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The 3rd Battalion, 82nd FA, reinforced by Battery A, 21st FA (MLRS), firing in support of the 2nd "Blackjack" Brigade's attack up the Wadi Al Batin on "G-Day," the first day of the ground campaign. This attack was a "feint;" the intent was to make the Iraqis think that the coalition main attack was coming up the Wadi Al Batin. This operation was an unqualified success, in that it tied down four Iraqi divisions and allowed the VII Corps to conduct a successful envelopment to the west.
