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The Thar-Thar Canal Killings

 

 

The Thar-Thar Canal Killings

Images of the Killings - A Photo Series

 

Operation “Iron Triangle”

Helicopter landing

Preparing the assault operation

Detaining 3 Iraqi men

U.S. soldiers storming a house

Three Iraqi detainees

Detainee 1 & 2

Detainee No. 1 awaiting execution

Detainee No. 2 awaiting execution

Detainee No. 3 & Raymond Girouard

Detainee No. 3 awaiting execution

Squad leader Staff Sgt. Raymond L. Girouard

After the execution

Executed detainee No. 3

Three soldiers carrying a body bag

Lt. Colonel Michael Steele

Steele at work

Steele in Bosnia

Steele giving a speech

 

Photo Credits

 

Operation “Iron Triangle”

 

1) Black Hawk helicopters from the 101st Aviation land in a desert location near Balad - May 9th, 2006 - Teddy Wade/U.S. Army/The New Yorker;

2) Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division during Operation “Iron Trianlge” - May 2006 - Teddy Wade/U.S. Army/The New Yorker;

 

Detaining 3 Iraqi men

 

3) Soldiers from C Company, 3-187th Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division storm a house, while an Iraqi comes out - holding a baby in the air - May 9th, 2006 - Teddy Wade/U.S. Army/The New Yorker;

4) Three detainees on the ground - May 9th, 2006 - Sergeant Leonel Lemus/U.S. Army/The New Yorker;

 

Detainee 1 & 2

 

5) Detainee No. 1 before his execution - May 9th, 2006 - Sergeant Leonel Lemus/U.S. Army/The New Yorker;

6) Detainee No. 2 before his execution - May 9th, 2006 - Sergeant Leonel Lemus/U.S. Army/The New Yorker;

 

Detainee No. 3 & Raymond Girouard

 

7) Detainee No. 3 before his execution - May 9th, 2006 - Sergeant Leonel Lemus/U.S. Army/The New Yorker;

8) Raymong Girouard - undated - family photo;

 

After the execution

 

9) Executed detainee No. 3 & 2 U.S. soldiers - May 9th, 2006 - Sergeant Leonel Lemus/U.S. Army/The New Yorker;

10) Three soldiers carrying a body bag with executed Iraqi detainee - May 9th, 2006 - Spec Teddy Wade/U.S. Army/The New Yorker;

 

Lt. Colonel Michael Steele

 

11) Colonel Michael Steele - 2006 - Russel Lee Klika, U.S. Army;

12) Army Lt. Col. Michael Steele is shown at Camp McGovern, Bosnia - November 27th, 2001 - Haraz N. Ghanbari, U.S. Army/AP;

13) Michael Steele during a military ceremony at Fort Campbell in Kentucky - May 2006 - Associated Press;

 

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