Insurgents Nabbed In Paratrooper Raid
HAWR RAJAB (MNFI)— Two combined missions Sept. 25 netted 12 detainees wanted for insurgent activities in the area.
Paratroopers of 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, netted the suspects during two separate operations overnight. The missions occurred south of Busayefi and west of Hawr Rajab.
Four of the detainees were on the paratroopers’ target list.
The paratroopers, who are operationally attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, are conducting missions in support of Operation Marne Torch II.
Like its predecessor, Marne Torch I, Marne Torch II is designed to provide safety and security to the Hawr Rajab and Arab Jabour regions and stem the flow of accelerants into Baghdad.
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Impressive. A combat jump too? Not too many people got that badge. Hoo-ah.
September 27th, 2007 at 11:43 amToo many got that “Yellow Stain” posthumusly.
September 27th, 2007 at 2:14 pmWTF are you talking about Clyde? Since when is a parachute drop in a combat zone “yellow”? HRC, Dennis Kucinich, Nancy Peloski, CodeFink, Moveon.dick, DailyKos, George Goebbels Soros, Brian DePalma…they’re the yellow ones.
September 27th, 2007 at 3:26 pmHey Dan,
Somebody that jumps into a combat zone is awarded the Combat Parachutist Badge. The yellow star on the jump wings is often referred to as a “Mustard Stain” or “Yellow Stain”
September 27th, 2007 at 4:20 pmMatt:
Thank you for that info. I hung out with VN vets and met a shitload of airborne types while serving in the Infantry and Artillery for 20 years, and none of them ever said that.
September 27th, 2007 at 4:32 pmLearn something new every day.