US Army (USA) Soldiers from the 70th Engineers Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, assigned to 2nd Battalion (BN), 70th Armored Regiment (AR REGT) (2/70), 1ST Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kansas (KS), put up road blocks for the upcoming Iraqi holiday, Arbaeen. The holiday commemorates the martyrdom of Husayn bin Ali, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the Battle of Karbala in the year 680AD. The US and Iraqi forces want to ensure the safety of the Iraqi people during this event during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Camp Victory, Baghdad
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Camera Operator: SPC Ronald Shaw Jr., USA
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
25/03/2005
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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