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Title: EOD sailor cleared a daisy-chained minefield during 10-hour firefight with ISIS
Post by: rangerrebew on September 23, 2018, 01:05:13 pm

EOD sailor cleared a daisy-chained minefield during 10-hour firefight with ISIS
By: J.D. Simkins  

Ten hours is an absolute eternity in a firefight.

That’s what Explosive Ordnance Disposal 1st Class Jeffrey Thomas experienced over the course of Oct. 20 and 21, 2016, as his convoy conducted clearance operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.

Thomas, a native of California, continuously maneuvered during the fight under a barrage of small arms, rocket-propelled grenades and mortar fire to engage the enemy and clear a path for the convoy.

https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2018/09/21/eod-sailor-cleared-a-daisy-chained-minefield-during-a-10-hour-firefight-with-isis/ (https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2018/09/21/eod-sailor-cleared-a-daisy-chained-minefield-during-a-10-hour-firefight-with-isis/)