One Wrong Turn

The convoy moves slowly through the narrow streets, past Iraqis who seem surprised to

see the American trucks. Things are tense until the convoy reaches the other

side of Nasiriyah without taking any fire. However, Captain King now

realizes he has made a mistake and orders the 507th AMC back into the city to rejoin the

assigned route. As the convoy turns around and retraces its steps, King orders,

"Lock and load," as the column passes Saddam Fedayeen fighters, who are eyeing the

Americans with anticipation. At 7:00 AM, the vehicles make a left turn onto Highway 16 and begin

taking small arms fire from every direction. They attempt to fire back,