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Tuesday, November 8, 2005
Scania a quieter station
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
For troops that served in the violent city of Mahmudiyah, Convoy Support Center Scania is a welcome break. Soldiers from Georgia’s 48th Brigade Combat Team routinely heard machine gun fire and exploding bombs in Mahmudiyah. It’s much quieter at Scania.
Jeremy Redmon/AJC
Brass spurs sit in the chapel at Convoy Support Center Scania, ready to be fixed to the boots of scouts from the 1st Battalion, 108th Armor Regiment. • MORE PHOTOS OF SCANIA.
Some soldiers here jokingly call it Club Med or the Land of Milk and Honey. The food is better than what they have been used to.
