In June 2003, almost three months after the US-led invasion of Iraq, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment was given a mission. A training camp of foreign fighters near the Syrian border in western Iraq had been identified. The camp, given the name Objective Reindeer, was situated in a wadi—a depression in the desert. The company commander's scheme of maneuver called for part of the force to infiltrate by ground while the remainder arrived at the objective on aircraft. One of the Rangers on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter was Josh Richardson, the company's fire support officer. As soon as they approached the wadi, the aircraft began taking fire. He joins this episode to share the story of the fight the unfolded next.
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