I was a cavalry scout on a M3 Bradly with ghost troop 2/2 ACR and fought in the Battle of 73 Easting, the last great tank battle of the 20th century.
It was there where I lost my friend Sgt Miller. Because of him our troop survived the battle.
On Feb. 26, 1991, a day that will live with me
forever, our squadron, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Ghost Troop, moved to contact.
Our objective was to make contact and destroy the Republican Guard Division Tawkawa.
My troop, Ghost Troop and Eagle Troop made contact and fought one of the greatest tank battles in the 20th century.
Our two troops took on a whole division and we decimated them. The Republican Guard division was destroyed. We took hundreds of prisoners and destroyed three armored battalions.
The Iraqis wanted to retreat but in order for them to retreat, they had to go through us. During the battle, my dear friend Sgt. Nels Miller, was on the extreme flank when he was engaged and killed in action. Because of his actions, our platoon survived the battle. The whole battlefield was covered with dead enemy soldiers and armored vehicles. Our Bradlys and M-1 tanks took the field.
-Edward Canales
Lathrop, California
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