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    Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker Distinguished Service Cross Poster 6 [Image 6 of 6]

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    This informational panel describes the 'Thunder Run' military operation during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, featuring tactical maps showing the route from Kuwait City to Baghdad. It details how Task Force 1-64 of the 3rd Infantry Division conducted a large-scale armored strike into Baghdad on April 5-9, 2003. The operation resulted in the seizure of government buildings, destruction of 50 enemy vehicles and 25 artillery pieces, and ultimately contributed to the fall of Saddam Hussein's government.

    FORT STEWART, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES

    03.29.2019

    Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Sierra Melendez 

    3rd Infantry Division

    Sgt. Stevon A. Booker will be presented the Distinguished Service Cross for his heroic action during the initial ground assault into Baghdad, Iraq, known as the Thunder Run. Staff Sgt. Booker was killed in action on April 5, 2003, while returning fire during combat operations as his unit (1-64 Armor) attacked into the heart of the city.

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    Date Taken: 03.29.2019
    Date Posted: 03.29.2019 16:11
    Photo ID: 5221013
    VIRIN: 190329-A-PB526-187
    Resolution: 7200x9900
    Size: 12.77 MB
    Location: FORT STEWART, GEORGIA, US
    Hometown: PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, US

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