Soldiers Take Out Snipers in Salah Ad Din

Defend America News ^ | Jan 18, 2006 | Pfc. Cassandra Groce

[SandRat]

Soldiers in first platoon "Choppin' Charlie" Company, captured a sniper near Samarra, Iraq, Monday. Some of the soldiers involved pictured left to right: Sgt Jimmy Sutton, Spc. Juan Villanueva, Cpl. Jason Kugler, Pvt. First Class Michael George, First Lt. Richard Hawkins, Pvt. First Class Jeffery Walker, Pvt. First Class Rick Monnig and Spc. Joseph Vanhook. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Cassandra Groce
Soldiers Take Out Snipers in Salah Ad Din
Rakkasan platoon kills one sniper and detains another while on patrol.
By Pfc. Cassandra Groce 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment SAMARRA, Iraq, Jan. 18, 2006 — One sniper was killed and another detained near a canal along the Tigris River in Samarra, Iraq by a Rakkasan platoon while on patrol Jan. 9. "Snipers have been harassing us in this area and been a problem." 1st. Lt. Richard Hawkins, 1st Platoon Leader The soldiers of Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, known as “Choppin’ Charlie” company, were investigating an IED report when they received gun fire to the north of their position. The soldiers advanced down the road toward the incoming fire and crested a hill, where they saw two men on top. One man was throwing ammunition out of his pockets and the other attempted to get to a nearby vehicle to escape. Soldiers asked the men to stop in order to search them, but one man took off running. He was shot and killed. The second man was detained and the vehicle was searched. Two Dragonov sniper rifles were found in very good condition, as well as approximately 30 rounds of ammunition. The vehicle came from outside of Samarra. “They [the rifles] were in excellent condition,” said Sgt. Jimmy Sutton, a non-commissioned officer involved in the capture. “It looked like someone knew what they were doing.” The detainee was brought to nearby Forward Operating Base Brassfield-Mora before being transported to another location for further questioning. The capture comes as great news to the soldiers, who have received sniper fire before while in the area, including one injury to a 3rd Infantry Division soldier.	Soldiers towed a vehicle belonging to a detained sniper in Samarra, Iraq. The sniper came from outside the city and told the soldiers that shooting them was his only job. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Cassandra Groce Snipers have been harassing us in this area and been a problem, said 1st Lt. Richard Hawkins, 1st platoon leader, who was shot at in the same area a few days before. Soldiers hope that this capture will decrease sniper fire incidents and boost the confidence of the Samarra citizens in the Coalition Forces. These soldiers are dedicated to rooting out Anti-Iraq Forces in a city that has long been a problem in the Salah Ad Din province. People around here know we mean business now, said Pvt. First Class Michael George, a gunner in the lead vehicle of the capture. If there is a problem, were going to take care of it.

[SandRat]

OH YES!!!!!!!

[travlnmn41]

Ted Kennedy will want to be reassured the sniper is receiving better treatment than our GIs.

[Rocky]

Thanks for this post. Good news is always appreciated.

[skinkinthegrass]

BAG 'EM. :))

[SandRat]

Ted doesn't need to worry the interrigator is a Helen Thomas look alike and sound alike/ < / sarc

[bybybill]

Shows what happens when trained soldiers take on bandits

[montag813]

Hey where is the photo of the actual sniper, with an "I'm with stupid" sign, so John McCain can have a tantrum!

[Calpernia]

Soldiers Take Out Snipers in Salah Ad Din Rakkasan platoon kills one sniper and detains another while on patrol.

SAMARRA, Iraq, Jan. 18, 2006 — One sniper was killed and another detained near a canal along the Tigris River in Samarra, Iraq by a Rakkasan platoon while on patrol Jan. 9.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[Minutemen]

Great work men! We are proud of you.... And that's one helluva family portrait too!

[Minutemen]

Hey Sandrat,
What happened to that family portrait? I went to save it and it is now gone.
minutemen

[DTogo]

Two Dragonov sniper rifles were found in very good condition...

The Army should start bringing the legal stuff they capture back to the States and auction it off to gun enthusiasts - proceeds go to the families of fallen soldiers.

[Radix]

Heroes!

[Candor7]

Dragunov Rifles?

So the Russians are training snipers in Iran?

Atta go C company! Proud of yah!

[globalheater]

Shoot the ones that fight, feed the ones that are willing to change their coat.

[globalheater]

does the drag. only come with a training vocher because of the delicate gun sales regulations of the WTO ?


I don't think the russians are caught pants down there. They like to sell the equippment for the official new iraqi army.

Would be bad publicity for them to train the other side. They just sold them ... you know probably to some yeminite or jordanian peace loving honored salesman that happened to loose all the weapons in the desert.

[endthematrix]

Ha! If they are smashing US inventories of what is already here, I doubt they'd bring fine examples of WW2 German machine guns here. So sad.

Wonder whose office those gold guns Uday had are hanging up in? There are cars Saddam had too. Wonder what lucky sonofabitch got those?

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[csvset]

1 dead, 1 captured, 1 vehicle seized. With any luck, there's some good intel to be gained that will lead to the capture/ killing of their cohorts.