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Caption:
An Iraqi farmer assesses the damage done to his property by the efforts
of Combat Service Support Battalion 1 to recover an M1A1 Abrams tank
April 10, 2004. The tank was driven into an irrigation canal north of
Fallujah, Iraq, two days earlier. It was one of two Abrams from 1st
Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, that was reinforcing Marines from
2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, who were ambushed in a small
farming community. While pursuing the attackers, part of the narrow
road the 70-ton behemoth was driving on collapsed, sending the tank
sliding into the canal. A 4 1/2-day recovery mission was launched, with
Combat Service Support Battalion 1 manning the helm of the operation.
Marines returned to the scene April 14 to compensate the farmer for the
damage. CSSB-1 provides support to ground forces in the city and is a
part of 1st Force Service Support Group, based in Camp Pendleton,
Calif. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Bill Lisbon)
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