On March 23, 2003, in the city of An Nasiriyah, Iraq, members of the 507th Maintenance Company came under attack from Iraqi forces who killed or wounded twenty-one soldiers and took six prisoners, including Private Jessica Lynch. For the next week, An Nasiriyah rocked with battle as the marines of Task Force Tarawa fought Saddam’s fanatical followers, street by street and building to building, ultimately rescuing Private Lynch.
About Marines in the Garden of Eden
On March 23, 2003, in the city of An Nasiriyah, Iraq, members of the 507th Maintenance Company came under attack from Iraqi forces who killed or wounded twenty-one soldiers and took six prisoners, including Private Jessica Lynch. For the next week, An Nasiriyah rocked with battle as the marines of Task Force Tarawa fought Saddam’s fanatical followers, street by street and building to building, ultimately rescuing Private Lynch.
About Richard Lowry
Richard S. Lowry is an internationally recognized military historian and author of The Gulf War Chronicles. He has also been published in Military Magazine and the Marine Corps Gazette.
About Richard Lowry
Richard S. Lowry is an internationally recognized military historian and author of The Gulf War Chronicles. He has also been published in Military Magazine and the Marine Corps Gazette.
