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Task Force Olympia Recovers Weapons

Feb-13-2004 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

[Link to CENTCOM Press Release]

February 13, 2004
Release Number: 04-02-25

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MOSUL, Iraq - Soldiers from 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, under the operational control of Task Force Olympia, recovered weapons and explosive devices in northern Iraq Wednesday.

Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment conducted a patrol near Tall Afar and discovered one 82 mm mortar.

Members of the Coalition for Iraqi Unity, a concerned group of citizens in northwestern Iraq, came to the 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment and turned in two rocket-propelled grenade rockets, five RPG sights, nine hand grenades, 144 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition, two binoculars and 3,008 rounds of other calibers.


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