14-20 March 2003

Maj. Gen. David H. Petraeus, right, commander of the 101st Airborne Division, listens as Lt. Gen. William S. Wallace, V Corps commander speaks to people following a Scud drill at Camp New Jersey, Kuwait, in this March 20, 2003 photo. Senate Majority leader Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., told Petraeus he hopes the next phone call to his friend will require a Baghdad area code. AP Photo/US Army,Pfc. Joshua Hutcheson

With members of 2nd Brigade Headquarters, 101st Airborne (Air Assault), Lance Salter, 33, a Lockheed Martin contractor from Ft. Hood, Texas, looks out of a shelter around 12:40 p.m. during a scud alert after an Iraqi missile was intercepted near Kuwait City on March 20, 2003. Photo by Rob Curtis, Times Staff.

Members of the Army's 101st Airborne (Air Assault) take shelter in a concrete bunker as the second Scud alert of the day sounds at Camp New York in Kuwait on March 20, 2003. Photo by Rob Curtis, Times Staff.

Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade of the 101st Airborne assemble before leaving to move to forward positions at Camp New Jersey in the Kuwaiti desert Thursday, March 20, 2003. (AP Photo/Jean-Marc Bouju)

Soldiers of the 'Widowmakers,' 3/502nd Infantry Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division, dig in after a ground attack siren was raised at Camp New York in the Kuwait desert, March 20, 2003. Iraq fired missiles at Kuwait, prompting U.S. troops to don chemical protective suits and setting emergency air raid sirens blaring in Kuwait City. REUTERS/Jason Reed

Mechanic Mike Gillette, 29, of Rockford, Ill., of the 1st Battalion of the 327th Infantry Regiment, replaces a tire on a D Company's tank killer TOW (Tubularly launched Optically Wired guided missile) on March 18, 2003. Photo by John Partipilo, The Tennessean

Gary Wayne Frake, 25, of Shreveport, La., and Spec. Thomas Lynn Cleghorn, 21, of Ashdown, Ark., do combative maneuvers in the Kuwaiti desert Monday as Pvt. Garrett Alan Cohen, 21, of Cheyenne, Wyo., Pvt. Jason Sokel, 19, of Menasha, Wis., Pfc. Thomas Green, 25, of Warren, Ark and Sgt. Stacy Kelsay, 33, of Hartsville, Mo., watch closely. Photo by John Partipilo, The Tennessean

Pfc. Jake Hvarde, 20, of Amboy, Ill., of the 101st Airborne, helps Pfc. Dayne Eitel, 19, of Chico Calif., while they wait for their flight at Camp New York in Kuwait on Tuesday. Photo by Rob Curtis, Times Staff

Pvt. Jeremy Fusilier, 19, of Beaumont, Calif., relaxes while Pfc. Jeremy Pettit, 19, of Buffalo, N.Y., watches a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter land as they wait for their flight at Camp New York in Kuwait on March 18, 2003. Photo by Rob Curtis, Times Staff

A formation of Black Hawk helicopters from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) cross the Kuwaiti sky, March 18, 2003. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Igor Paustovski

Pfc. Tim Bolenbaugh of Allegan, Mich., from the 101st Airborne Division checks a Kiowa Warrior helicopter at Camp Udairi in the Kuwaiti desert, Tuesday, March 18, 2003. The Kiowa Warrior is used primarily for reconnaissance and enemy detection. (AP Photo/Jean-Marc Bouju)

US soldiers from the 3rd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division walk past a Blackhawk helicopter at Camp New Jersey in the Kuwaiti desert, Tuesday, March 18, 2003. The 101st Airborne is gearing up toward possible conflict with Iraq. (AP Photo/Jean-Marc Bouju)

Cpl. James Carmichael, 24, of Huntsville, Ala., Staff Sgt. Raymond Holley, 27, of Palm Bay, Fla., Staff Sgt. Broderick Smith, 23, of Huntsville, Ala. and Staff Sgt. Vincent Robinson, 34, of Atlanta, Ga., all of the 1st Battalion of the101st Airborne Division, walk along a sand berm at the end of another day of waiting and training in the Kuwaiti desert Saturday at Camp Pennsylvania. AP Photo

Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion of the 3rd Brigade of the 101st Airborne practice cramming 16 men with full gear into a Blackhawk helicopter at Camp New Jersey in the Kuwaiti desert Monday, March 17, 2003. The specialty of the battalion is for deep airborne incursion into enemy territory. (AP Photo/Jean-Marc Bouju)

Soldiers with the 2nd Platoon, C Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne (Air Assault Division) during a training exercise at Camp New Jersey in northern Kuwait on March 16, 2003. USA Today Photo

Sergeant Travis Dufrene from Brownsville, Texas (R), shouts his support along with other members of the 'Widowmakers' 3/502nd Infantry Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division as they listen to a rallying speech by V Corps commander, Lt. Gen. William Wallace at Camp New York in the Kuwait desert, March 17, 2003. Wallace told tens of thousand of troops under his command to be ready to launch military strikes against Iraq, saying Saddam Husseins time was running out. REUTERS/Jason Reed

V Corps Commander Lt. Gen. William Wallace rallies the troops of the 'Widowmakers,' 3/502nd Infantry Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division at Camp New York in the Kuwaiti desert, March 17, 2003. Wallace told tens of thousand of troops under his command to be ready to launch military strikes against Iraq, saying Saddam Hussein's time was running out. REUTERS/Jason Reed

101st Airborne division scouts aim their weapons during a simulated attack drill at camp New York in the Kuwait desert March 14, 2003. With over 250,000 American and British troops poised to invade Iraq, U.S. President Bush maintains he will launch a war without U.N. backing if necessary. REUTERS/Jason Reed


