Polar Bears find bomb, unexploded ordnance

2nd BCT, 10th Mtn. Div. (LI) Public Affairs

YUSUFIYAH, Iraq — Multi-National Division – Baghdad and Iraqi forces discovered an improvised explosive device and an unexploded ordnance just southwest of Yusufiyah, Iraq March 14.
Soldiers of the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment “Polar Bears,” 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) discovered the bomb during a combat patrol.
In a separate incident, Soldiers following a tip from an Iraqi civilian found an 122mm artillery round.
The IED and round were destroyed during a controlled detonation conducted by the explosive ordnance disposal team.