Pete
10-05-2015, 04:01
Colonel reflects on accomplishments of Bragg paratroopers in Iraq
http://www.fayobserver.com/military/colonel-reflects-on-accomplishments-of-bragg-paratroopers-in-iraq/article_3812e314-ad9b-5d6d-99de-de54560ff431.html
"Iraqi Army soldiers fighting to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq are better trained and prepared - thanks to a push from Fort Bragg paratroopers.
"I think the Iraqis can do this," said Col. Curtis A. Buzzard, commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, which recently returned from its mission to train soldiers in Iraq...."
Don't hear much in the news about our 3,359 American troops in Iraq. Or our ones in Afghanistan either.
http://www.fayobserver.com/military/colonel-reflects-on-accomplishments-of-bragg-paratroopers-in-iraq/article_3812e314-ad9b-5d6d-99de-de54560ff431.html
"Iraqi Army soldiers fighting to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq are better trained and prepared - thanks to a push from Fort Bragg paratroopers.
"I think the Iraqis can do this," said Col. Curtis A. Buzzard, commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, which recently returned from its mission to train soldiers in Iraq...."
Don't hear much in the news about our 3,359 American troops in Iraq. Or our ones in Afghanistan either.