Thank You Ft. Bragg and Our Troops!

Maj. Gen. William Caldwell, a former commander of the 82nd Airborne Division and now a spokesman for U.S. forces in Iraq,
Special ops units had role
Fort Bragg special operations forces played an integral role in the air strike that killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, according to a congressional source.
Al-Zarqawi was al-Qaida’s leader in Iraq and the mastermind behind a bloody campaign of terrorist attacks on U.S. soldiers and Iraqi civilians.
Army officials in the United States and Iraq would not discuss the role of special operations soldiers, but a congressional source confirmed that Fort Bragg special operations soldiers took part in the operation.
President Bush said in a statement Thursday morning that special operations soldiers played a role in the bombing of al-Zarqawi, and U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole’s office confirmed that special operations forces from North Carolina were involved in the hunt for him.
Andrew Cochran, founder and editor of The Counterterrorism Blog, said special operations soldiers from Fort Bragg “are on the front lines. They are right up to their eyeballs in this.” His site is the first multi-expert blog dedicated solely to counterterrorism issues.
“Reliable reports have said that the (task force) is divided into four teams, three U.S. and one from the U.K. The teams have been occasionally augmented by Army Rangers and paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division, and have been supported by special operations helicopter and combat units, as well as by fixed-wing aircraft units operating in support of quick reaction targeting.”
See Video HERE……….I LOVE this! Thank you Hot Air!

Comments by a U.S. soldier in Baghdad this morning to his parents here: “I know it is the middle of the night there, but have you heard the news? We got Zarqawi. We bombed his place just outside of Baqubah and got a lot of them. It is so great! The guys really needed this. We are all so proud.”

Wild Thing’s comment…..
I am so proud of you, thank you troops!

* Hot Air ( Michelle Malkin) the video
* Counterterrorism Blog