' could retaliate or think the terror is over.'įindell said he was going to do his job as a Soldier and protect the guys to his left and right. from San Diego, referring to the capture of Hussein. Michael Findell, Company A, 5th Bn., 20th Inf. And they didn't realize the following day would be the first time Soldiers from the Stryker Brigade Combat Team encountered combat. However, it didn't make the Soldiers' upcoming operation any easier. After confirming the information, cheers went through the battalion. Saddam Hussein was the 'him' in question. Paul Bremer, ambassador to Iraq, 'We got 'em.' Word passed slowly through the tents of something coalition forces had been waiting to hear for 11 months.
In tents around the battalion, the mood was light, as the Soldiers played cards and listened to music, waiting for the call to mount up. 14, patrolling to keep the peace.Īs darkness fell on Forward Operating Base Pacesetter, the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Soldiers made final checks on their weapons systems and equipment. 17, 2003) - Infantrymen from 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, took to the roads and villages north of Baghdad on Dec. FOB PACESETTER, Iraq (Army News Service, Dec.
