219, 221, 223 <strong>4th</strong>: <strong>1st</strong> <strong>Squadron</strong>: 9, 11, 16, 76, 80, 96, 104, 115, 134,143, 164, 185, 192, 194, 203, 206, 220, 227, 239, 241–43l, 251 2nd <strong>Squadron</strong>: 34 7th: 73, 149, 158, 243 Cease Fire: 1, 183, 190, 198, 200, 203 Chang<strong>in</strong>g times: 183 Implementation of: 211 Iraqi violations of: 203 Checkpo<strong>in</strong>ts, postwar: 220, 221–226 Chemical protective suits: 110 Chemical weapons, Iraqi: 3, 118, 119, 204 Cheney, Secretary of Defense, Richard: 23, 30, 105 Cherrie, COL, Stan: 93, 175, 176, 191, 271 Civil War, U.S.: 7, 8, 240 Clark, CPT, Donald: 76 Cobb, CSM, Robert (Mike): 34, 38, 42, 66, 84, 111, 128, 131, 137, 214, 231, 232, 245 Colangelo, 1SGT, Richard: 30, 36, 37 Combat Command Carter: 68, 81 As Samah: 93, 94 Electronic <strong>in</strong>terference: 91–93 Mission: 82 Commanders <strong>in</strong>tent: 193, 244 Index 301 Congressional delegation: 208 Contrac<strong>to</strong>r support: 84, 237 Cook, LTC: 230 Copeland, WO1, Thomas: 85 Copenhaver, 2LT, James: 34, 44, 97, 129, 170 Corps VII: 4, 5, 9, 23, 42, 53, 58, 60, 65, 67, 85, 93, 113, 135, 159, 160, 163, 176, 177, 185, 190, 191, 192 Composition of: 51, 160 Long Range Surveillance Unit Operations: 76 Occupation of part of Iraq: 203, 213, 215 Redeployment: 227 XVIII, Airborne: 15, 16, 113, 160, 203, 213 Cowden, SSG, Michael: 71, 178 Cowell, LTC, Richard, A.: 10–14 Cyphers, SFC, Ira, Edward: 96 D Troop, 1-4 <strong>Cavalry</strong>: 11, 74, 83, 85, 157, 167 Basra Highway: 167 <strong>Safwan</strong>: 193 Screen l<strong>in</strong>e: 103 Vietnam: 21 Danussi, 1LT, Gerald: 110, 118, 125, 137, 143 Debris from battles Bomblets: 126, 199 Dangers of: 123, 127, 222 Demille, SFC, Dennis: 108 DePuy, GEN, William, E.: 27
302 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Road</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Safwan</strong> Division Support Area Junction City: 61, 67, 283 Dhahran, Saudi Arabia: 35, 40, 65, 236 Division Tactical Command Post, <strong>1st</strong> Infantry Division: 80, 82, 88, 99, 150, 199, 283 Dragoons, 2nd, See <strong>Cavalry</strong> 2nd Dunn, SPC, Steven: 103 E Troop, 1-4 <strong>Cavalry</strong>: 22, 74, 101, 109, 121, 260 Ell<strong>in</strong>g<strong>to</strong>n Field, TX: 29, 30 Eng<strong>in</strong>eer units: 19, 123, 130, 171, 186, 210 <strong>1st</strong> Battalion: 59, 63, 258 317th Eng<strong>in</strong>eer battalion: 95 Equipment Iraqi: 201, 209, 210, 228, 232 Ma<strong>in</strong>tenance of: 18, 21, 22, 30, 83, 102, 109, 110, 121, 138, 161, 189, 208 Preparation for shipment home: 233–35 Repa<strong>in</strong>ted <strong>in</strong> desert camouflage: 25, 26, 28 Reunion with units <strong>in</strong> Southwest Asia: 45–47 Soviet: 62, 63, 86, 99, 100, 102, 179, 209, 232, 236 Esplund, CPT, Eric: 217, 232 Euphrates River: 27, 106, 113, 159, 160, 185, 203, 218–221 Favors, SSG, Terence: 171 Field Artillery regiments 5th: 80, 122, 123 3rd: 96 Fir<strong>in</strong>g ranges At Ft. Riley, KS: 17, 19 In Saudi Arabia: 65–65, 83 In Iraq: 217 Flight Operations, 1-4 <strong>Cavalry</strong>: 21, 74, 101, 103, 108, 110, 122, 161, 171, 188, 189, 208, 214, 219, 229 Fontenot, LTC, Gregory: 123, 146, 147 Forbes Field, KS: 34, 26, 37, 44 Ford, LTC Terrance: 79 Forts Riley, KS: 5, 10, 19, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 33, 34, 36, 37, 42, 43, 55, 60, 69, 97, 131, 209, 212, 238, 241 Knox, KY: 21, 23–25, 33, 36, 84 Forward Assembly Area Junction City: 67 Forward passage of l<strong>in</strong>es: 133, 135–148 Forward Support Element, 1-4 <strong>Cavalry</strong>: 109, 137, 166, 175, 270 Fragmentary orders: 112, 155, 288 Franks, LTG, Frederick M.: 51, 67, 76, 103, 106, 109, 127, 135, 140, 160, 164, 167, 175, 177, 191, 192, 200, 201 Fratricide. See Friendly fire <strong>in</strong>cidents French Army, 6th French Light Armored Division: 106, 249
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