Attack
On June 16, 2006, Tucker, Menchaca and Babineau were ordered to guard an armoured vehicle-launched bridge over a Euphrates River canal near Yusufiyah, south of Baghdad. This area was within the Triangle of Death, an area of intense conflict. Their mission was to protect the bridge from insurgents. The soldiers were expected to guard this point for up to 36 hours with no barrier to block bridge access or any cover other than a single Humvee and the unmanned bridging vehicle. Other members of their platoon were located at two other locations nearly three-quarters of a mile away. At 7:49 p.m., small arms fire was heard coming from their check point. When a quick reaction force arrived, nearly twenty-five minutes later, Babineau was found dead and the other two soldiers were missing.
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