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Fighting looming violence

Jan-23-2006 » Filed Under: 172nd SBCT

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By MARGARET FRIEDENAUER, Staff Writer

MOSUL, IRAQ--Strains of "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd resonated through the belly of this armored Stryker vehicle rolling early Friday morning along the streets of Mosul. The southern rock anthem was meant to shake the sleep from soldiers inside and help steel them against a rainy, chilly patrol ahead.

The gray day with temperatures in the 30s and 40s would have these members of 3rd Platoon of Charlie Co. walking the neighborhoods of east Mosul seemingly brooding more about the weather than the possibility of sniper fire from nearby buildings--although they stick to their training and keep their heads on swivels.

With the exception of the rain and cold, these soldiers said not much has changed for them since the last time they were accompanied by a reporter from their hometown newspaper. That was on Election Day, Dec. 15. [...]


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