OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM SHARE/READ OF THE DAY #1

MY TIME IN THE COMBAT ZONE DURING THE INVASION OF IRAQ IN 2003.
(THE LAST FORCE ON FORCE (ARMY VS. ARMY) WAR IN THE UNITED STATES

I WAS BEHIND THE 3RD ID. I REMEMBER A 4-DAY SANDSTORM. WOW NOT KNOWING IF YOU WOULD SEE THE U.S. AGAIN....GOD IS GREAT

DEDICATED TO ALL WHOM BEEN IN THE COMBAT ZONE.

The 513th Transportation Company, commanded by CPT Heumphreus, deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom in March and was attached to the 106th Transportation Battalion where it conducted Reception and Staging Operations for units arriving in Kuwait and port clearance to Logistic Support Base CEDAR in Iraq. The company returned in July. The 513th Transportation Company then conducted Mobilization Support for the mobilization of 4th Platoon, 2nd HET; the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT); 44th Corps Support Battalion; the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 593rd Corps Support Group; and 29th Signal Battalion. It provided additional transportation support to other units deploying at the same time. Ultimately, the company supported the mobilization of over 300 reservists.