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Oct 19, 2007 08:42 |  #1

I took this with my little Canon Powershot while deployed to Iraq, in the vicinity of SW Baghdad 2005.


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Oct 19, 2007 11:15 |  #2

Great picture. Thank you for your service!!!

Have anymore you care to share?

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Oct 19, 2007 15:39 |  #3

It dont look like she ever came off the line.




  
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Oct 19, 2007 16:26 as a reply to  @ Over Actor's post |  #4

Yes, I have alot more, actually thousands! These were taken with a Minolta film camera.


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Oct 19, 2007 16:27 as a reply to  @ Chad0321's post |  #5

Suburban detonated by suicide bomber in SW Baghdad.
George our interpreter


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Oct 19, 2007 16:30 as a reply to  @ Chad0321's post |  #6

Bradley Fighting Vehicle on Main Supply Route Tampa 05
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Oct 19, 2007 16:35 |  #7

haha when I was there we tried to avoid the iraqi police as much as possible trouble lurks with them. I'll have to look for them But I have some good pics of my humvee after taking 2 , 155mm arty round IED. I was in Fallujah and Abu Gharib




  
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Oct 19, 2007 16:52 as a reply to  @ Over Actor's post |  #8

Are you sure you hit two 155mm rounds? This is what it did to a 25 ton vehicle. If we had it those in a humvee, there would not be much left.


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Oct 19, 2007 16:53 as a reply to  @ Chad0321's post |  #9

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Oct 19, 2007 17:12 as a reply to  @ Chad0321's post |  #10

Nice pictures,
And most important can I just THANK YOU!!, ME AND MY FAMILY SUPPORT YOU AND THE TROOPS!!!
Kick some a@@ !!

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Oct 19, 2007 17:21 |  #11

I agree...thank-you! Great shots too!

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Oct 19, 2007 17:47 |  #12

Thanks for posting the pictures; I would love to see more. Your service is greatly appreciated!

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Oct 19, 2007 18:34 |  #13

I'm confused, did the Bradley got hit by two 155mm rounds? What happened to the track?

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Oct 19, 2007 18:35 |  #14

Good pics. Yup 2, 155 rounds.

We left the truck right where she blew apart. about 2 months after that we had to drive east of the prison for a qrf. a bradley got hit from 2 155 rds straped to the bottom of a bridge it rolled it. and tore it up pretty bad. Wher eyou based out of? I'm at Ft. Bragg




  
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Oct 19, 2007 18:36 |  #15

cowboylife wrote in post #4156360 (external link)
I'm confused, did the Bradley got hit by two 155mm rounds? What happened to the track?

Probably took out one of the links. and the bradley drove off of the track.




  
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