Jack Gruber

369 Armor

Euphrates River, IRAQ--4/2/03 -- US Army's 11th Engineer Battalion, Alpha Company Commanding Officer Capt. Dan Hibner, 29, of Michigan City, Indiana tasked with the 3rd Battalion, 69th Regiment Armor Task Force (Task Force 3-69) crosses the Euprates RIver on a rubber boat with the company doing initial recon of the bridge take Objective Peach and cross the Euphrates River just south of Baghad. The task force attacked the position wtih air support from both the Air Force and Army Attack Aviation before the intial recon by engineers in boats crossing to the other side of the Euphrates taking heavy fire. The bridge was rigged with explosives on the western side of the bridge and one small section had been detonated without significant damage to the superstructure. Other explosives on the beams did not detonate and the engineers and EOD cleared the explosives while still taking fire. (Photo by Jack Gruber/USA Today)

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Euphrates River, IRAQ--4/2/03 -- US Army's 11th Engineer Battalion, Alpha Company Commanding Officer Capt. Dan Hibner, 29, of Michigan City, Indiana tasked with the 3rd Battalion, 69th Regiment Armor Task Force (Task Force 3-69) crosses the Euprates RIver on a rubber boat with the company doing initial recon of the bridge take Objective Peach and cross the Euphrates River just south of Baghad. The task force attacked the position wtih air support from both the Air Force and Army Attack Aviation before the intial recon by engineers in boats crossing to the other side of the Euphrates taking heavy fire. The bridge was rigged with explosives on the western side of the bridge and one small section had been detonated without significant damage to the superstructure. Other explosives on the beams did not detonate and the engineers and EOD cleared the explosives while still taking fire. (Photo by Jack Gruber/USA Today)