Moli<strong>to</strong>r, SFC, William: 36, 44, 125, 129, 130, 168, 170, 177, 207, 210 Moreno, COL, Anthony: 176, 177, 183, 197 Morrison, Ca<strong>the</strong>r<strong>in</strong>e: 38 Morrison, CPT, Douglas: 6, 12, 245 As Samah: 89 Basra Highway: 163, 173–75, 184 Bradley Problems: 84 Breach operations: 117, 119, 120 Deployment: 30, 36–38 Forward Support Element: 109, 166 Objective Norfolk: 137, 138, 149 Port operations: 39, 40, 44 Postwar Operations: 214 Preparation for Deployment: 24–26 Recovery Operations: 209, 210 Redeployment <strong>to</strong> U.S.: 233–34 <strong>Safwan</strong>: 199 Security Operations: 73 Mowery, COL, James: 18, 21, 22, 38, 48, 51, 53, 54, 70, 75, 140, 183, 195, 221, 230 National Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Center: 10–12, 16, 19, 127 Night operations By attack helicopters: 75, 77–79, 92 Difficulty dist<strong>in</strong>guish<strong>in</strong>g Index 307 friend from foe: 142 Forward passage of l<strong>in</strong>es: 142 And friendly fire <strong>in</strong>cidents: 99–100 Notest<strong>in</strong>e, WO1, Gary: 29, 85, 104 Nuclear, biological, and chemical defense: 40, 49, 110 Objective 15K: 108, 125, 129 Objective Denver: 141, 163, 164, 165, 167, 175 Objective Norfolk: 134, 135, 136, 140, 141, 144, 145, 148, 149, 152, 154, 158, 160, 162, 180, 240, 242, 243, 246 Oil wells, burn<strong>in</strong>g of: 174, 182, 207 Operations Order: 97, 119 Osburn, 2LT, Mitchell: 97, 170, 171, 207 Osterberg, MAJ, Don: 32, 33 Palmieri, 2LT, David: 66, 128, 156, 216, 226 Parker, CPT, Leon (Lou): 98, 110–112, 181, 182, 218 Parkey, 1SGT, Gary: 111, 117, 128, 133, 138 Capture of Iraqi General: 179, 189 Parkey, SGM, Gary: 217 PB Pills: 110 Perk<strong>in</strong>s, CW2, Thomas: 165 Peters, SSG, Michael: 168 Peters, CPT, Roy: 12, 103, 104, 168, 171, 245
308 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Road</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Safwan</strong> Phase L<strong>in</strong>es Colorado: 107, 114, 116, 127 Iowa: 114, 116 Kansas: 116 Kiwi: 141, 162 Lime: 141, 145, 162, 215 M<strong>in</strong>nesota: 98, 116, 119 New Jersey: 107, 108, 114, 116, 128–131, 133, 134 Plum: 107, 115, 116, 141, 162 Smash: 135, 141, 145, 162 Vermont: 107, 114–116 Wiscons<strong>in</strong>: 107, 116, 119 Philbrick, CPT, Chris<strong>to</strong>pher: 22, 36, 43, 70, 103, 211, 246 Basra Highway: 188 Breech operations: 122, 129 Objective Norfolk: 137, 140, 143 Postwar Operations: 214 Preparation for combat: 109 Return <strong>to</strong> Saudi Arabia: 227–230, 233 Shipment of aircraft: 29–30 Pike, MAJ, Dan: 53 P<strong>in</strong>kava, CW2, Daniel: 168 Piper, SFC, Allen: 28 Pope, CPT, Kenneth: 6, 111, 184, 226, 244, 245 Basra Highway: 168, 170, 171, 175 Breach operations: 128 Formation of A Troop: 21, 34 Objective Norfolk: 138, 139, 149, 155, 156 Port operations: 44, 45 Redeployment <strong>to</strong> U.S.: 232–34 <strong>Safwan</strong>: 197, Security Operations: 72 TAA Operations: 65, 66 Task Force Iron: 97, 103, 104 Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g: 36, 83 Powell, GEN Col<strong>in</strong>: 190, 191, 201 Prisoners of War Captured by <strong>1st</strong> Infantry Division: 119 Captured by 1-4 <strong>Cavalry</strong>: 171, 179, 186 Problems of <strong>to</strong>o many: 179 Process for overseas movement: 31 Quarter<strong>in</strong>g Parties. See Advance Party Radars, Ground surveillance: 77, 82, 85–87, 98–100 Rahmeyer, CPT, Gary: 63, 151 R’as al Khafji, Saudi Arabia: 80, 256 Raynal, 1LT, Jon, Scott: 94, 117 Reconnaissance activities Aerial: 75, 78, 88, 136, 140, 161, 165, 166, 168, 194, 221, 229 Ground: 35, 51, 75, 76, 78, 84, 85, 107, 115, 119, 135, 150, 166, 192, 197, 226 Iraqi: 77–79, 87, 88, 95, 98,
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