A-1-8 Chapter of the 4th Infantry Division

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All photos by Ahmad Terry (embedded with A/1-8)


Members of the Alpha Company 1-8 Battalion kick down a door Wednesday as they seize and clear the Al Tiji airfield in Baghdad with the 1-10 Cavalry. This is the first time since the Vietnam War that the units, both in the 4th Infantry Division, have been deployed to war. © RockyMountainNews.com

Pictured are SPC Matthew Desmond on the left and Sgt. Raul Avila to the right




An old U.S. helicopter, perhaps a remnant of the first Persian Gulf War, burns at the Al Tiji airfield in Baghdad on Wednesday after Alpha Company soldiers struck it with tank fire. © RockyMountainNews.com





An Iraqi POW sits after he surrendered and was detained with two others Wednesday at Al Tiji airfield by members of the 4th Infantry Division, based in Fort Carson and Fort Hood, Texas. © RockyMountainNews.com |






Iraqis watch troops of the 4th Infantry Division stage as they prepare to attack and seize Al Tiji airfield in Baghdad. © RockyMountainNews.com





Members of the Alpha Company 1-8 Battalion wait in the back of a Bradley fighting vehicle as they seize the Al Tiji airfield. © RockyMountainNews.com





Members of the Alpha Company climb the stairs to the control tower at the Al Tiji airfield. © RockyMountainNews.com

Pictured at the bottom of the stairs is SSG Kelly Hendrick





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