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War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms. -- Machiavelli |
Soldiers of 173rd Airborne Brigade joined with members of the 4th Infantry Division and Iraqi Security Forces on December 2, 2003 and launched Operation Bayonet Lightning. This operation was designed to flush out weapons, materials, and people that pose a threat against Coalition Forces in Kirkuk and Al Hawija.
The raids resulted in the capture of 26 individuals, a number of weapons and small munitions. |
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1754:
In the first engagement of the French and Indian War, a Virginia militia under 22-year-old Lieutenant Colonel George Washington defeats a French reconnaissance party in southwestern Pennsylvania.
1859: The French army launches a flanking attack on the Austrian army in Northern France. 1863: The 54th Massachusetts Infantry, the most famous African-American regiment of the war, leaves Boston for combat in the South. 1940: Belgium surrenders to Germany. 1951: U.N. Forces drove the communists back across the 38th parallel on most of the Korean battlefields. 1951: Eighth Army took Hwachon and Inje. 1953: The Chinese attack outposts of the 25th Infantry Division. OP Carson was overrun and OPs Elko and Vegas were abandoned on order. Friendly casualties were heavy, but enemy losses were far greater. 1969: U.S. troops abandon Ap Bia Mountain, better known as "Hamburger Hill". 585: A solar eclipse interrupts a battle outside of Sardis in western Turkey between Medes and Lydians. The battle ends in a draw. |