WAR: Black Watch On Way Home, page 1

posted on Dec, 5 2004 @ 10:44 AM

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Britons "Black Watch" are said to be home for Christmas and the troops declared "mission accomplished." The Black Watch had a 370-mile road trip back into Basra from Camp Dogwood near Baghdad with more than 200 vehicles involved stretching into a ten mile long convoy along dusty desert roads avoiding roadside bombs. After spending a month long mission at Camp Dogwood near Baghdad, Iraq. A media blackout had been put in place, all movements of the convoy were precise and no casualties had been reported in route back into Basra. Sadly, five Black Watch solders had been killed during their deployment in Iraq.

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The Black Watch rolled back into Basra yesterday after their controversial month-long mission to Camp Dogwood near Baghdad. Soldiers declared mission accomplished as the convoy of more than 200 vehicles reached the relative safety of Shaibah Logistics Base.

Lt Col James Cowan

Paying tribute to the five soldiers who died on the deployment, Lt Col James Cowan, the commanding officer, said: "The happiness of our homecoming is marked by the thought that some of us are not coming back.
Warrior driver L/Cpl Lewis Montague, 23, from Kirkcaldy, summed up the general feeling: "It's been quite a privilege to be chosen to go up to a part of Iraq where none of the British Army has been before. It was the first time we had experience of suicide bombers, but there was never a feeling among us that this wasn't worth it. We have made a difference just being here. It's our job and we had to do it."

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Well I�m glad they got out and will get home for the holidays; it�s too bad the rest of the troops in Iraq will still be there. I wish all the troops the shortest time in theater and a safe return home.

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AceOfBase

posted on Dec, 5 2004 @ 10:47 AM

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I'm glad they made it out without too many casualties.

I really thought they were going to take heavy losses in the November offensive.

LL1

posted on Dec, 5 2004 @ 05:53 PM

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I am happy they will be brought home for the holidays.