30-31 March 2003

Engineers with Bravo Company, 327th Infantry Regiment blow open a metal door at an agricultural complex, Najaf. John Partipolo, The Tennessean

Members of Bravo Company, 327th Infantry Regiment clear and check for hostiles in an agricultural complex near Najaf. Several Iraqi soldiers were killed, and many weapons and ammunition were found in the complex. John Partipolo, The Tennessean

Pfc. Ryan Aiello, 23, right, listens to instructions as he and other members of Bravo Company prepare to clear Iraqi soldiers out of a building complex near the city of Najaf. John Partipolo, The Tennessean

Members of Bravo Company, 327th Infantry Regiment break through glass and rip out metal bars as they check the agricultural complex of Iraqi soldiers. John Partipolo, The Tennessean

Behind Sgt. Russell Lewis of California are thousands of weapons captured by Company C of the 327th Regiment at a Fedayeen military complex near Najaf March 31. The 1st and 2nd Brigades of the 101st Airborne Division are trying to isolate the Shiite holy city. John Partipolo, The Tennessean

Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Stall of the 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division checks out a building where Fedayeen soldiers slept and trained at the military complex. John Partipolo, The Tennessean

After an early morning battle against Fedayeen fighters in a military complex near Najaf, Spc. Dusty Beam, 21, of Franklin, Tenn., takes a breather. John Partipolo, The Tennessean

Exhausted from a long day of fighting, Staff Sgt. Kris Dohl, 28, of Carthage, Tenn., sleeps in a portion of the military complex near Najaf. John Partipolo, The Tennessean

A bullet hole protrudes from the wing of an Apache as a crewmember for the 101st Airborne Division works on the canopy of one of their Apache helicopters. (AFP/Jim Watson)

U.S. soldiers from 101st Airborne division conduct a house-to-house search in the town of Kifl, south of Baghdad, March 30, 2003. U.S. troops dug in south of Baghdad on Sunday, preparing to wait for weeks before resuming their advance on Saddam Hussein's heavily defended capital. REUTERS/Peter Andrews

Sgt. John Kell, 30, from Lima, Ohio, looks through bags of grain uncovered during a search of the local Baath Party headquarters on Sunday, March 30, in Kifil, Iraq, by members of Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). Photo by Rob Curtis, Military Times staff

Members of Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), go room to room, clearing the local Baath Party Headquarters in Kifl on Sunday, March 30. The soldiers found documents, weapons, and full grain bags hidden inside the walled compound. Photo by Rob Curtis, Military Times staff

Infantry squads stack up outside as members of Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), go room to room, clearing the local Baath Party Headquarters in Kifl on Sunday, March 30. Photo by Rob Curtis, Military Times staff

A UH-60 Blackhawk right-side door gunner for the 101st Airborne Division, Sgt. Michael Wratchford of Montgomery, Ala., surveys the countryside in South-Central Iraq on Saturday, March 29. AP Photo

Pfc. Mark Higashimura, 19, from Canton, Texas, takes a smoke break after 3rd Battalion 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) took over the west side of Kifl, a small city about 50 miles south of Baghdad, relieving elements of the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) on Saturday, March 29. Photo by Rob Curtis, Military Times staff


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		Engineers with Bravo Company, 327th Infantry Regiment blow open a metal door at an agricultural complex, Najaf. John Partipolo, The Tennessean Members of Bravo Company, 327th Infantry Regiment clear and check for hostiles in an agricultural complex near Najaf. Several Iraqi soldiers were killed, and many weapons and ammunition were found in the complex. John Partipolo, The Tennessean Pfc. Ryan Aiello, 23, right, listens to instructions as he and other members of Bravo Company prepare to clear Iraqi soldiers out of a building complex near the city of Najaf. John Partipolo, The Tennessean Members of Bravo Company, 327th Infantry Regiment break through glass and rip out metal bars as they check the agricultural complex of Iraqi soldiers. John Partipolo, The Tennessean Behind Sgt. Russell Lewis of California are thousands of weapons captured by Company C of the 327th Regiment at a Fedayeen military complex near Najaf March 31. The 1st and 2nd Brigades of the 101st Airborne Division are trying to isolate the Shiite holy city. John Partipolo, The Tennessean Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Stall of the 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division checks out a building where Fedayeen soldiers slept and trained at the military complex. John Partipolo, The Tennessean After an early morning battle against Fedayeen fighters in a military complex near Najaf, Spc. Dusty Beam, 21, of Franklin, Tenn., takes a breather. John Partipolo, The Tennessean Exhausted from a long day of fighting, Staff Sgt. Kris Dohl, 28, of Carthage, Tenn., sleeps in a portion of the military complex near Najaf. John Partipolo, The Tennessean A bullet hole protrudes from the wing of an Apache as a crewmember for the 101st Airborne Division works on the canopy of one of their Apache helicopters. (AFP/Jim Watson) U.S. soldiers from 101st Airborne division conduct a house-to-house search in the town of Kifl, south of Baghdad, March 30, 2003. U.S. troops dug in south of Baghdad on Sunday, preparing to wait for weeks before resuming their advance on Saddam Hussein's heavily defended capital. REUTERS/Peter Andrews Sgt. John Kell, 30, from Lima, Ohio, looks through bags of grain uncovered during a search of the local Baath Party headquarters on Sunday, March 30, in Kifil, Iraq, by members of Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). Photo by Rob Curtis, Military Times staff Members of Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), go room to room, clearing the local Baath Party Headquarters in Kifl on Sunday, March 30. The soldiers found documents, weapons, and full grain bags hidden inside the walled compound. Photo by Rob Curtis, Military Times staff Infantry squads stack up outside as members of Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), go room to room, clearing the local Baath Party Headquarters in Kifl on Sunday, March 30. Photo by Rob Curtis, Military Times staff A UH-60 Blackhawk right-side door gunner for the 101st Airborne Division, Sgt. Michael Wratchford of Montgomery, Ala., surveys the countryside in South-Central Iraq on Saturday, March 29. AP Photo Pfc. Mark Higashimura, 19, from Canton, Texas, takes a smoke break after 3rd Battalion 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) took over the west side of Kifl, a small city about 50 miles south of Baghdad, relieving elements of the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) on Saturday, March 29. Photo by Rob Curtis, Military Times staff