(050702-A-9144B-078)On July 2, 2005 Sergeant Theresa Szczerban, a medic from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 612th Engineer Battalion is performing an ear irrigation for a resident of Abu Gharaib neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq at a free medical clinic supported by 1ST Squadron 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. The 1/11 ACR and the 612 Engineer Battalion are deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.(050702-A-9144B-078) (US ARMY PHOTO by: SPC Timothy J. Belt 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera) (RELEASED)
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Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM
Country: Unknown
Scene Major Command Shown: 1/11 ACR
Scene Camera Operator: SPC Timothy J. Belt, USA
Release Status: Released to Public
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Iraq War aka Operation IRAQI FREEDOM was the 2003 invasion of Iraq, led by U.S. Army General Tommy Franks, under the code-name "Operation Iraqi Freedom". 248,000 soldiers from the United States, 45,000 British soldiers, 2,000 Australian soldiers and 194 Polish soldiers from Special Forces unit GROM sent to Kuwait for the invasion. The invasion force was also supported by Iraqi Kurdish militia troops, estimated to number upwards of 70,000.
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