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April 07, 2003
Amphibious Marine Unit Crosses Tigris Into Baghdad
After hundreds of miles of highway travel, U.S. Marines on Monday finally used their amphibious assault vehicles the way they were intended - floating across a tributary of the Tigris River to take up positions near Rashid Airport, east of downtown Baghdad. Like a row of giant, olive-green elephants, the amphibious Amtracs roared down the muddy banks of the Diyala River, splashed into the water and lumbered out on the other side. "Usually we do it in the ocean," said Amtracker Lance Cpl. Casey Mattox, 22, a reservist from Foley, Ala. Posted By Billy Beck at April 7, 2003 06:57 PM | TrackBackComments
At about 10:00 a.m. Eastern, MSNBC had Bob Arnott reporting live from an amphibious crossing (likely this one). Arnott was observably impressed by the manuever which was visible to the viewer in the somewhat grainy style of the videophone. Relatedly, Arnott seemed moved to revelatory amazement by the sophistication of the military techniques he has been witnessing throughout his time with the 1ME. His description of the acumen and courage of the soliders he was with was damn near hagiographic. Posted by: af at April 7, 2003 07:50 PMPost a comment
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