Highway to Freedom by James Dietz (3-73 CAV)

Limited Edition Print  500 Military Edition250 Publisher Proof Edition100 Artist Proof Edition Image Size: 17"h x 25"w Overall Size: 23 1/2"h x 31"w Hand signed and numbered by the artist, James Dietz. Includes certificate of authenticity. In June 2007, 3-73 CAV Squadron arrived at Convoy Support Center (CSC) Scania, Iraq. The Squadrons Area of Operation included security of Main Supply Route Tampa, the main artery linking Kuwait to Baghdad and numerous outlying towns. The area also included a maze of irrigation canals and farmland. As soon as 3-73 CAV hit the ground at CSC Scania, the Squadron worked to establish a relationship with the local population, to establish local governance, civil military operations and local security. 3-73 CAV was charged with the responsibility of protecting CSC Scania from hostile threats. With local Iraqi Security Forces assisted numerous high value targets were either captured or killed. When 3-73 CAV first got boots on the ground indirect fire at CSC