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05-31-2003, 11:22 PM
3rd ID troops ordered to stay in Iraq
By Rick Scavetta, Stars and Stripes
May 31, 2003
BAGHDAD, Iraq — 3rd Infantry Division troops thought they were heading home soon after the 1st Armored Division arrived this week to relieve them.
On Thursday evening, they learned that their stay in Iraq has been extended — news that hit hard among combat veterans now tasked to continue patrols on Baghdad streets.
Lt. Col. Ernest “Rock” Marcone, commander of the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment, briefed his soldiers to quell circulating rumors that had surfaced earlier this week.
“We received a warning order that said we will be here for an unspecified period of time to continue missions in Baghdad with the 1st Armored Division,” Marcone said. Marcone could not specify just how long his troops would stay.
Full Story (http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section= 104&article=15814)
By Rick Scavetta, Stars and Stripes
May 31, 2003
BAGHDAD, Iraq — 3rd Infantry Division troops thought they were heading home soon after the 1st Armored Division arrived this week to relieve them.
On Thursday evening, they learned that their stay in Iraq has been extended — news that hit hard among combat veterans now tasked to continue patrols on Baghdad streets.
Lt. Col. Ernest “Rock” Marcone, commander of the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment, briefed his soldiers to quell circulating rumors that had surfaced earlier this week.
“We received a warning order that said we will be here for an unspecified period of time to continue missions in Baghdad with the 1st Armored Division,” Marcone said. Marcone could not specify just how long his troops would stay.
Full Story (http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section= 104&article=15814)