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Cordon, Searches Lead to
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RAMADI, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2004 – During the last 24 hours, the 82nd Airborne Division and subordinate units conducted 203 patrols, 12 of which were joint patrols with Iraqis, and carried out four offensive operations, according to U.S. Central Command officials. During these operations one enemy was wounded and 18 captured. Entry was denied to 55 personnel at Trebil all due to insufficient documentation.
Paratroopers from 3rd Brigade conducted a cordon and search in Fallujah. While conducting the operation, an Iraqi male walked out of a house with an automatic weapon and pointed it at the soldiers. The paratroopers immediately engaged and wounded the man. He was evacuated to Forward Operating Base St. Mere for surgery and is in stable condition. More |
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Afghan Constitution Paves
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WASHINGTON,
Jan. 5, 2004 —Delegates to Afghanistan's Loya Jirga agreed
on a new, democratic constitution for the nation Jan. 4.
The agreement came after more than three weeks
of "robust" debate that "thoroughly considered all aspects of
the draft" and led to a "genuine political process," said a State
Department spokesman. The Loya Jirga began debate on the draft constitution Dec.
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Expanded Army Stop-Loss To
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WASHINGTON,
Jan. 5, 2004 — The Army's expansion of the stop loss/stop
movement program is expected to affect about 7,000 active-duty
soldiers deployed in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and
Iraqi Freedom.
Col. Elton M. Manske, chief of the Army's Enlisted
Division, said the expansion, to be announced "within days," will affect
only soldiers already in theater who have upcoming service expiration dates or
approved or scheduled retirement dates. More |
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| Riding on the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve float in the Jan. 1 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif., are, from left, Dan Weidmann, president of Weidmann Remodeling-Renovation; Capt. Kris Marshall, an Army National Guardsman deployed to Afghanistan and Weidmann's employee; and Jennie Marshall. The three won all-expense-paid trips to the parade after Marshall's mother won the "Heroes Among Us" essay contest, sponsored by the National Military Family Association and the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. Photo courtesy of Dan Weidmann |
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Injured Iraqi Merchant Seaman
Treated Aboard USS Enterprise
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 ABOARD USS ENTERPRISE, At Sea, Jan. 6, 2004 (NNS) — USS
Enterprise medical personnel treated an Iraqi merchant seaman
who was medevaced to the aircraft carrier Jan. 2, after he
was seriously injured in an accident aboard his freighter
in the Arabian Gulf.
Atif Youssif, a 36-year-old native of Basrah, Iraq, was treated for a fractured
arm and chest bruises sustained when
a cable parted while his ship was towing another vessel.
USS Gettysburg answered his ship’s distress call and
transported him via helicopter to Enterprise. Story |
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| Kirkuk Airmen Provide
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 KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq, Jan. 5, 2003 — The words of a Kurdish refugee woman living in a tent on the outskirts of Kirkuk keep ringing in the ears of all who heard it.
“This is no life for my children here,” the
mother cried out as chaplains and armed escorts from the Air Force
and Army stationed here made their way through a curious and gathering
crowd. More |
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| Language Skills Help Doctors
Treat Bulgarian Suicide Bombing Victims |
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| By Capt. Carrie Clear / 447th Air Expeditionary Group |
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 BAGHDAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Iraq, Jan. 5, 2004 — Imagine how frightening it must be to lie in a hospital bed and not be able to understand the people taking care of you. Now imagine how frustrating it would be if you are the doctor or nurse trying to care for a patient who cannot tell you where they hurt.
A call went out Jan. 3 for anyone who spoke
Bulgarian or Russian to help medical professionals at the 447th Expeditionary
Medical Squadron here. More |
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| Gamble's Deployment Journal |
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Army Staff Sgt. Zeno Gamble, a Gulf
War veteran, is one of the thousands
of reservists who have been called to
active duty during Operation Iraqi Freedom
and Operation Enduring Freedom. Gamble
left his civilian job at the Pentagon
Dec. 7 and is now stationd in Djibouti.
He shares some of his deployment
journal
entries
with
DefendAmerica.mil.
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Dec. 24, 2003 - When teaching your 7-year-old son how to write in cursive, it is probably not a good idea to start him out with the word "Djibouti."
I tried before I left the States, and my son Mackenzie quickly became frustrated trying to write the word. I was proud nonetheless that he came very close to getting it just right. It makes me happy to know that he is motivated to learn cursive, although his school does not teach it until the third grade. More |
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 FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Army News Service), Dec. 30, 2003 — U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Scott Smullen, a soldier with the 27th Engineer Battalion, recently received the Soldier's Medal at Fort Bragg, N.C., for his actions in Afghanistan.
While serving as a squad leader in C Company, 27th Engineer Battalion, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, he risked his life to save an injured soldier. More |
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Coalition
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Condemning Attack in Kandahar |
| Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 6, 2004
— Coalition forces strongly condemn those criminals
responsible for the explosive devices detonated in
Kandahar today. More |
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‘Gang
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BAGHDAD,
Iraq, Jan. 5, 2004
— After approximately
eight months in Baghdad,
soldiers of Task Force
1st Armored Division
have realized that
there is more to their
role in Operation Iraqi
Freedom than their
military occupational
specialties.
Most soldiers have taken
on additional duties
to support the overall
mission in Iraq - from
providing driver and
gunner support on convoys
to pulling guard duty
at their forward operating
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2003 — The global
war on terrorism will remain the Defense Department's top priority
in the new year,
as DoD continues to focus on improving and modernizing its programs,
systems and forces to make them more responsive to 21st century
requirements. 
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan.4, 2004 — Heroes of the high school gridiron met heroes of the war on terrorism during pre-game activities at the U.S. Army-sponsored All-American Bowl Jan. 3.
