keeping weaponry clean for combat. Photographer: Staff Sgt. Rebekah-mae Bruns
2004-11-13: Oregon Guard Soldier Spc. Spike Olsen, 24, Lake Oswego, Ore, gets his weapon ready to go into battle for Fallujah. Olsen was sent with three other Oregon Guard Soldiers to backfill a Calvary squad that had five soldiers evacuated due to wounds.
Oregon National Guard Soldier, Spc. Kris Peterson, 20, Beaverton, Ore., takes time out between rocket and mortar attacks to clean his Squad Automatic Weapon, commonly called a SAW, in the turret of his humvee on the north side of Fallujah
2004-11-13: Oregon National Guard Soldier, Sgt. John Moore, of Portland, Oregon plots an enemy Rocket position on the north side of Fallujah. His plot was accurate enough that he came within in 12 meters of pinpointing their location and as a result Soldiers were able track and detain an enemy mortar team that had been firing on their location for nearly a week during the assault on Fallujah.
1LT Chris Neyman from West Palm Beach, Florida, a platoon leader with the 1st Infantry Divisions 3rd Brigade Reconnaissance Troop, consults with his platoon sergeant and senior scouts while conducting clearing operations in Fallujah, Iraq Nov. 15 during Operation Al-Fajr.
SFC Anthony J. Neusch from Closter, New Jersey, a scout platoon sergeant with the 1st Infantry Divisions 3rd Brigade Reconaissance Troop, pulls security while conducting clearing operations in Fallujah Nov. 15 during Operation Al-Fajr.
2004-11-15: PFC David L. Gilette from St. Slidell, Louisiana, a cavalry scout with the 3rd Brigade Reconnaissance Troop, returns fire on insurgents in Fallujah, Iraq, Nov. 15 during Operation Al-Fajr.
PFC David L. Gilette (L) from St. Slidell, Louisiana and SPC Jacob J. Hill from Cincinnati, Ohio, conduct a thorough sweep of an area in southeast Fallujah during Operation Al-Fajr Nov. 15.
3rd Brigade Combat Team CSM John D. Fourhman joins scouts from the 2nd Battalion 2nd Infantry Regiment during a day of clearing operations during Operation Al-Fajr in Fallujah Nov. 15.
L to R) SPC Jacob J. Hill from Cincinnati, Ohio, SSG Arturo Gutierrez from Madera, California and PFC Martin Reyna from Rio Grande City, Texas, all scouts with the 1st Infantry Divisions 3rd Brigade Reconnaissance Troop, clear houses in Fallujah Nov. 15 during Operation Al-Fajr.
2004-11-15: Soldiers from the 1st Infantry Divisions 3rd Brigade Reconnaissance Troop clear houses in Fallujah during Operation Al-Fajr Nov. 15.
PFC David L. Gillette from St. Slidell, Louisiana, a cavalry scout with the 1st Infantry Divisions 3rd Brigade Reconnaissance Troop, provides security after taking cover in a house in southern Fallujah when the troops came under enemy fire. The troop was deployed to Fallujah with Task Force 2nd Battalion 2nd Infantry and Operation Al-Fajr.
SGT Brian R. Peterson from Reno, Nevada, a cavalry scout with the 1st Infantry Divisions 3rd Brigade Reconnaissance Troop takes cover in a house in southern Fallujah after receiving sniper fire while conducting clearing operations Nov. 15. The troop was deployed to Fallujah with Task Force 2nd Battalion 2nd Infantry and Operation Al-Fajr.
PFC William F. Beardslee from Mission Viejo, Calif., a cavalry scout with the 1st Infantry Divisions 3rd Brigade Reconnaissance Troop, provides overwatch from an observation post in eastern Fallujah Nov. 16 during Operation al-Fajr (New Dawn).
SSG Nicholus Danielsen from Waukegan, Illinois, PFC John M. White from Anchorage, Alaska and PFC Pablo Reyes from Hawthorne, California, prepare to clear a building in southeast Fallujah Nov. 17 during Operation Al-Fajr.
1LT Chris Boggiano from Jersey City, New Jersey, a platoon leader with the 1st Infantry Divisions 3rd Brigade Reconnaissance Troop, charges into a building in southern Fallujah Nov. 17 while conducting clearing operations during Operation al-Fajr (New Dawn).
SPC Stephen Lewis from Leah Heights Acres, Florida, a cavalry scout with the 1st Infantry Divisions 3rd Brigade Reconnaissance Troop, charges into a building in southern Fallujah Nov. 17 while conducting clearing operations during Operation Al-Fajr (New Dawn).
