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HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
March 4, 2004
Release Number: 04-03-07
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TF OLYMPIA COLLECTS WEAPONS
MOSUL, IRAQ - Soldiers from 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, under the operational control of Task Force Olympia, continued ongoing weapons collection operations in northern Iraq with two turn-ins Tuesday.
Members of the Coalition for Iraqi Unity, a concerned group of citizens in northwestern Iraq, approached 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment near Sinjar and turned in 14 rocket-propelled grenade rounds, three RPG boosters, one RPG sight, one 60mm mortar tube complete, 154 60mm mortar rounds, 107 81mm mortar rounds, 42 100mm rounds, 42 110mm rounds, 23 90mm rounds and four hand grenades.
Another concerned Iraqi citizen near Sinjar came to 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment and turned in 16 RPG anti-tank rounds, 63 high explosive RPG rounds, 343 hand grenades, 44 60mm mortar rounds, 17 81mm mortar rounds and 48 miscellaneous artillery rounds.
Task Force Olympia continues to work with the citizens and leaders of Iraq to make it a safe, prosperous, and democratic nation.
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