In the book, Russell recalled that the Soldiers weren't welcome in the neighborhood. Foot patrols had been reduced to almost nothing," he wrote.ī Company, attached to the division's 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, patrolled an area north of Tikrit, Iraq, along the outskirts of Bayjii known to Soldiers as "The Projects," Russell said.
"Rifle companies were patrolling in Bradley's and conducting bomb sweeps along the main routes. In Russell's soon-to-be-published book about the hunt and capture of Saddam Hussein, a chapter titled, As Long As We Have Breath, details the final days of the Bradley, known as "Bravo 1-4," and the Soldiers of B Company. "It's pretty moving to know one of our Bradleys used in battle overseas is here." "I hadn't seen this Bradley since November 2003," said LTC(R) Steve Russell, the former commander of the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, who now serves as a senator in Oklahoma and chairman of Vets for Victory. Six years later, a journey that began with a combat patrol along the outskirts of Bayjii, Iraq, ended at the National Infantry Museum as the Bradley that carried Powell and other 1st Battalion Soldiers into combat operations found a permanent home inside the museum's signature exhibit, "The Last 100 Yards." Powell's sacrifice one October morning in 2003.Ī new coat of paint and a large metal plate disguise the damage from an anti-tank mine that blasted through the underbelly of the Bradley, sending its engine soaring into the air, killing the driver and wounding Soldiers inside. The refurbished remains of a Bradley Fighting Vehicle are all that remains of SGT James E. It was refurbished and brought to the National Infantry Museum in June 2007. Div., during its deployment to Iraq in 2003, was damaged when it hit an anti-tank mine. The M-2 A2 Bradley, or "Bravo 1-4" to the 2nd Bn., 22nd Inf.
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