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99, 103, 107, 115, 119, 163, 259 Redeployment assembly areas. See AA Huebner Redeployment operations: 227, 236 Refugees, Iraqi: 206, 219, 221, 222, 224 Republican Guard Forces Command. See also Iraqi Army Composition of: 178 Franks’ plan for destroying: 135 1st Infantry Division mission to destroy: 140 Republican Guard units: Hammurabi Armored Division: 106, 178, 183, 203 Medina Armored Division: 160, 106, 160, 215 Tawakalna Mechanized Division: 106, 131, 134, 140–42, 144, 145, 160 Rhame, Lin: 31 Rhame, MG, Thomas, G: 1, 13, 47, 226 And attack on RGFC: 160 A Troop: 24, 48 Basra Highway: 161, 167, 175, 176, 177, 183 Breach Operations: 121, 127, 129, 133, 134 Combat Command Carter: 80, 82, 89, 90 Objective Norfolk: 135, 139, 144, 155, 158, 160 Index 309 Orders from Franks, 161, 164 And passage of 1st Infantry Division through 2nd Cavalry: 140, 142 And planning for breach operations: 60, 107 Relationship with subordinate officers: 15, 16, 35, 90, 100, 243, 244 Return to Ft. Riley, KS: 238, 239, Return to Saudi Arabia: 230 And Safwan airfield: 190–94, 197, 200 Security Operations: 61, 67–69, 77 Task Force Iron: 100, 103 Ritter, LTC, Patrick: 127, 146, 147 Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG): 151 Rooks, 1SGT, David: 69, 125, 186 Ryan, LTC, Mike: 229 Safwan, Iraq: 1, 190–194, 197, 200, 202, 205, 206, 208, 211, 213 Safwan airfield, Iraq: 195, 198, 208 Saudi Arabia Firing ranges in: 65–65, 83 And housing for soldiers: 42, 43, 233–237 Iraqi missile attacks on: 49, 63 Sauer, CPT, Scott: 33, 65, 73, 87, 102, 112, 217
310 The Road to Safwan Schullo, CW3, Gregory: see photo section Schwartz, 2LT, Thomas: 103, 193 Schwartzkopf, GEN, Norman: 1, 83, 117, 200 And the cease-fire: 190, 200, 201, 203 Deception plan: 62 And orders to Yeosock: 191 Scorpion Danger: 60, 82 Seelinger, CPT, Shelby: 13, 61, 73, 119, 137, 217 Shields, SGM, Kenneth: 30, 35, 101, 136, 217 Shi’a uprising: 2, 204, 214 Ships: 27, 29, 30, 45, 46, 55 Smith, CPT, Peter: 22, 101, 109, 121, 246 Soucey, CSM, John: 13, 34 Stedman, LT, Russell, A.: 11 Stella, WO1, Vincent: 168 Stinger Air Defense Team: 91, 110 Stokes, CPT, Theodore, (Ken): 13, 57 Support Command 2d: 199 22d: 56 21st Theater: 199 Syrian forces: 62 Tactical Assembly Area Roosevelt: 28, 48, 49–52, 55, 58, 63, 64, 67, 73 Tactical Command Post, 1-4 Cavalry: 85, 101, 150 Tactical Operations Center, 1-4 Cavalry: 20, 57, 73, 83, 87, 108, 129, 161, 166, 192, 193, 214 Talil airfield, Iraq: 220 Tanks, American Crew shortages: 48 Decision to put into 1-4 Cavalry: 23, 47 Firing ranges: 65–65, 83, 217 M1: 23, 25, 147, 148, 151, 251 M1A1: 24, 25, 45, 47, 66, 90, 146, 148, 149, 158, 170, 177, 200, 201, 231 Training: 24, 64, 83, 217 Tanks, Iraqi Destroyed: 157, 170 T-55: 107, 108, 147, 148, 151, 153, 157, 170 T-72: 144, 151, 155–58, 209 Tapline Road: 51, 52, 55, 57, 68, 70, 81, 229, 230, 234 Task Force Iron: 98, 105 Breaching of border: 96 Destruction of friendly OP: 99–100 End of mission: 103 Mission: 95 Units: 95 Taylor, 1SGT, Jack: 34 Tedesco, Lianne: 33 Tedesco, CPT, Vincent (VJ): 6, 33, 60, 62, 73, 87, 102, 111, 112, 115, 117, 226, 233, 246 Thomas, CW4, Bruce: 193, 194 Tovsen, CPT, James: 12, 70, 85, 121
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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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