Sandstorm hinders drive toward Baghdad

Nervous and miserable, soldiers mistook desert shrubbery for Iraqi vehicles. "Approaching tank at 3 o'clock, sir," a soldier tells his superior, crouched in a grounded helicopter unit in the Iraqi desert. Outside Karbala, 50 miles south of Baghdad, men from the 7th Infantry Regiment s...

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Published inThe Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.)
Main Author CHRIS TOMLINSON and ALEXANDRA ZAVIS, Associated Press writers
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Vancouver, Wash Columbian Publishing Company 27.03.2003
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Summary:Nervous and miserable, soldiers mistook desert shrubbery for Iraqi vehicles. "Approaching tank at 3 o'clock, sir," a soldier tells his superior, crouched in a grounded helicopter unit in the Iraqi desert. Outside Karbala, 50 miles south of Baghdad, men from the 7th Infantry Regiment spent Wednesday inside their Bradley fighting vehicles, using toothbrushes and shaving brushes to dislodge thick coats of greasy sand and tying ropes around their waists when they dared venture outside.
ISSN:1043-4151