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File: 970107_sep96_decls33_0007.txt
Page: 0007
Total Pages: 9

Subject: EOPH  ROUGH DRAFT  9 PAGES                                      

Unit: 2D ACR      

Parent Organization: VII  CORPS  

Box  ID: BX001703

Folder Title: 2D ACR HISTORICAL INTERVIEWS                                                                    

Document Number:         19

Folder Seq  #:         39







                                            5 USC 522(b)(6)


                                               were going to di                      a
                      rd squadron. A logpac was basical@
                      he needed supplies for that day.                               ed,
                       never forget. The highw                       the Regiment
                          +iendly side of the de                    line, through
                      eck     nt and into the hos                e.            isn't
                       how,        one day they pa                  -F na
         checkpc t and con           ed an into I                itary. He said
         the LORAN gave then                           S. The    MPs manning the
         check point told E                            uld go through but not
         "to go so far becal                       own the road     there's an
         Iraqi checkpoint."                        ued to drive on until he
         came upon a fork ir                         went right.       "You could
         tell no Americans t                                        int because
         there was no litter                                        began seeing
         alot of suprised ci           ans alon(                     the road and
         decided to turn arc           as soon                      a big enough
         area for the 91          rur-ks in the                     started seeing
         about 5 or 6 pe           with Iraqi i                     g across the
         road."                        = locked     and loaded.        inally they
         came u              er checkpoint manned by an Ir          q      vilian
         with a              ith two 30 round clips in it,          tape
         togetti             dless to say,           was scared        Th
         just v              m through where they were able         to t             nd
hey crossed the
         demare              ne but the armed civilians were actually
         members of the rebel forces who were fighting               agains th
            aqi army.

                          Thq      t tragedy withing the s
         whc?n an      shot                                     MP was sitting inP
         his H                                                            ed i t.?
         It PL-               e roof, and killed the other                0 was;
                              f it.o

                                 arch Med Troop arrived at the new s                 ron
         Siti                    cation Line. As the t                       ed the
         are@                 ived a message from the                        ty
         not                     t 18 Airborn Corps' cu                      tion
         was                      vilian casualties ap                       stance
         from   the arriviig                                        Id of women and
         children with mill                                         metal, and
         burns taken withii                                         n Nassyria.
         @quickly depl(                                             s who
         immediately arrive(                                        conducting
         treatment right on                                         The Troop was
         overcome with the                                           s and the
         troop's strugg           on ecame a "ccmllete sc
         as ot                assisted. Maint ani H@T st                             up
         Med T               ts and equipment while E&T t
         picki               alties and bringing them in.                            urs
         the s               d set up 3 treatment wa&ds 4                            1
         as                  rds. An evacuation chain was se LLP e
         theN2 Airborn's holding ward to the 2d ACR's Mrd Troop

               5 USC 522(b)(6)

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Document 9 f:/Week-48/BX001703/2D ACR HISTORICAL INTERVIEWS/eoph rough draft 9 pages:010297184326150
Control Fields 17
File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-48
Box ID = BX001703
Unit = 2D ACR
Parent Organization = VII CORPS
Folder Title = 2D ACR HISTORICAL INTERVIEWS
Folder Seq # = 39
Subject = EOPH ROUGH DRAFT 9 PAGES
Document Seq # = 19
Document Date =
Scan Date =
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 02-JAN-1997