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GOTTA SEE THIS-WarEndur.Freedom 03/21/03-Convoy, Oil fires, surrender
at Umm Qasr,
DOD, IraqiTV, Yahoo, AP, Reuters, and
the usual suspects | 3/21/03 | The Armies of Good against the Axis of
Evil
Posted on 03/21/2003 7:48 AM EST by Diogenesis
GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 03/21/03 -Convoy into southern Iraq, Oil fires, American and UK heroes (and other Allies) everywhere, Umm Qasr, surrendering Iraqis
BREAKING: Convoy
into southern Iraq
BREAKING: Oil fires - New War Crimes of Saddam BREAKING: American and UK
heroes (and other allies) everywhere BREAKING: Umm Qasr
surrendering Iraqis
Defense Department seeks to balance readiness with environmental conservation
President Bush thanks troops and their families for their dedication and sacrifice
Pentagon
officials say Operation Iraqi Freedom now "fully underway", proceeding
according to plan
========= Kuwait-Iraq border =========
Heroes everywhere moving through the Kuwait-Iraq border.
Heroes fly.Cobra helicopters through the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
which
separates Kuwait and Iraq.
Marine heroes crossing the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
Heroes of the 3rd Infantry Division advance into southern Iraq.
Heroes of the US Army.
Heroes of the 3-7 Infantry Regiment.
Heroes of 101st Airborne Division.
========= Kuwaiti desert =========
WEAPONS HOT
From Kuwait, heroes of the 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery
fire
their 105mm guns into southern Iraq.
========= Iraq =========
From space, @ 520 miles, the oil well fires in southeastern Iraq - arrow.
========== Iraq ======================
In Baghdad, evil doers in buildings of evil are made as dust.
========= Umm Qasr =========
In Umm Qasr, Iraqi soldiers surrendering .
Heroes of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit
giving water to a dehydrated
Iraqi. Would they do the same?.
========= Kalak, in northern Iraq =========
Iraqi soldiers, at left, at the check-point and the edge of Iraqi control. .
========= Bagram =========
In Bagram, In Bagram, hundreds of American heroes
launched a major
operation in southern Afghanistan.
Good hunting.
Please spend a few hours today helping for success in the War for Enduring
Freedom,
or/and post your thought, missive, picture, thread, analysis,
greetings to those serving overseas,
venting, update, correction,
observation, or anything else of interest.
END OF TRANSMISSION 03/21/03 .......... K
Happy Spring to America and the valiant US military and the Armies of Good
Good Hunting and Fly like the Wind
1 posted on 03/21/2003 7:48 AM EST by Diogenesis
BUMP for AMERICAN HEROES NOW, and LATER
2 posted on 03/21/2003 7:49 AM EST by Diogenesis
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Thanks for the photos. They are great!
3 posted on 03/21/2003 7:52 AM EST by TheOtherOne
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Never fails to bring tears to my eyes. Thanks, Dio.
4 posted on 03/21/2003 7:53 AM EST by Bahbah (Pray for our Troops)
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You have become a since of integrity each day as our troops are. I would like
for you to know I appreciate your efforts as well for the motivation you add to
each day. BTT
5 posted on 03/21/2003 7:56 AM EST by cav68
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A Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry G-d Bless these Brave Men
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| Troops from the 3rd Infantry Division listen to President Bush's address on Iraq under a full moon at 4 a.m. in the desert of northern Kuwait. These soldiers from A Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment have been in Kuwait for almost four months in the prelude to war. | ||||
6 posted on 03/21/2003 7:58 AM EST by LindaSOG (2Lt RJr - My Hero!)
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Mega Bump!!
7 posted on 03/21/2003 7:58 AM EST by conservativecorner
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G'morning, Linda
God bless our troops!
8 posted on 03/21/2003 7:59 AM EST by JohnHuang2
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In Umm Qasr, Iraqi soldiers surrendering
I notice the American troops, in these photos, treating the Iraqis with
dignity and respect as they process them for temporary confinement until the
Iraqi Leadership, or what's left of it, decides to quit this madness and give up
this moronic, inhumane and criminal venture to destroy Iraq and the Iraqi people
rather than give up their arsenal of weapons of mass destruction. I hope and
pray that they are not allowed to slink silently into the night.
9 posted on 03/21/2003 8:00 AM EST by woofer
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Thank you...bttt
10 posted on 03/21/2003 8:01 AM EST by BeforeISleep
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Great pictures ping
11 posted on 03/21/2003 8:01 AM EST by snippy_about_it (Pray for our Troops)
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Thank you for the pictures.
12 posted on 03/21/2003 8:03 AM EST by bentfeather
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Good Morning Linda, thank you for the ping.
13 posted on 03/21/2003 8:04 AM EST by bentfeather
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Good morning, Dio. Great to see Old Glory flying.
14 posted on 03/21/2003 8:04 AM EST by Carolina
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Tremendous pics! Thank you, Dio.!
