weapons arsenal depot in the
>American
> > General Headquarters in the south of Baghdad and a very tempting target.
> > This time, we heard later, (and officially denied!) the Resistance used
>Grad
> > and Katyusha rockets instead of mortars and the results were immediate,
> > prolonged and completely devastating.
> >
> > The installation itself is full of smoking rubble, and fires were still
> > burning the following day. Although it is still very early to be 
>accurate,
> > reviews here of Falcon's inventory indicates that losses will certainly
> > exceed $1 billion.
> >
> > That addresses the loss of property. The loss of life is even worse
> >
> > Over 300 American troops, including U.S. Army and Marines, CIA agents,
>U.S.
> > translators and contractors were killed or injured outright or died
> > immediately afterwards en route to hospital or in hospital and over 125
> > seriously injured, requiring major medical attention and 39 suffering
>lesser
> > injuries By accounts, charred and totally unrecognizable fragments of
> > personnel were scattered over an eight block area.
> >
> > 122 members of the Iraqi armed forces were killed and 90 seriously 
>injured
> > members of same, were also evacuated to the U.S. military hospital at
> > al-Habbaniyah located some 70km west of Baghdad. U.S. medical personnel 
>at
> > al-Habbaniyah initially stated that the US military hospital at the
>massive
> > American-occupied air base there had begun to receive dead and wounded
> > personnel. The military hospital in al-Habbaniyah, the largest in 
>occupied
> > Iraq, was opened on 12 May this year in response to sharply rising (and
> > redacted) US casualties.
> >
> > Initially three large military transport aircraft with the red cross
> > displayed under the wings and on the fuselages, had flown into the base,
>and
> > casualties were being unloaded and sent into the hospital at the
> > al-Habbaniyah base, and officially, we predictably released a flood of
> > 'official statements' that claimed there were "only a few personnel
>wounded
> > and no fatalities whatsoever." Also predictably, our people overreacted 
>by
> > launching a wild series of bomb and rocket attacks on random parts of
> > Baghdad, killing an estimated 120 Iraqi civlinans and injuring an 
>unknown
> > number as well as setting fires that were still burning the next 
>morning.
> > There were strong ruimors that a container of artillery shells 
>containing
> > some kind of a nerve gas (for use against Iraqi militant
>strongholds.shades
> > of Hussein!) turned out to be false. What was involved were a kind of 
>tear
> > gas, thank God, or we would all be dead now!
> >
> > By now, it should be clearly obvious that the reporting of fatal
>casualties
> > in both Iraq and Afghanistan are really under stated. For example, we 
>had
>a
> > young officer in here about three days ago who was talking with several 
>of
> > us. He is assigned to the air field from which the dead are shipped back
>to
> > Dover, Md. According to him, last month, he supervised the loading of 
>over
> > one hundred and seventy military caskets but amazingly, the official DoD
> > reportage had only a fraction of that. Of course he has no names, only
> > numbers, and perhaps some high officer or Halliburton thief is shipping
>dope
> > or underaged girls back to the states inside the boxes but this man had 
>no
> > reason to lie. It will be interesting to see if the DoD website shows 
>the
> > deaths over the Falcon incident. Time may tell but they won't."
> >
> > Insurgent mortar fire ignites U.S. ammunition dump
> >
> > October 12, 2006
> > by Joseph Giordono,
> > Stars and Stripes Mideast edition
> >
> > Insurgent mortar fire hit an American military ammunition dump late
>Tuesday
> > night, setting off huge explosions and rattling windows and nerves
> > throughout the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, military and civilian officials
> > said Wednesday.
> >
> > Tank rounds, artillery shells and small-arms ammunition at the Forward
> > Operating Base Falcon site were ignited by the explosion and subsequent
> > fire, casting an orange glow overnight and into Wednesday morning. No
> > injuries were reported by late Wednesday.(Emphasis added. Ed.)
> >
> > According to military spokesmen, the first explosion happened around 
>10:40
> > p.m. Soldiers and base workers were evacuated from the area, and 
>emergency
> > workers raced to control the blaze.
> >
> > FOB Falcon is in the central Rasheed district of Baghdad. A mortar round
> > fired from southern Baghdad caused the blast, officials said.
> >
> > "Intelligence indicates that civilians aligned with a militia 
>organization
> > were responsible for last night's mortar attack," 4th Infantry Division
>and
> > Multi-National Division-Baghdad spokesman Lt. Col. Jonathon Withington 
>was
> > quoted by news agencies as saying.
> >
> > As of Wednesday afternoon, the fire was still smoldering and more rounds
> > were occasionally cooking off and exploding.
> >
> > Three battalions, including tank and infantry units, are stationed at 
>the
> > base, but the loss of the ammunition "will not degrade the operational
> > capability of [the division]," a U.S. military news release read. The
>troops
> > at Falcon have been participating in Operation Together Forward, a 
>massive
> > U.S.-Iraqi effort to clamp down on sectarian violence in Baghdad.
> >
> > Soldiers as far away as Camp Liberty, near the Baghdad airport, reported
> > hearing the blast, which rattled windows on the base. Many rushed out of
> > their offices and bunks, thinking the explosions were an attack on Camp
> > Liberty.
> >
> > By Wednesday, the Islamic Army in Iraq - one of several insurgent groups
>in
> > Iraq - claimed responsibility for the attack.
> >
> > "With the help of God, the mortar and rocket squads of the Islamic Army
>have
> > shelled a U.S. Army base with two rockets and three mortar shells," a 
>Web
> > statement read. "The rockets and shells fell on ammunition dumps causing
> > them to explode."
> >
> > There was no way to verify the group's claim of responsibility.
> >
> > Other local Iraqi officials said Shiite militiamen were behind the 
>attack.
> >
> > FOB Falcon is in a largely industrial area of Baghdad, near the district
>of
> > Dora. Iraqi citizens in the area were notified of the attack and its
> > suspected cause but were not being evacuated.
> >
> > Iraq's interior minister, Jawad al Bolani, took to the airwaves to give
> > details of the attack and reassure area residents that the incident was
> > under control.
> >
> > "There is an alert to security forces to provide any help to the 
>residents
> > of the area," he said.
> >
> > Stars and Stripes reporter Anita Powell contributed to this report.
> > ---------
> >
> > Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett
> >
> >
> >
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