Monday, February 12, 2007

First patrol and new pictures from Day 4

I went out on my first patrol today with 3rd platoon of Bravo Company, and we searched a small village near the Pump House Barney FOB (Forward Operating Base) for weapons and intelligence. This patrol was very quiet in contrast to the Blue Bongo story I wrote several days ago. And this story is far more typical of what Bravo Company soldiers do 5-6 days a week.

Here is a link to the best pictures from the day:

http://photos.scrappydog.com/gallery/2464741

Each picture has a caption, and together they form a photo essay of the patrol.

1 comment:

Ann said...

Been following this on a daily basis....very interesting.. very brave...stay safe...My cousin's kid Ryan Wagner is flying Black Hawk helicopters over there. Say hi if you see him please!

Day by Day, by Chris Muir (updated daily)



Chris Muir is the cartoonist that I met in Kuwait. He spent two weeks in Iraq at the same time I was there in February 2007, and so thought it would relevant to showcase his work on my site. Here is a link to Chris' humorous travelogue of this Iraq trip: http://billroggio.com/archives/2007/03/arrival_alignright_v.php