GOD BLESS OUR
BRAVE TROOPS ! ! ! !
15 posted on 03/21/2003 8:04 AM EST by GirlNextDoor
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BTTT!!!!!!
16 posted on 03/21/2003 8:05 AM EST by E.G.C.
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Will
images like this ever appear on Arabic TV? I seriously doubt it...
17 posted on 03/21/2003 8:06 AM EST by smith288 (Visit my gallery
http://www.ejsmithweb.com/fr/hollywood/hollywood.php)
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Great pics as usual, Diogenesis! Thanks for sharing.
I found myself
wondering yesterday (and even remarked about it on FR) why we hadn't knocked out
Iraqi television's brodcast ability since they're still airing Saddam
propaganda. Then it occurred to me that when we get to Bagdad in force, we'll
want to use that broadcast ability ourselves to calm nerves and assure the Iraqi
people that they are free and Saddam is no more. Got to admit, we're doing this
the smart way!
18 posted on 03/21/2003 8:07 AM EST by demkicker (I wanna kick some commie butt)
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Thanks ! Bump !
19 posted on 03/21/2003 8:07 AM EST by error99 ("I believe stupidity should hurt."...used
by permission from null and void all copyrights apply...)
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I'll never forget the dust and sand there.
Once again, great
post!
BTTT!
20 posted on 03/21/2003 8:08 AM EST by InShanghai (I was born on the crest of a wave, and
rocked in the cradle of the deep.)
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Thanks for posting these great pictures!
I hate to ask ignorant questions, but could you explain what is going on in
the first picture of the 101st Airborne Division?
21 posted on 03/21/2003 8:09 AM EST by Smile-n-Win
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Thanks for the ping. Awesome pics!
22 posted on 03/21/2003 8:09 AM EST by Aeronaut (So you are anti-war. Isn't that
precious!)
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I have never been so thankful for President Bush and Sec'y Rumsfield as last
night and today. They will not waste our military strengths and they do highly
value and respect our troops. Great photos, Dio. Thanks.
23 posted on 03/21/2003 8:09 AM EST by WaterDragon (Playing possum doesn't work against
nukes.)
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Great pics (yesterday, too!).
BREAKING: More surrending Iraqis (here at al Faw to the British)
24 posted on 03/21/2003 8:09 AM EST by Diogenesis
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I wonder if they will appear on U.S. TV?
25 posted on 03/21/2003 8:11 AM EST by chiefqc
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Thanks.
26 posted on 03/21/2003 8:11 AM EST by PGalt
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I wonder if they will appear on U.S. TV?
Dont make me laugh...
27 posted on 03/21/2003 8:12 AM EST by smith288 (Visit my gallery
http://www.ejsmithweb.com/fr/hollywood/hollywood.php)
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Will images like this ever appear on Arabic TV? I seriously doubt it...
Only if the caption says that they are poisoning him.
28 posted on 03/21/2003 8:13 AM EST by TankerKC
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Good Morning Bump Dio!!! Love the early morning post. I just heard on the
radio that about 20% of the Iraqi military may be ready to surrender. Howdy
Banana and Stephanie!
29 posted on 03/21/2003 8:16 AM EST by jaysgal (RALLY FOR AMERICA--Lansing,MI March 22
Capitol Bldg. 1:00-3:00pm)
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Tiny traitor tommie dashole is troubled by this event, just troubled. It appears that thing are going the way he wanted. No pictures of Americans being captured or planes being shot down. This ruins his whole day, now he will be unable to say "See I told you so"
He is without a doubt a worthless POS.
30 posted on 03/21/2003 8:16 AM EST by chiefqc
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A television
image shows two Iraqi men surrendering to a British soldier on a road on the
outskirts of the key Iraqi port of Umm Qasr March 21, 2003. U.S. Marines under
British command took at least 250 Iraqi prisoners on Friday as they advanced
into the outskirts of the important southern port of Umm Qasr, a British
commander said. 
An
Iraqi boy looks at a poster of Saddam Hussein torn down by U.S. soldiers in
Safwan, southern Iraq, Friday, March 21, 2003. Allied troops were advancing
through the deserts of southern Iraq Friday after launching the war's ground
assault, meeting resistance from Iraqi forces in some areas and soldiers
surrendering in others.
31 posted on 03/21/2003 8:17 AM EST by brigette
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Thank you so much for these pictures. Godspeed and Good Hunting to our
heroes. I'm feeling the need for some WW2 Glen Miller music. And I'm feeling so
very proud of our president and the USA. Thanks again, Dio. You started my day
off right.
32 posted on 03/21/2003 8:18 AM EST by kimmie7 (Proud sis of a Cpt. at Ft. Dix - Proud
daughter (and daughter-in-law) of WW2 vets)
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Is that a Puerto Rican flag? I can appreciate that kind of pride.
