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CHEERED GIS GET DOWN TO BUSINESS OF PEACEKEEPING
New York Post ^ | 4/25/03 | JONATHAN FOREMAN

Posted on 04/25/2003 2:44:18 AM PDT by kattracks

Edited on 05/26/2004 5:13:25 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

April 25, 2003 -- BAGHDAD - The Scouts of the 4th Battalion/64th Armored Regiment headed off in their Humvees yesterday on a "presence patrol." Their destination: the New Market district of Baghdad, one of the poorest neighborhoods on the West Bank of the Tigris.


(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iraqifreedom; order; presencepatrol; welcome

1 posted on 04/25/2003 2:44:18 AM PDT by kattracks
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To: kattracks
This kind'a story will leave Tommy Daschole very, very saddened.
2 posted on 04/25/2003 2:54:10 AM PDT by Mustang (Evil Thrives When Good People Do Nothing!)
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To: Mustang
When do you think we will see this story in the NY Times?
3 posted on 04/25/2003 3:46:35 AM PDT by sd-joe
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To: kattracks
I love reading stuff like this. Thanks!
4 posted on 04/25/2003 3:48:00 AM PDT by RandallFlagg ("There are worse things than crucifixion...There are teeth.")
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To: kattracks
Outside the shop, the crowd began calling out "Mike Tyson!" and "Michael Jackson!" at the only black soldier present, Staff Sgt. Darren Swain. When he told them his name, they started chanting, "Swain! Swain! Swain!"

LOL!

5 posted on 04/25/2003 3:49:00 AM PDT by RandallFlagg ("There are worse things than crucifixion...There are teeth.")
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To: kattracks
Outside the shop, the crowd began calling out "Mike Tyson!" and "Michael Jackson!" at the only black soldier present, Staff Sgt. Darren Swain. When he told them his name, they started chanting, "Swain! Swain! Swain!"

Gee, And the lefties argued against the War on the basis that the military was made up of primarily disadvantaged blacks.
6 posted on 04/25/2003 5:36:52 AM PDT by Phrostie
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To: kattracks
Outside the shop, the crowd began calling out "Mike Tyson!" and "Michael Jackson!" at the only black soldier present...

Poor examples of Black Americans; we'll know that they've "got it" when the call out "Walter Williams", "Tom Sowell", "Roy Innis", et al!

7 posted on 04/25/2003 5:47:27 AM PDT by JimRed (Disinformation is the leftist's and enemy's friend; consider the source before believing.)
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To: kattracks
"Michael Jackson!" at the only black soldier present, Staff Sgt. Darren Swain

Sgt. Swain showed great restraint.

8 posted on 04/25/2003 6:13:27 AM PDT by CaptRon
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To: CaptRon
They obviously haven't seen Michael Jackson lately.
I'm sure our GI looked nothing like him!
9 posted on 04/25/2003 6:20:07 AM PDT by keats5
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To: CaptRon
Sgt. Swain showed great restraint.

From what I heard, he bit off a chunk of the interpreter's ear.

10 posted on 04/25/2003 7:37:10 AM PDT by Coop (God bless our troops!)
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To: redlipstick
And when they reached the trash-choked streets of New Market and parked their four Humvees, they were immediately mobbed.

"I couldn't believe it. These guys came up and kissed the flag on my shoulder!" said Specialist Steve Beaman.

Yet another good news story.

11 posted on 04/25/2003 10:40:22 AM PDT by cyncooper (thousands of cheering Iraqis yelled, "America, America, America," and "Bush, Bush, Bush.")
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To: cyncooper
Fantastic!
12 posted on 04/25/2003 10:50:11 AM PDT by EllaMinnow (Desperately in search of a new tagline...)
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