3rd Infantry Division Operations - Fort Stewart - U.S. Army

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Foreword The United States Army formed the 3rd Infantry Division in November 1917 and eight short months later the Division answered the nation’s call to fight in World War I. There, while holding the banks of the Marne River in France, it earned its nickname “The Rock of the Marne.” In the 90 years that followed, Dog Faced Soldiers continued to answer the call in World War II, Korea, Kuwait, and the Balkans. In each conflict, Marne men and women earned magnificent reputations for valor, and 51 earned the Medal of Honor. Every day on the battlefield I tell the Soldiers they have a choice in life – they can make history or read history and the Soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division certainly made history during the Division’s third deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Most of the Division, to include the Headquarters, deployed in support of “The Surge,” a bold initiative by the President of the United States to increase the number of
oots on the ground in order to more aggressively combat the enemy. The 3rd Infantry Division Headquarters stood up Multi- National Division – Center to control Baghdad’s southern belts – the Mahmudiyah and Mada’in Qadas – and the four southern provinces of Babil, Karbala, Najaf, and Wasit. When the Division arrived in early 2007, attacks averaged 25 per day and by the summer of 2008, the number was less than two per day. During the 15 month deployment the conversation with Iraqis changed. Security was no longer their concern. Rather, stability became the number one priority. Iraqis asked for jobs, services, and governance, and Marne Soldiers gave them what they needed. Soldiers helped fix water pumps. They provided electricity. And they worked with local councils from at grass roots level. The Surge gave our Nation the combat power to take the fight to the enemy, but in Multi-National Division – Center. Our Soldiers did not commute to work. We built over 60 patrol bases so Soldiers lived among the Iraqi people in order to best meet their needs. Dog Face Soldiers came to represent freedom from oppression. As Soldiers moved forward, the Iraqi people stepped up to take control of their own security. The Sons of Iraq program grew to take responsibility for protection of their own neighborhoods and together, our Soldiers, the Iraqi Security Forces, and the Iraqi people took large leaps forward. Our work is never done, but this book captures the great work of our magnificent Soldiers during this brief moment in history. During this deployment, the Soldiers experienced the fifth anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and many of the Dog Face Soldiers remember crossing the border in March 2003. Many of them have deployed twice or three time in support of defending our Nation, and yet the Marne Division met its retention objective for fiscal year 2008 six months early while in combat for the third time. Our Army is not breaking, but we give all credit
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