The Road to Safwan: The 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry in the 1991 ...

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13. 1-4 Cavalry Operations Staff, “Riders on the Storm,” 17.
14. Franks Interview, 12 April 1991; Wilson interview, 28 July 1991.
15. Maggart, “Leap of Faith,” 30; Steve Vogel, “Hell Night,” Army
Times (October 7, 1991): 18, 24.
16. Rhame Interview, 26 July 1991; and, Maggart, Leap of Faith,” 30;
Stephen A. Bourque, Personal Notes.
17. John Burdan, Personal Notes.
18. Bills interview, 3 February 1996.
19. John Burdan, Personal Notes; Wilson interview, 28 July 1991.
20. 1-4 Cavalry Operations Staff, “Riders on the Storm,” 17; Wimbish
interview, 28 September 1993.
21. Message from Douglas Morrison to John Burdan, 12 March 1998.
22. Robert Wilson, Note to Stephen Bourque, 3 April 1998.
23. John Burdan, Personal Notes; 1-4 Cavalry Operations Staff, “Riders
on the Storm,” 17.
24. Bills interview, 3 February 1996; Burdan, Personal Notes; Wilson,
“Tanks in the Division Cavalry Squadron,” 10.
25. Phone interview between John Burdan and Roy Peters, 7 Oct 2006;
Molitor interview, 27 July 1994.
26. Wilson, Note to Author, 3 April 1998; Wilson, “Tanks in the Division
Cavalry Squadron,” 10.
27. William Molitor, A Troop, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, interview by
John Burdan, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 27 July 1994.
28. Wilson, “Tanks in the Division Cavalry Squadron,” 10; Osburn interview,
3 September 1994; Pope interview, 5 October 1993.
29. Molitor interview, 27 July 1994.
30. John Burdan, Personal Notes.
31. Osborn interview, 3 September 1994.
32. Wilson, “Tanks in the Division Cavalry Squadron,” 10; 1-4 Cavalry
Operations Staff, “Riders on the Storm,” 18.
33. Wimbish interview, 28 September 1993; John Burdan, Personal
Notes.
34. Ibid.
35. The forward support element consisted of fuel, ammunition, food,
maintenance, and medical support vehicles. In most cases, these
are soft-skinned vehicles devoid of any significant defensive firepower.
Obviously, this vehicle convoy is a tempting target.
36. Bills interview, 3 February 1996; Burdan, Personal Notes; Douglas