33 posted on 03/21/2003 8:18 AM EST by TankerKC
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Medics
from 40 Commando, British Royal Marines, treat an injured Iraqi after taking the
Al-Faw Peninsula, a site of important oil installations in southern Iraq,
Friday, March 21, 2003, in this photograph taken through infrared Night Vision
equipment. Allied troops were advancing through the deserts of southern Iraq
Friday, meeting resistance from Iraqi forces in some areas and soldiers
surrendering in others.
Aviation
Ordnanceman 2nd Class Iantha P. Dube arms an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile attached
to the wing of an F/A-18 Hornet before it catapults from the flight deck of USS
Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, in the
Mediterranean Sea, March 20, 2003. U.S.-led allied troops moved swiftly on
Friday to secure Iraq's vital oil facilities and snuff out oilfield fires on day
two of a war Washington says is not about capturing the country's vast petroleum
wealth.
A
U.S. marine standing on his military vehicule drives past a portrait of Iraqi
leader Saddam Hussein in Safwan, southern Iraq, Friday, March 21, 2003. Allied
troops were advancing through the deserts of southern Iraq Friday after
launching the war's ground assault, meeting resistance from Iraqi forces in some
areas and soldiers surrendering in others.
34 posted on 03/21/2003 8:25 AM EST by brigette
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Will images like this ever appear on Arabic TV? I seriously doubt it...
Will images like this ever appear on American TV? I seriously doubt it...
Maybe on FNC!
35 posted on 03/21/2003 8:31 AM EST by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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Good Hunting and Fly like the Wind
Godspeed and God Bless to all the troops of liberation.
Great job on all your work. This is valuable, important and a necessary
vehicle to show the world the valor of the liberators.
36 posted on 03/21/2003 8:31 AM EST by BOBTHENAILER (Just like Black September. One by
one, we're gonna get 'em.)
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Good morning John and yes.. Bless our Troops!
37 posted on 03/21/2003 8:32 AM EST by LindaSOG (2Lt RJr - My Hero!)
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Good morning and BUMP!
38 posted on 03/21/2003 8:33 AM EST by LindaSOG (2Lt RJr - My Hero!)
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thanks again today
39 posted on 03/21/2003 8:34 AM EST by Rightly Biased (<><)
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With Tears in my eyes: Prayers for our troops!
Thank you for the pictures.
40 posted on 03/21/2003 8:35 AM EST by Sacajaweau (Hillary: Constitutional Scholar! NOT)
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You know how I feel about your photos and comments.
Bump for justice for the Iraqi people...
41 posted on 03/21/2003 8:38 AM EST by eureka! (Bless our Troops and Allies.........)
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Good Morning Diogenesis. Thank you for all you do! Today's pictures are near
and dear to me. Someone I care about serves in the A37.
These
"surrenders" worry me, especially when I see our boys without suits to protect
them. Any one of these surrenders could be an infected "suicide" inliftrator.
I worry.
~Linda
42 posted on 03/21/2003 8:39 AM EST by LindaSOG (2Lt RJr - My Hero!)
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Wes coast biaachh! Fo shizzle mah nizzle!
43 posted on 03/21/2003 8:40 AM EST by Texaggie79 (YATTA!)
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These "Soldiers" look like the homeless compared to our men.
44 posted on 03/21/2003 8:43 AM EST by Coolidge
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Thanks!!! I love these threads--you do a great job with them. That photo of
the U.S. soldier giving water to the Iraqi soldier is something else. It just
burns me that there are so many people in the world who think Americans are
awful.
Candi
45 posted on 03/21/2003 8:44 AM EST by cantfindagoodscreenname (You're unique--just like
everyone else.)
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Will images like this ever appear on Arabic TV? I seriously doubt it...
Probably with a caption "Infidels give water torture to brave Iraqi
defender."
46 posted on 03/21/2003 8:46 AM EST by FreePaul
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They might. But the explaination will be that US troops are forcing him to
drink their urine or something like that.
47 posted on 03/21/2003 8:53 AM EST by Blood of Tyrants (Even if the government took all
your earnings, you wouldn’t be, in its eyes, a slave.)
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Dio... I am just giving you as hand on posting pictures, as there are so
many good ones to post. I hope you don't mind
First
Lt. from Albany, GA. with the U.S. Army A 3-7 Infantry looks through the dust
after crossing into Iraq from Kuwait Friday, March 21, 2003
Soldier
from the 3rd Infantry Division fixes the Stars and Stripes to his vehicle as US
and British forces invaded southern Iraq 
Fri
Mar 21, 6:01 AM ET Soldier from the 3rd Infantry Division walks to his tactical
assembly area under a full-moon
48 posted on 03/21/2003 8:58 AM EST by brigette
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Will images like this ever appear on Arabic TV? I seriously doubt it... Will images like this ever appear on American TV? I seriously doubt it...
The image would appear on both but the caption would change to "Iraqi
soldiers forced at gunpoint to drink poison".
49 posted on 03/21/2003 9:04 AM EST by kaboom
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Thank you for bringing these pictures to us.
50 posted on 03/21/2003 9:06 AM EST by coteblanche
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