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| PROTECTING THE CHILDREN — U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Fidelito Ordonio with 25th Infantry Division’s Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, helps guard the Sahilia Elementary School in Iraq during the school’s dedication ceremony, March 23, 2004. Elements of the Hawaii-based division are deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Sean Kimmons |
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New Provincial Reconstruction
Team Opens in Afghanistan |
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| By Combined Joint Task Force 180 |
KABUL, Afghanistan, March 25, 2004 — The newest coalition-led Provincial Reconstruction Team officially opened its doors in Khowst today following a ceremony at the site, according to Combined Joint Task Force 180 officials. The Provincial Reconstruction Team will serve the whole of Khowst Province.
This opening represents another step in the Provincial Reconstruction Team expansion process aimed at extending the reach of the Afghan central government by delivering security and dramatically accelerating reconstruction, development, and long-term stability across Afghanistan. More |
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Bremer Salutes Iraqi Council,
Announces New Departments |
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| By Gerry J. Gilmore / American Forces Press Service |
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 WASHINGTON, March 24, 2004 — The Coalition Provisional Authority's senior official today announced the coming creation of several new Iraqi-run government departments.
Addressing members of the Iraqi Governing Council and the Baghdad City Council in Baghdad, Ambassador L. Paul Bremer III noted he'd soon establish government defense, anti-corruption and information departments. More |
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Pre-emptive Strike Unlikely to
Have Prevented 9/11 Attacks |
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| By U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Doug Sample / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, March 24, 2004 — Striking al Qaeda training camps in Afghanistan earlier in the year would not have prevented the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz told a special commission here March 23.
Wolfowitz, along with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, appeared before the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. More |
| CIA Chief Says U.S. Has Maintained Focus on al Qaeda |
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Rumsfeld: No Available Intel
Could Have Prevented Sept. 11 |
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| By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press Service |
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 WASHINGTON, March 23, 2004 — Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told members of the September 11 Commission today that he knew of "no intelligence" that would have prevented the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. He said the tragedy served to "waken the world to new threats and the need for action."
Rumsfeld told the members of the commission that terrorists will attempt another attack on the United States. "We can't know where or when or by what technique," he said. Story Remarks |
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One Year Later, Airborne
Troops
Recall Jump Into Iraq |
| VICENZA, Italy, March 23, 2004 — It has been almost a year since about 1,000 paratroopers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade parachuted into war, opening up the northern front in the effort to liberate Iraq. The March 26, 2003, jump was recently classified as a combat jump and the paratroopers who participated in it will now be able to stick their chests out with pride showing off the gold star, or “mustard stain,” that crowns their parachutist wings. More |
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Defense Secretary
Donald H. Rumsfeld |
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| " We owe it to the families and loved ones of those who died on Sept. 11th to ensure that their loss will, in fact, be the call that helps to ensure that tens of thousands of other families do not go through the pain and suffering they have endured." |
| 9/11 Commission Testimony, March 23, 2004 |
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| Defense Views |
| Quotes by U.S. defense leaders |
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Fort Campbell Families Adjust
To Newfound Togetherness |
| WASHINGTON, March 25, 2004 — The emotional reunions are almost over, with all but a few hundred of Fort Campbell's 20,000 troops now home from Iraq. Yellow ribbons are slowly coming down from trees and telephone poles around the Kentucky post at the Tennessee border, and around the surrounding communities. Many military families have left town while units enjoy block leave. More |
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Defense Officials
Identify Army Casualties |
WASHINGTON, March 24, 2004 — Defense Department officials announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. Clint Richard Matthews, 31, of Bedford, Pa., died March 19, in Baji, Iraq, from injuries sustained when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle went over a 60-foot embankment and flipped over on March 17. He was assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, from Schweinfurt, Germany.
Pfc. Bruce Miller, Jr., 23, of Orange, N.J., died March 22, in Mosul, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries. He was assigned to the 2nd Infantry Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash.
These incidents are under investigation. |
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Pfc. Will Hamilton was on the tail end of a nighttime patrol on the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 14 when the course of events changed his life. As the 19-year-old infantryman was within yards of his base camp set up at the presidential palace, his squad came under fire. 