Legend

2/D/1-9

2nd Platoon, D Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry. Pfc. Albert Nelson and Pfc. Roger Suarez were part of this platoon, which was holed up in building #2. Prior to the alleged friendly fire incident involving the tank labeled C22, Suarez, Nelson and the other members of the platoon fired at enemy infantry located directly to the west and to the southwest in building C2.

2

Building #2.

C22

The tank that allegedly fired on 2nd Platoon in building #2, killing Suarez and wounding Nelson, who later died of his wounds.

C21, C34, C33

American tanks not suspected of involvement in the friendly fire incident.

C2

Prior to the incident, 2nd Platoon engaged insurgents located in this building, as well as enemy on foot to the north of this building, labeled AIF DISMOUNTS. On Dec. 5, the day after the alleged friendly fire incident, tanks fired into this empty building for reasons that remain unclear. The Army friendly fire investigation found that some of the tank round debris from that Dec. 5 firing bounced into building #2 and that that explains why the remains of a U.S. 120-millimeter tank round were found in building #2, where Nelson and Suarez were hit.

2/1/D/1-9

2nd Squad, 1st Platoon, D Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry, located in building #37. Early in the battle before the alleged friendly fire, an insurgent rifleman located to the northwest in or near building #33 shot and wounded a private on the roof of building #37.

3/1/D/1-9

3rd Squad, 1st Platoon, D Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry. Before the alleged friendly fire, 3rd Squad traveled south from building #37 to clear a landing point for a chopper to evacuate a soldier shot on the roof of building 37 early in the battle. Soldiers from 3rd squad engaged insurgents to their east. They later helped treat a wounded staff sergeant from 1st squad near building #39.

1/1/D/1/9

1st Squad, 1st Platoon, D Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry. This squad had been with 3rd Platoon in building #11, to the south. 1st Squad traveled north to help with the evacuation of a soldier who had been wounded on the roof of building #37 early in the battle. Prior to the alleged friendly fire, enemy fire coming from the east pinned down 1st Squad. The squad leader, a staff sergeant, was wounded in that attack.

3/D/1-9

3rd Platoon in building #11.

Co CDR

Location of Capt. James Enos, D Company commander.

CASEVAC

A line of vehicles used to evacuate casualties.

UAV

An unmanned aerial vehicle, or drone, to spy on the enemy and watch the battlefield.

AIF RIFLEMEN

Anti-Iraqi Forces, or insurgents.

AIF MORTAR TEAM

The Army determined that this enemy mortar team on the north bank of the Euphrates River was responsible for the deaths of Nelson and Suarez. Soldiers there agree that there was an enemy mortar position, but that an American tank killed the two men.

57mm ROCKET

Insurgents allegedly fired a 57-millimeter rocket in the direction of building #2 during the battle.

TORMENT 16 AV-8B

An AV-8B Harrier fixed-wing attack aircraft.

Editor's note: Roughly ten soldiers make a squad. Two to four squads make a platoon, which often numbers 30 to 40 soldiers.