Trailblazers ~ A Defend America Photo Essay

Defend America ^ | September 27, 2004

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Trailblazers

Staff Sgt. Tom Caldwell maintains security by a convoy on a road near Baqubah, Iraq, on Sept. 24, 2004. Caldwell is assigned to the Army National Guard's Company C, 141st Engineer Battalion, attached to the 1st Infantry Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team. Known as the "Trailblazers," the engineers' job is to search for Improvised Explosive Devices in the Baqubah area. U.S. Army photo by Spc. James B. Smith Jr.

 ff off off off off off off off off off off  

Spc. Sean Hogan, left, and Staff Sgt. Terry Olauson use a mine detector to search for Improvised Explosive Devices near Baqubah, Sept. 24, 2004. Hogan and Olauson are assigned to the Army National Guard's Company C, 141st Engineer Battalion, attached to the 1st Infantry Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team. Through their efforts, the engineers are helping to keep other soldiers and innocent civilians safe from the destructive devices. U.S. Army photo by Spc. James B. Smith Jr.

 ff off off off off off off off off off off

Spc. Sean Hogan uses a mine detector to search for Improvised Explosive Devices near Baqubah, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2004. Hogan is assigned to the Army National Guard's Company C, 141st Engineer Battalion. Known as the "Trailblazers," the engineers are attached to the 1st Infantry Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team during operation Iraqi Freedom. Their job is to search for Improvised Explosive Devices in the Baqubah area. U.S. Army photo by Spc. James B. Smith Jr.

 ff off off off off off off off off off off

Staff Sgt. Terry Olauson searches for Improvised Explosive Devices near Baqubah, Iraq on Sept. 24, 2004. Olauson is assigned to the Army National Guard's Company C, 141st Engineer Battalion, attached to the 1st Infantry Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Spc. James B. Smith Jr.

 ff off off off off off off off off off off

Soldiers conduct an Improvised Explosive Device search on a road near Baqubah, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2004. The soldiers are assigned to the Army National Guard's Company C, 141st Engineer Battalion, known as the "Trailblazers." The battalion is attached to the 1st Infantry Division during Operation Iraqi Freedom, and their job is to search for Improvised Explosive Devices. U.S. Army photo by Spc. James B. Smith Jr.

 ff off off off off off off off off off off off off off

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

   141st Engineer Combat Battalion

 

                           

 

                 

 

      

North Dakota Army National Guard

          ~    Saving lives in Iraq. 

[Alamo-Girl]

Bump!

[Dilbert56]

Ooohh, they left the quicksand out of the picture. Must not have been cleared by MSM.

[skeeter]

Now those engineers have guts.

[facedown]

bttt

[shield]

bmp

[blackie]

Saving lives in Iraq ~ Bump!