Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Kerensa Hardy | Soldiers from Troop B, 1-33rd Cav. Regt., 3rd BCT, 101st Abn. Div. fold a U.S. flag...... read more read more
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By Sgt. 1st Class Kerensa Hardy
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
CAMP STRIKER, Iraq – The Rakkasans handed over the first of 18 patrol bases within their battle space in southwest Baghdad to the Iraqi army during a transfer-of-authority ceremony Aug. 5, 2008.
Patrol Base Corregidor, approximately 32 kilometers southwest of Baghdad, is now home to 3rd Battalion, 25th Brigade, 17th Iraqi Army Division.
"The ground we now stand on has an unpleasant history. It has seen the innocent mistreated; it has seen war and devastation; and it has seen its people go hungry," began Capt. Thomas R. Monoghan Jr., commander of Troop B, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), in his remarks during the ceremony.
"Those times are now behind us, thanks to the local sheiks and IA company commanders," Monoghan continued. "The people of this area banned together, standing up to any group that would do their people harm. This area set an example for all of Iraq to follow."
During the brief ceremony, Soldiers of Beast Troop, 1-33rd Cav. Regt. retired the guidon, which has flown since Oct. 24, and a U.S. flag. A lone Iraqi flag now stands in their stead.
"This is the first of many coalition patrol bases which are being transitioned to the IA in order to maintain security in the Mahmudiyah Qada," said Lt. Col. Daniel Dolwick, deputy commander of 3rd BCT, 101st Abn. Div.
By the time the Rakkasans reach the end of their 15-month deployment, they will have turned over 18 patrol bases to IA control. Ultimately, the 17th IA Div. will take control of what is now the Rakkasans' battle space.
| Date Taken: | 08.08.2008 |
| Date Posted: | 08.08.2008 14:05 |
| Story ID: | 22270 |
| Location: | BAGHDAD, IQ |
| Web Views: | 296 |
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