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By Sgt. Natalie Rostek
3rd HBCT Public Affairs
FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq – Soldiers of the 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment conducted a raid, Aug. 6, in northeast Nahrawan, resulting in the discovery of the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team's most wanted insurgent.
According to Capt. Matthew Carman, of Allentown, Pa., battle captain for the 3rd HBCT, the insurgent was found hiding under a bed in a house adjacent to his own by Pfc. Doug Jones of the brigade's Time Sensitive Target team.
After 3rd HBCT intelligence received information on the insurgent's location, the TST team and Troop B, 3-1 Cav. moved to the target site on foot.
"The whole idea was to move covertly to the house so nobody would take off running," Carman said. "They walked a significant distance to the house. Then they brought in the trucks."
Jones said he was clearing the house of people before bringing in bomb searching dogs to the building. He searched a room that had already been searched once. While clearing closets, Jones said he saw one of the beds move.
"He must have been shivering a little because I saw the bed just barely move," he said. "I thought it may have been a kid hiding because he was scared."
Jones said he flipped the bed and still didn't see anything because the insurgent was hiding between a bed and a wall. Jones saw the insurgent's arm when he put the bed back down.
"I was smiling and I guess that made him smile because he smiled back up at me," Jones explained. "I told him to stand up and then get on his knees. He smiled really big then, like he was happier about this than I was."
Soldiers searched the entire house and found a video depicting insurgents preparing rockets to be launched against the 3rd HBCT's main operating base. Video footage shows men setting up 49 rockets aimed at FOB Hammer, which were launched July 11, killing one Soldier and wounding 15. The video also shows the set-up and execution of an Aug. 5 rocket attack against FOB Hammer.
The unit detained nine individuals found inside the house, including the most wanted individual.
| Date Taken: | 08.08.2007 |
| Date Posted: | 08.08.2007 10:39 |
| Story ID: | 11691 |
| Location: | FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, IQ |
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