As a young infantry Sgt in the 101st my brigade went north of Cobra (Rakkasans). Although the Iraqi army was a mess and already in shambles I recall feeling very exposed being 80 some miles from the next infantry unit. As Dick Winters said to a Lieutenant in Band of Brothers...”we are the 101st Airborne Division, we’re supposed to be surrounded”.
Air-Mechanization, Part 3: Firebases
As a young infantry Sgt in the 101st my brigade went north of Cobra (Rakkasans). Although the Iraqi army was a mess and already in shambles I recall feeling very exposed being 80 some miles from the next infantry unit. As Dick Winters said to a Lieutenant in Band of Brothers...”we are the 101st Airborne Division, we’re supposed to be surrounded”.
Air Assault!