SPC Steven K. Menard from Springfield, Mass., shoots the lock off a door while conducting clearing operations in southern Fallujah Nov. 17 during Operation Al-Fajr (New Dawn). Photographer: Sgt. Kimberly Snow
1LT Chris Boggiano from Jersey City, New Jersey (L) and SPC Stephen Lewis from Leah Heights Acres, Florida, both with the 1st Infantry Divisions 3rd Brigade Reconnaissance Troop, creep up to secure a rooftop in southern Fallujah Nov. 17 during Operation al-Fajr (New Dawn). Photographer: Sgt. Kimberly Snow
James E. Folkers from Athens, Penn., a cavalry scout with the 1st Infantry Divisions 3rd Brigade Reconnaissance Troop, mans a 240B machine gun Nov. 18 during Operation al-Fajr (New Dawn). Smoke rises in the background from the controlled detonation of a VBIED factory the troop discovered during clearing operations Nov. 17.
2004-11-19: (top to bottom) SPC Stephen Lewis from Leah Heights Acres, Florida, SSG Nicholus Danielsen from Waukegan, Illinois and SSG Jimmy Amyett from Little Rock, Arkansas, clear a house in southern Fallujah Nov. 19 during Operation Al-Fajr.
Oregon National Guard Soldiers help evacuate wounded from the battlefield in Fallujah. The Wounded were flown to a rear medical facility for attention. Photographer: Staff Sgt. Rebekah-mae N. Bruns
Oregon National Guard Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry help evacuate wounded from the battlefield in Fallujah.
Spc. Troy Bagnell, of Albany, Ore., holds a an I.V. bag for a wounded Soldier in Fallujah.
A combat medic consoles an injured Soldier after learning one of his friends didnt survive the attack they had emerged from. The soldiers were part of an assault launched on Fallujah by the Marines and elements from the Armys 1st Calvary Division.
RIP
Lt. Col. James Rainy (left), commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Tmothy Mace (right), battalion command Sgt. Maj. both of 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 39th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division offer their final respects to Sgt. Jonathan Shields and Spc. Jose Valez who were killed during the recent Battle of Fallujah to restore government control to the city that had become an insurgent stronghold.
(US Army Photo by Cpl. Benjamin M. Cossel, 122nd MPAD)
2004-11-13: Oregon Guard Soldier Spc. Spike Olsen, 24, Lake Oswego, Ore, gets his weapon ready to go into battle for Fallujah. Olsen was sent with three other Oregon Guard Soldiers to backfill a Calvary squad that had five soldiers evacuated due to wounds.
Oregon National Guard Soldier, Spc. Kris Peterson, 20, Beaverton, Ore., takes time out between rocket and mortar attacks to clean his Squad Automatic Weapon, commonly called a SAW, in the turret of his humvee on the north side of Fallujah
2004-11-13: Oregon National Guard Soldier, Sgt. John Moore, of Portland, Oregon plots an enemy Rocket position on the north side of Fallujah. His plot was accurate enough that he came within in 12 meters of pinpointing their location and as a result Soldiers were able track and detain an enemy mortar team that had been firing on their location for nearly a week during the assault on Fallujah.
1LT Chris Neyman from West Palm Beach, Florida, a platoon leader with the 1st Infantry Divisions 3rd Brigade Reconnaissance Troop, consults with his platoon sergeant and senior scouts while conducting clearing operations in Fallujah, Iraq Nov. 15 during Operation Al-Fajr.
SFC Anthony J. Neusch from Closter, New Jersey, a scout platoon sergeant with the 1st Infantry Divisions 3rd Brigade Reconaissance Troop, pulls security while conducting clearing operations in Fallujah Nov. 15 during Operation Al-Fajr.
2004-11-15: PFC David L. Gilette from St. Slidell, Louisiana, a cavalry scout with the 3rd Brigade Reconnaissance Troop, returns fire on insurgents in Fallujah, Iraq, Nov. 15 during Operation Al-Fajr.
PFC David L. Gilette (L) from St. Slidell, Louisiana and SPC Jacob J. Hill from Cincinnati, Ohio, conduct a thorough sweep of an area in southeast Fallujah during Operation Al-Fajr Nov. 15.
3rd Brigade Combat Team CSM John D. Fourhman joins scouts from the 2nd Battalion 2nd Infantry Regiment during a day of clearing operations during Operation Al-Fajr in Fallujah Nov. 15.
