Us Forces conducting an Air Assault mission in Mahmudiyah, in response to the attack on a bridge which took the lives of 3 of their members, captured insurgent members of an IED cell:
KALSU, Iraq — As the Paratroopers packed inside the helicopter, engines roared to life and lifted them into the black of night, June 23.Another job well done and as usualy no plan survivces first contact. With recent intel that the target was moving the troopers were able to change their plan on the fly, literally, and achieve the desired outcome. Somehow I don't think Mr. Kerry had these soldiers in mind when he called our troopers, stupid and uneducated.
The destination of the Paratroopers was Hawaii, but it was no island paradise, it was the target name for an insurgent stronghold in a village just outside Mahmudiyah.
The Paratroopers from Company C, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division conducted Operation Peregrine II and captured five members of an insurgent cell in north Babil.
“The operation was a night time air assault to capture several (individuals) that we believe are directly responsible for attacks in our area, including the bombing of a bridge that took the lives of three of our fellow Soldiers,” said 1st Sgt. Karl Zaglauer, first sergeant for Company C. “This was actually the third raid we have conducted in response to the bridge attack.”
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