THIRD PLATOON WOLFPACK: 03/01/2005

Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Patrol...

Patrol. Patrol.

Another Patrol...

Another shot at our patrol.

Iraqi Kids...

The kids were usually really happy to see us. We were the "New Sheriff in Town."

Movin'...

The Pack moves through the streets.

Danger Area...

A Wolf stands post as we move past what is known as a "danger area."

Some More Rest...

Some more of the Pack take a rest with some of the attachments and an Iraqi Freedom Fighter (smoking) after one of our raids.

A Break...

Cpl Lopez, Cpl Sullivan, Cpl Guitron, Sgt Dyas, and Sgt Ross take a little break after we conducted one of our raids.

Attachments...

Some of our platoon attachments take a break while we search a local's house.

Occupying the Kids...

Some of the Pack occupy all the children as we questioned the Sheik.

Talking With the Sheik...

Here's a shot of our linguist asking the Sheik some questions. A sheik is basically the head of a family. He's held with high regard and respect out here, but this guy was super shadey. All his sons had already been arrested for terrorist activities, but we knew that he had a lot more hiding.

All in all, there was nothing we could do to him. We had no concrete evidence, just a funny feeling when we left.

Monday, March 28, 2005

Back...

The entire Wolfpack is back to our forward operating base, FOB Falcon, safe and sound. The mission was a success, disrupting all insurgent activity in our area of operation. I can't get to much into it, but your Marines will tell you all about it when they get a chance.

I will tell you that the Wolfpack did some amazing work out there. In ten days, we clocked over 50 miles on our feet, operated in numerous 8-10 hour patrols, and was the company's lead element in all evolutions. But what we're most proud of is conducting a raid that we conducted, independently, on the second day that we were on the deck. We nabbed one of the world's HVTs (High Value Targets). This man, along with the majority of the males in his family, are linked with kidnapping and executing (beheading) Americans, coalition forces, Iraqi Soldiers and Police, and innocent civilians. The seizure of this individual has resulted in numerous successful operations in and around our area of operation. I can not speak on the details of it all, but just know that, like I said before we left for this mission, the Wolfpack has begun to write its own chapter in history.

I am extremely proud of these men and the work they did under the hardships. I know you all are, too. I will continue to post up pictures as time allows. Until then, rest easy knowing that your men are doing great out here and they're all in great health and good spirits. Semper Fidelis.

Pictures...

Here are some individual shots of the Wolves. You'll see in the shots that it was extremely cold here during the nights and in the early mornings. Some nights, it dropped into the high 30s. During the day, we'd be drenched with sweat from all the work. So, it was quite a swing in climate.

Some of the captions written are from the actual Marines. If they didn't want to put their own caption up, it just states their name. The pictures are in no order, other than how fast they uploaded onto the site. Enjoy.

Be advised that their are several new pictures in the archives and the previous posts. New pictures might not always show up on the main page. So, go back and check them out. There's some dating all the way back to Udari Range, Kuwait.