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‘Patriots’ Go for a Right Seat Ride
by 1st Lt. Charles Bloomfield
March 15, 2007
BAGHDAD – The “Patriots” of 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery started completing their “Right Seat Ride” with 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, on March 11.
This opportunity allows Soldiers from 2-32 FA, to go on patrols through the streets of Baghdad with the experienced Soldiers of 1-5 Cav. It has been a quick week for the Patriot Soldiers and there was a lot to learn.
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery, attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, began the week by riding in vehicles with 1-5 Cav., and by the end of the week, they were taking their own vehicles out on the patrol.
“It helped me learn about our part of Baghdad and the tactics that the units are using to combat the enemy,” said 1st Lt. Matt Offiler, from Battery B, 2nd Bn, 32nd Field Artillery. “It has been interesting, because we have had contact with the enemy every time we go out.”
They took control of their area after a Transfer of Authority ceremony held on Camp Liberty, March 15.
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