History of the Pathfinders during 2003:

     In 2003, the United States again went to war against Iraq.  This time, Saddam Hussein would be driven from power and United States and collation forces would take Baghdad.  As the war rages on against those loyal to Saddam and those who continue to rage terror upon the Iraqi people, the U.S. military continues in it's efforts to bring peace to this region.  Since the beginning of this war, U.S. Pathfinders have been on the front lines, leading U.S. and collation forces into battle.

     Army news sources have reported on the 101st Pathfinders duties and missions in the war on Iraq as follows:

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By Pvt. Daniel D. Meacham September 26, 2003 First Lt. Lee Dingman looks down into a river bed where Soldiers suspected that a terrorist training camp was operating in southwest Iraq.  Dingman is the executive officer of the Pathfinder Company, 101st Airborne Division, which conducted a raid on the camp.  U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Daniel D. Meacham.  This photo appeared on www.army.mil.

 

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By SPC Kieran Moore September 24, 2003 Soldiers escort detainees to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Southwestern Iraq. The detainees were apprehended during a raid on a suspected terrorist training camp. The Soldiers are assigned to the 101st Pathfinder Company, 101st Airborne Division. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kieran Moore. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.

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By SGT Derek Gaines September 15, 2003 A Soldier pulls security as a CH-47 Chinook helicopter lands. The helicopter is transporting detainees apprehended during a raid on a suspected terrorist camp in southwest Iraq. The Soldier is assigned to the 101st Pathfinder Company, 101st Airborne Division. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kieran Moore. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.

 

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By PFC Joshua Hutcheson June 10, 2003 Sgt. Bryan Beville, rifleman, Pathfinder Company, 6th Bn., 101st Avn., Rgt., 101st Airborne Division, checks the Syrian-Iraq border 500 meters away for illegal or suspicious activity with a spotting scope. View the full story as originally posted at Army News Service.