1st Battalion 22nd Infantry Iraq Photos Page 24

1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

Operation Iraqi Freedom

A soldier from 1-22 Battalion of the 4th Infantry Division flashes the V-sign for victory at the 4ID headquarters,
in Saddam's hometown of Tikrit, Dec 14, 2003. Ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was captured alive
and in good health by coalition forces after a manhunt of more than eight months.
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Regulars from 1-22 celebrate the capture of ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein at 4ID headquarters
in his hometown of Tikrit, as he is shown on TV during a press conference in Baghdad, Dec 14, 2003.
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Members of 1-22 display their elation at hearing of Saddam's capture, Dec 14, 2003.
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CSM Martinez congratulates a fellow 1-22 soldier as they watch television coverage
of Saddam's capture, Dec 14, 2003.
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An Iraqi boy shows a new currency note in circulation without the image of Saddam Hussein,
as a soldier from 1-22 walks past him during a foot patrol in Tikrit, Dec 12, 2003.
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An Iraqi man gestures as he speaks about a bomb explosion with SFC Gilbert Nail of Clayton, Okla.,
Tuesday, Dec 16 2003. Three U.S. soldiers were wounded in a roadside bomb explosion in Tikrit.
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Regulars take position during a patrol in Tikrit. US troops deployed 300 infantrymen, 30 Abrams tanks,
Bradley fighting vehicles and assault helicopters in a show of force, Tuesday, Dec 16, 2003.
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Governor of Tikrit Hussein al-Jaburi (on left in the vehicle with a pistol)
and LTC Steve Russell, commander of 1-22 (right front seat of vehicle) tour the streets of Tikrit
warning locals not to take part in anti-US protests, Dec 16, 2003.
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A soldier from Charlie Company taking cover during a patrol in Tikrit.
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A member of Charlie Company on patrol in Tikrit Friday, Dec 12, 2003.
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Regulars search for weapons during a pre-dawn blitz against fedayeen cells in Tikrit,
as the former Iraqi strongman's portrait lies smashed on the floor, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2003.
Forces from 1-22 raided two homes and detained three men believed to be leaders of an insurgent cell
responsible for attacks against American troops and Iraqi civilians in Saddam Hussein's volatile hometown,
and seized a large weapons cache, Thursday, Dec 11, 2003.
Note in picture an AK-47 rifle, another unidentified weapon and a case of 550 rounds of AK ammo.
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A soldier from Charlie Company walks by anti-US graffiti during a patrol in Tikrit.
The graffiti reads: 'Down Bush'.
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