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Jan-26-2004 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

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MICHAEL GILBERT; The News Tribune

MOSUL, Iraq - It was inspection day at the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps barracks, and 1st Sgt. Eugene O'Day did not have high expectations.

The last time he was through, the place was a mess - "just nasty" is how the Stryker brigade soldier put it, with dirt and trash all over. And this time didn't start out well when O'Day found a melting ice cream bar in the first locker he checked.


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