Blackfive posts:Staff Sgt. Clinton Yoder holds the hand of a 7-month-old baby he treated for a poisonous spider bite, June 23, in a village on the western outskirts of Baqubah, Iraq. Yoder is with 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment. Soldiers of 2-1 Cav., 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash., have sealed off the western side of Baqubah as their sister Stryker Brigade, 3-2 SBCT, also from Fort Lewis, Wash., continues to clear the city of Baqubah in a major offensive known as Arrowhead Ripper, launched on the city and its outskirts on June 18. Arrowhead Ripper aims to kill or capture all insurgents in Baqubah by sealing off the city and any avenues of escape. Meanwhile, Soldiers with 4-2 SBCT are meeting with village leaders and rendering medical aid to people in the outlying villages.
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