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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 2003
Page
1
U S forces launched cruise missiles and precision bombs at Baghdad in a dawn assault aimed at Saddam Hussein. Bush vowed victory as missiles hit targets described as military. Saddam appeared on state TV hours later and denounced the attack.
About 60 Odessans gathered outside the Ector County Courthouse for a Wednesday evening prayer vigil for overseas troops and their families. NAACP Odessa chapter and Odessa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce groups organized the event. Gene Collins said the vigil aims to offer church-sponsored support groups for families and to acknowledge a relatable reality as the nation goes to war.
In a limited opening, about three dozen Tomahawk missiles and a small number of F-117A Nighthawk jets dropped precision bombs in Iraq. The strikes, approved by President Bush, targeted time-sensitive intelligence on Iraqi leadership, possibly including Saddam. Authorities said broader air offensives would follow and additional limited strikes could occur soon.
Odessa area families await word as relatives in the armed forces move toward combat. Cody Davis, father of Marine Cpl. Richard Curtis Davis, fears chemical weapons and stays proud of the president. Grace Natividad, mother of seaman apprentice Jeffery Natividad, worries for her son aboard a Kuwait deployed troop transport but trusts his Navy protection. Air Force Captain Mark Coggins, a meteorologist, is stationed at the forward area as the danger nears.
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