2004. Embedded with U.S. forces in the Al Qa’im area of Iraq at the border with Syria

2004. Geraldo Rivera for Fox News Channel is in the Al Qa’im area of Iraq with Tiger Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. We learn about this extreme wild west of Iraq and the operations of U.S. forces there, seeing the convoys, helicopters and various armament. The locals know whatever the politics, these soldiers want the people of Iraq to be prosperous and free.

The 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment deployed to Iraq several times during the war, and in this video are turning over control of the area to the Marines.