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		Maj. Gen. David H. Petraeus, right, commander of the 101st Airborne Division, listens as Lt. Gen. William S. Wallace, V Corps commander speaks to people following a Scud drill at Camp New Jersey, Kuwait, in this March 20, 2003 photo. Senate Majority leader Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., told Petraeus he hopes the next phone call to his friend will require a Baghdad area code. AP Photo/US Army,Pfc. Joshua Hutcheson With members of 2nd Brigade Headquarters, 101st Airborne (Air Assault), Lance Salter, 33, a Lockheed Martin contractor from Ft. Hood, Texas, looks out of a shelter around 12:40 p.m. during a scud alert after an Iraqi missile was intercepted near Kuwait City on March 20, 2003. Photo by Rob Curtis, Times Staff. Members of the Army's 101st Airborne (Air Assault) take shelter in a concrete bunker as the second Scud alert of the day sounds at Camp New York in Kuwait on March 20, 2003. Photo by Rob Curtis, Times Staff. Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade of the 101st Airborne assemble before leaving to move to forward positions at Camp New Jersey in the Kuwaiti desert Thursday, March 20, 2003. (AP Photo/Jean-Marc Bouju) Soldiers of the 'Widowmakers,' 3/502nd Infantry Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division, dig in after a ground attack siren was raised at Camp New York in the Kuwait desert, March 20, 2003. Iraq fired missiles at Kuwait, prompting U.S. troops to don chemical protective suits and setting emergency air raid sirens blaring in Kuwait City. REUTERS/Jason Reed Mechanic Mike Gillette, 29, of Rockford, Ill., of the 1st Battalion of the 327th Infantry Regiment, replaces a tire on a D Company's tank killer TOW (Tubularly launched Optically Wired guided missile) on March 18, 2003. Photo by John Partipilo, The Tennessean Gary Wayne Frake, 25, of Shreveport, La., and Spec. Thomas Lynn Cleghorn, 21, of Ashdown, Ark., do combative maneuvers in the Kuwaiti desert Monday as Pvt. Garrett Alan Cohen, 21, of Cheyenne, Wyo., Pvt. Jason Sokel, 19, of Menasha, Wis., Pfc. Thomas Green, 25, of Warren, Ark and Sgt. Stacy Kelsay, 33, of Hartsville, Mo., watch closely. Photo by John Partipilo, The Tennessean Pfc. Jake Hvarde, 20, of Amboy, Ill., of the 101st Airborne, helps Pfc. Dayne Eitel, 19, of Chico Calif., while they wait for their flight at Camp New York in Kuwait on Tuesday. Photo by Rob Curtis, Times Staff Pvt. Jeremy Fusilier, 19, of Beaumont, Calif., relaxes while Pfc. Jeremy Pettit, 19, of Buffalo, N.Y., watches a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter land as they wait for their flight at Camp New York in Kuwait on March 18, 2003. Photo by Rob Curtis, Times Staff A formation of Black Hawk helicopters from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) cross the Kuwaiti sky, March 18, 2003. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Igor Paustovski Pfc. Tim Bolenbaugh of Allegan, Mich., from the 101st Airborne Division checks a Kiowa Warrior helicopter at Camp Udairi in the Kuwaiti desert, Tuesday, March 18, 2003. The Kiowa Warrior is used primarily for reconnaissance and enemy detection. (AP Photo/Jean-Marc Bouju) US soldiers from the 3rd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division walk past a Blackhawk helicopter at Camp New Jersey in the Kuwaiti desert, Tuesday, March 18, 2003. The 101st Airborne is gearing up toward possible conflict with Iraq. (AP Photo/Jean-Marc Bouju) Cpl. James Carmichael, 24, of Huntsville, Ala., Staff Sgt. Raymond Holley, 27, of Palm Bay, Fla., Staff Sgt. Broderick Smith, 23, of Huntsville, Ala. and Staff Sgt. Vincent Robinson, 34, of Atlanta, Ga., all of the 1st Battalion of the101st Airborne Division, walk along a sand berm at the end of another day of waiting and training in the Kuwaiti desert Saturday at Camp Pennsylvania. AP Photo Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion of the 3rd Brigade of the 101st Airborne practice cramming 16 men with full gear into a Blackhawk helicopter at Camp New Jersey in the Kuwaiti desert Monday, March 17, 2003. The specialty of the battalion is for deep airborne incursion into enemy territory. (AP Photo/Jean-Marc Bouju) Soldiers with the 2nd Platoon, C Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne (Air Assault Division) during a training exercise at Camp New Jersey in northern Kuwait on March 16, 2003. USA Today Photo Sergeant Travis Dufrene from Brownsville, Texas (R), shouts his support along with other members of the 'Widowmakers' 3/502nd Infantry Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division as they listen to a rallying speech by V Corps commander, Lt. Gen. William Wallace at Camp New York in the Kuwait desert, March 17, 2003. Wallace told tens of thousand of troops under his command to be ready to launch military strikes against Iraq, saying Saddam Husseins time was running out. REUTERS/Jason Reed V Corps Commander Lt. Gen. William Wallace rallies the troops of the 'Widowmakers,' 3/502nd Infantry Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division at Camp New York in the Kuwaiti desert, March 17, 2003. Wallace told tens of thousand of troops under his command to be ready to launch military strikes against Iraq, saying Saddam Hussein's time was running out. REUTERS/Jason Reed 101st Airborne division scouts aim their weapons during a simulated attack drill at camp New York in the Kuwait desert March 14, 2003. With over 250,000 American and British troops poised to invade Iraq, U.S. President Bush maintains he will launch a war without U.N. backing if necessary. REUTERS/Jason Reed