Somewhere South of Baghdad,IRAQ--3/23/03 -- US Army's 3/69 Task force climbed the two lane highway and took the high over- look with close air support destroying numerous Iraqi trucks and vehicles at the guard station at the top and destroyed numberous guns and artillery pieces as well as taking numerous IRAQI PRISONERS. Seconds after this picture was taken, however, Iraqi artillery rained down on the overlook and a battle further north began. (Photo by Jack Gruber /USA Today)
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