L to R) SPC Jacob J. Hill from Cincinnati, Ohio, SSG Arturo Gutierrez from Madera, California and PFC Martin Reyna from Rio Grande City, Texas, all scouts with the 1st Infantry Divisions 3rd Brigade Reconnaissance Troop, clear houses in Fallujah Nov. 15 during Operation Al-Fajr.
2004-11-15: Soldiers from the 1st Infantry Divisions 3rd Brigade Reconnaissance Troop clear houses in Fallujah during Operation Al-Fajr Nov. 15.
PFC David L. Gillette from St. Slidell, Louisiana, a cavalry scout with the 1st Infantry Divisions 3rd Brigade Reconnaissance Troop, provides security after taking cover in a house in southern Fallujah when the troops came under enemy fire. The troop was deployed to Fallujah with Task Force 2nd Battalion 2nd Infantry and Operation Al-Fajr.
SGT Brian R. Peterson from Reno, Nevada, a cavalry scout with the 1st Infantry Divisions 3rd Brigade Reconnaissance Troop takes cover in a house in southern Fallujah after receiving sniper fire while conducting clearing operations Nov. 15. The troop was deployed to Fallujah with Task Force 2nd Battalion 2nd Infantry and Operation Al-Fajr.
PFC William F. Beardslee from Mission Viejo, Calif., a cavalry scout with the 1st Infantry Divisions 3rd Brigade Reconnaissance Troop, provides overwatch from an observation post in eastern Fallujah Nov. 16 during Operation al-Fajr (New Dawn).
SSG Nicholus Danielsen from Waukegan, Illinois, PFC John M. White from Anchorage, Alaska and PFC Pablo Reyes from Hawthorne, California, prepare to clear a building in southeast Fallujah Nov. 17 during Operation Al-Fajr.
1LT Chris Boggiano from Jersey City, New Jersey, a platoon leader with the 1st Infantry Divisions 3rd Brigade Reconnaissance Troop, charges into a building in southern Fallujah Nov. 17 while conducting clearing operations during Operation al-Fajr (New Dawn).
SPC Stephen Lewis from Leah Heights Acres, Florida, a cavalry scout with the 1st Infantry Divisions 3rd Brigade Reconnaissance Troop, charges into a building in southern Fallujah Nov. 17 while conducting clearing operations during Operation Al-Fajr (New Dawn).
SPC Steven K. Menard from Springfield, Mass., shoots the lock off a door while conducting clearing operations in southern Fallujah Nov. 17 during Operation Al-Fajr (New Dawn). Photographer: Sgt. Kimberly Snow
1LT Chris Boggiano from Jersey City, New Jersey (L) and SPC Stephen Lewis from Leah Heights Acres, Florida, both with the 1st Infantry Divisions 3rd Brigade Reconnaissance Troop, creep up to secure a rooftop in southern Fallujah Nov. 17 during Operation al-Fajr (New Dawn). Photographer: Sgt. Kimberly Snow
James E. Folkers from Athens, Penn., a cavalry scout with the 1st Infantry Divisions 3rd Brigade Reconnaissance Troop, mans a 240B machine gun Nov. 18 during Operation al-Fajr (New Dawn). Smoke rises in the background from the controlled detonation of a VBIED factory the troop discovered during clearing operations Nov. 17.
2004-11-19: (top to bottom) SPC Stephen Lewis from Leah Heights Acres, Florida, SSG Nicholus Danielsen from Waukegan, Illinois and SSG Jimmy Amyett from Little Rock, Arkansas, clear a house in southern Fallujah Nov. 19 during Operation Al-Fajr.
Oregon National Guard Soldiers help evacuate wounded from the battlefield in Fallujah. The Wounded were flown to a rear medical facility for attention. Photographer: Staff Sgt. Rebekah-mae N. Bruns
Oregon National Guard Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry help evacuate wounded from the battlefield in Fallujah.
Spc. Troy Bagnell, of Albany, Ore., holds a an I.V. bag for a wounded Soldier in Fallujah.
A combat medic consoles an injured Soldier after learning one of his friends didnt survive the attack they had emerged from. The soldiers were part of an assault launched on Fallujah by the Marines and elements from the Armys 1st Calvary Division.
RIP
Lt. Col. James Rainy (left), commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Tmothy Mace (right), battalion command Sgt. Maj. both of 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 39th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division offer their final respects to Sgt. Jonathan Shields and Spc. Jose Valez who were killed during the recent Battle of Fallujah to restore government control to the city that had become an insurgent stronghold.
(US Army Photo by Cpl. Benjamin M. Cossel, 122nd MPAD)
