Platoon Leader, 1ST LT. Robert McElhinney, 1ST Platoon, Delta Company, 1ST Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, shows COL Yassim, Commander, 20th Special Iraq Battalion, 3 boats on the back of an M1074 High Extended Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT), that Coalition Forces signed over to him. A soldier from 101st Airborne Division, looks on. Since Coalition Forces turned over responsibility to the 20th SIB, the Iraqi Soldiers need these boats as a means to cross the Tigris River. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Charles Gill) (Released)
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Al Fatah
State: Salah Ah Din
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST
Scene Camera Operator: SPC Charles Gill, USA
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
21/05/2006
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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