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Basra Highway: 161, 163, 166–168, 172–174 Breech: 118, 125, 128, 130 Combat Command Carter: 83, 85–87, 89 Departure to Saudi Arabia: 36 M113 repair: 187 Objective Norfolk: 135, 136, 149–151, 153, 155, 157 Organization: 6, 12 Post war operations: 215, 219, 221, Preparations for ground war: 108–110 Safwan: 193, 194, 198, 200 Security operations: 61, 68–70, 74, 75, 78 Recovery operations: 208 Return home: 238 TAA Operations: 54, 58, 61 Tank repair: 189 Task Force Iron: 96, 103 Tanks: 23, 44, 47, 268 Baker, SPC, Rollen: 151 Ball, Crystal: 31 Ball, SSG, William: 28, 29, 36, 37, 125, 187 Basra Highway: 159–161, 163, 165–171, 173, 175–177, 183–185, 188, 189 Basra Pocket: 185, 194 Battle of Medina Ridge: 160 Battle of 73 Easting: 140, 142 Beaumont, TX: 27, 29 Bedouins: 71, 72 Berms Border: 64 Breeching: 98 Index 299 Defensive: 150, 155, 165 Big Red One. See Infantry Division Bills, CPT, Michael Basra Highway: 161, 172, 175, 178, 183, 184 Breech operations: 120, 125, 130 Change of Command: 12 Command Style: 244 Gunnery: 19 Objective Norfolk: 137, 139, 143, 149–151, 153 Port: 44 Post Desert Storm: 245 Postwar operations: 218, 233 Redeployment to U.S.: 234 Safwan: 198–200 Security Operations: 68–72, 77, 78 TAA: 62, 64, 65 Tanks: 23 Task Force Iron: 102, 110 Bradley, M2/M3 fighting vehicles: 1, 12, 17, 21, 27–29, 40, 44, 45, 64, 66, 71, 72, 74, 76, 77, 82, 84, 85, 89, 97, 104, 108, 112, 143, 147, 148, 156, 166, 168, 172, 174, 195, 200, 221 Ammo effects: 96, 122, 123, 157, 168, 170, 178, Crews: 144, 146, 201 Damage: 110, 128, 138, 148 Breeching Operations Execution of: 115–27 Planning for: 60, 82, 107–9 Training for: 124
300 The Road to Safwan British Army. See also 1st U.K. Armoured Division Part of VII Corps: 106 Passage of lines: 107, 133 Post Desert Storm: 241 Signal unit: 62 Broennimann, SSG, Gerald: 168, 170 Bullington, LTC, Terry: 23, 61, 68 Burdan, Bridget: 6, 31, 36, 246 Burdan, MAJ, John: 4, 36, 37, 246 Basra Highway: 165, 167, 171, 173, 174, 176, 184 Breech: 118, 126, 127, 129, 131,132 Change of Command: 12, 13 Combat Command Carter: 86, 87, 91, 93, 102 Gauntlet Exercise: 20 Gunnery: 19 Objective Norfolk: 135, 137, 140, 144, 150, 151, 153, 155, 157 Postwar Operations: 214, 215, 218–220, 224 Preparations for attack: 108 Recovery operations: 228–30, 234 S3: 108, 151, 173, 174, 198, 229 Safwan: 193, 197, 201 Security Operations: 68, 69, 72–75, 82 TAA: 51, 53–55, 58, 60–62 Burnett, SSG, Jimmy: 86, 89 Bush, President, George, H. W.: 2, 30, 98, 183, 204 Bush, President, George, W.: 2, 243 Butler, 2LT, Nathan: 57, 164 Butts, SPC, Daniel E.: 59 C Troop, 1-4 Cavalry: 74, 83, 156, 193 Camp Favors: 171, 172, 174, 179 Funston: 28 Mackenzie: 51, 54, 55, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, 65, 70 Caraballo, 1LT, Jorge: 68 Carpenter, SGT, Bradley: 126, 151, 157 Cartegena, 2LT, Gerardo: 64 Carter, BG, William G.: 48, 80, 91–93, 182, 198, 199, 234 Casualties American: 94, 123, 146, 148 From auto accidents: 30 From friendly fire: 99–100 Iraqi: 148, 185, 209, 242 Postwar: 224 Cavalry Division, 1st: 62, 73,75, 87, 98–100, 160, 271 Cavalry fighting vehicle, M3: 1, 12, 17, 19, 21, 40, 46, 71,74, 75, 90, 115, 125,126, 130, 151, 226, 281 Cavalry Museum, Ft. Riley, KS: 5, 97, 131, 289 Cavalry Regiments 2nd: 107, 108, 111, 115, 118, 130, 134, 135, 137, 140, 142, 143, 144, 146, 147, 149, 150, 203, 217, 218,
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THE ROAD TO SAFWAN
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Contents List of Illustrations . .
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List of Photographs List of Photogr
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10 The Road to Safwan Harz Mountain
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14 The Road to Safwan problem and a
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