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Echo Company Aboard The War’s First Iraqi Front
The 1st Platoon of Echo Company in the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit enters Iraq at dawn on March 21 as British-led forces seize Umm Qasr and Al-Faw. They process prisoners, clear bunkers, and suffer early casualties while enduring long nights in biochem suits. A patrol then raids a hovercraft base near Basra, finding no resistance after initial pounding.
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Saddam Hussein
15Th Marine Expeditionary Unit
Echo Company
U.S
Umm Qasr
Al-Faw
Iraq
Spencer Hale
Royal Marines
Joseph Willems
Willems
Kenosha
Wis
Lance Cpl
Daymond Geer
Sacramento
Calif
Jeff Seabaugh
Colorado Springs
Colo
Az Zubayr
Clint Bagley
Louisiana
Lance
Brian Wicklife
Basra