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Many of the roads in Iraq were not ready to handle the huge, heavy trucks and gear of the invading army.

Iraq, the convoy was to move north to Baghdad on Highway 8 and then turn left at Highway 1. It would later make another turn back onto Highway 8 and roll into Baghdad. The route was specifically laid out to avoid the Iraqi army stronghold of Nasiriyah. At times, the 507th’s convoy of heavy trucks and Humvees crawled along at around 15 miles (24 km) an hour in dense desert sand. At different points, some trucks lost sight of one another and had to regroup. Trucks broke down, including a water tanker driven by Jessica Lynch. When she could not get the truck started again, Lynch jumped into a Humvee driven by her best friend Lori Piestewa.

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