At least 200 soldiers with the Stryker Brgade continued a second day of raids wednesday in the eastren part of Samarra, believed to be home to some of the areas hard-core insurgents. No injuries were reported among the 3rd brigade 2nd division troops from Ft Lewis. In it's first foray of the morning the Blackhawk Co used a shotgun to breakdown a door of one house, explosives to blow dow another and a Stryker to ram the steel gate at a third. Apache came across a weddind celebration as soon as the commander determined what was going on, he let it continue and wished the celebrants well. Nice guy.. HUM, From Michael Gilbert Tribune writer embedded reporter. Paul