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Ambushed at Nasiriyah 507th convoy siege details emerge
A March 22 ambush near Nasiriyah left 11 soldiers dead and 6 captured from the 507th. Rose, Lynch, Luten, Campbell, Jackson, and Miller fought amid wrecked rigs, mortar fire, and a route miscue that split the convoy into three groups. Captain King faced blame for wrong routing, while Marines finally secured rescue forces. Rose earned the Bronze Star with V device. others received Purple Hearts and Bronze Stars.
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Rose
507Th
Iraq
Route Jackson
Jackson
Baghdad
Fort Bliss
Texas
Troy Kent King
Army
Kuwait
Tarik Jackson
Cpl
Damien Luten
Indiana
Pfc
Jessica Lynch
West Virginia
Lynch
King
Route Blue
Donald Walters
Curtis Campbell
Luton
Campbell
Luren
Luten
Euphrates
Lori Piestewa
Patrick Miller
Kansas
Miller
Nasiriyah
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