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Water-purification unit returns [Iraq - 559th Quartermaster Battalion]
Army Times - AP ^
| June 19, 2003
| Russ Bynum
Posted on 06/21/2003 3:07:14 PM PDT by Ragtime Cowgirl
Edited on 05/07/2004 10:06:22 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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SAVANNAH, Ga.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; US: Georgia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: aar; euphrates; iraqifreedom; soldier; supplylines; thankyou; usarmy; water; welcomehome
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
We had a water purification company in my battalion while in the NJ National Guard. He's right, it aint glamorous but, they were appreciated. Most of the time they bivouac away from everybody and are left to fend for themselves. A lonely,unappreciated job.
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posted on
06/21/2003 4:14:41 PM PDT
by
capydick
(TaxCuts are for TaxPayers)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Some of the earlier water purification units were developed by the Engineer Research and Development Laboratory. When they were shipped to the field, they had "ERDL" stenciled on the crates. Not knowing what the acronym stood for, troops soon referred to the units as "erdolators"........a name that stuck with them for many years.
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posted on
06/21/2003 9:14:01 PM PDT
by
Ben Hecks
To: Ben Hecks
Thanks for the info. You gotta love the resourcefulness and courage of the troops. May the left stay FAR away. (^:
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posted on
06/22/2003 4:33:39 PM PDT
by
Ragtime Cowgirl
(***Hillary sells out USA to EU socialists!***http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/930511/posts)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
I was there with SFC Martinez and 1LT (now CPT)Jessup. You spend so much time in garrison with purifiers that don't seem to have anything to do. You begin to believe that the unit isn't really needed. But whin the war kicked off, we were on or directly behind the front lines. The "Water Dogs", setting up and immediately producing product, were a force to be reckoned with.
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posted on
12/06/2003 10:35:30 PM PST
by
sevenwulf
To: sevenwulf
Thank you for your service, sevenwulf. We are so proud of the work you guys did in Iraq. (^:
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posted on
12/07/2003 5:02:06 AM PST
by
Ragtime Cowgirl
( "Our military is full of the finest people on the face of the earth." ~ Pres. Bush, Baghdad)
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