Major, unit arrive at base in Diyala.(News)

From: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) | Date: July 24, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: Rocky Mountain News

Fort Carson-based Army Maj. Andrew Olmsted arrived with his unit early Saturday morning at their base in Diyala province, a volatile area that extends from just northeast of Baghdad to the Iranian border.

It was three ...

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