▁United ▁States ▁Caval ry ▁Regiment ▁and ▁her ▁combat ▁soldiers . ▁ ▁Tro op ▁B ▁ ▁Tro op ▁B ▁(" B lo ody ▁Kn ife "), ▁ 9 th ▁Caval ry , ▁ 3 rd ▁Brigade , ▁ 4 th ▁Infantry ▁Division , ▁was ▁deployed ▁from ▁Fort ▁Car son , ▁Colorado , ▁to ▁Ira q ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁After ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁Camp ▁Wol fe , ▁K uw ait ▁the ▁unit ▁moved ▁to ▁Camp ▁New ▁Jersey ▁in ▁Northern ▁K uw ait . ▁The ▁lead ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁Brigade ▁Re con na issance ▁Tro op ▁( B RT ) ▁then ▁crossed ▁into ▁Ira q , ▁covering ▁a ▁distance ▁of ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁kilom eters . ▁This ▁combat ▁operation ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁for ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁since ▁Vietnam . ▁The ▁B RT ▁has ▁operated ▁in ▁Sam ar ra ▁East ▁Air field , ▁Sam ar ra , ▁Ad ▁Daw r , ▁T ik rit ▁East , ▁T uz ▁Kh ur mat , ▁J al ula , ▁ME K , ▁Da qu q , ▁Kir ku k , ▁T aza ▁Kh orm atu , ▁Al ▁Hu way j ah , ▁Ad ▁D ul uy ah , ▁At ▁Tar my ia , ▁Ad ▁Du j ay l , ▁and ▁Bal ad ▁South . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁soldiers ▁of ▁Tro op ▁B - 9 th ▁Caval ry ▁were ▁issued ▁their ▁combat ▁patch es ▁( e . g ., ▁the