Iron Resolve by Jody Harmon Framed Dietz now attending the Command and

now attending the Command and General Staff College

and never lose the enemy

” These powerful words embody the commitment and trust between air and ground forces that endures today

War Fighter in their most basic form

All the while gunners and our brave soldiers deliver withering return fire

Iron Resolve by Jody Harmon Framed Dietz now attending the Command andOn 22 April 2004, the 2d Armored Cavalry Regiment, spearheaded by Task Force 2d Battalion, 37th Armor, of 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, the 'Iron Dukes,' assumed mission from 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, in the Holy City of An Najaf, Iraq. The enemy, known as Muqtada's militia , controlled An Najaf and neighboring Al Kufa. The mission statement appeared simple: destroy the militia and restore order to An Najaf and Al Kufa to allow