1st Battalion 22nd Infantry Iraq Photos Page 15

1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Lt. Col Steve Russell left, commander of the 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry, is witness to SSG Kinyada Colbert 2nd right, and husband SSG Marcus Colbert of Fort Hood Texas, from the 4th I.D. as they reaffirmed their oath of reenlistment, in Tikrit, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2003. The husband and wife team, both on a lengthy tour in Iraq, reenlisted for a further 4 years to add to an already 8 years of service.
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Staff Sergeant Kinyada Colbert, 26, (L) from the Division Support Command of the Fourth Infantry Division,
and her husband Staff Sergeant Marcus Colbert from the 2nd Platoon of the 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry
of the Fourth Infantry Division take the oath of reenlistment. Both have 8 years of service in the Army,
where they met each other seven years ago.
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Captured weapons adorn a wall in the 1-22 Infantry tactical operations center in Tikrit. The arsenal ranges from a modern AK-47 assault rifle to an antiquated bazooka, to handguns and even a sword. Until they are demilitarized and sent home through proper channels, they serve as an unofficial tally of their successes and help to familiarize soldiers with the weapons they could expect to see out on the street. Many of the items confiscated by 1-22 in the course of operations will be donated to the 4th Infantry Division Museum, The National Infantryman’s Museum at Fort Benning and their own regimental museum.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Craig Pickett

Sgt. Jeffrey Mann of 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry keeps watch while on night patrol in Tikrit, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2003. Patrols are an ongoing exercise in Iraq as a show of force, to keep the peace
and attempt to reduce the activities of possible Saddam loyalists.
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Maj. Bryan Luke right, 1-22 Infantry, stands guard as fellow soldiers question people during a night patrol in Tikrit, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2003.
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Spc. Cody Hoefer of 1-22 Infantry, while on patrol, enjoys a light moment with an Iraqi boy in Tikrit,
Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2003.
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Sgt Jeffrey Mann stands guard from his vehicle during an early morning raid on a village outside Tikrit, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2003. The raid was conducted after intelligence was gathered with a cache of weapons being found buried in an orchard close to houses that were targeted for the operation.
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Capt Alex Morales during Sunday prayer services.
Photo courtesy Anne LeGare