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| Help Fight Terror |
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| HAPPY HOMECOMING — Colynn Reed welcomes her father home with a hug after he returned from a three-month deployment in Southwest Asia, April 19, 2004. Reed is assigned to the 41st Airlift Squadron at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. U.S. Air Force photo by Claire Dattilo
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| Rumsfeld Asks Editors to Tell Public 'Whole Story' of War |
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| By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, April 22, 2004 — Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld appealed to American newspaper editors here today to tell the whole story about the global war on terrorism.
Rumsfeld spoke at a conference of U.S. newspaper editors, and told the group their publications are uniquely posed to help debate in America because they have the room for detail and nuance.
"To know the whole story about what's going on in Iraq today, America and other nations need to hear not just the truth that there are attacks and setbacks, … but also why these attacks are happening and why the terrorists and the regime remnants are lashing out," Rumsfeld said. More |
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| Fallujah Has 'Days, Not Weeks'
To Honor Peace Settlement |
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| By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, April 22, 2004 — It's a matter of "days
not weeks" for Fallujans to
demonstrate they are serious about honoring the agreement they
made earlier
this week, Coalition Provisional Authority spokesmen in Iraq
said today.
Speaking during a Baghdad press conference, senior spokesman
Dan Senor said
Fallujans must turn over illegal heavy weapons and they must
work "to remove
foreign fighters, drug users, former Special Republican Guard,
former Fedayeen
Saddam and other serious, dangerous and violent criminals operating
out of
Fallujah." More |
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| 4th Infantry Div. Commander
Recounts War in Iraq Moments |
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| By Tam Cummings / Fort Hood Public Affairs |
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 FORT HOOD , Texas , April 22, 2004 — A war fighting terrorists, the capture of a fallen dictator, the introduction of email to a battle zone and the first war of the century have earned the soldiers of Operation Iraqi Freedom a unique place in history.
“This is a new type of war,” said Maj. Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of the 4th Infantry Division and Task Force Ironhorse. “This is a war of ideologies. This is about society, about our way of life and people trying to attack our way of life. This is what we are going to see.” More |
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Fort Hood Hosts Texas-Size
Homecoming Celebration |
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| By Tam Cummings / Fort Hood Public Affairs |
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FORT HOOD, Texas, April 22, 2004 – The flag of the 4 th Infantry Division was uncased today in ceremonies marking the official return of Task Force Ironhorse to the nation's largest military base.
Division Commander Maj. Gen. Ray Odierno and Les Brownlee, acting secretary of the Army, oversaw the event held before an estimated crowd of 60,000 soldiers, family members and national, state and community leaders. More |
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| Task
Force Captures
Suspect, Weapons |
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TIKRIT,
Iraq, April 22, 2004 — Task Force Danger Soldiers
captured a suspected anti-Coalition ins u rgent and destroyed
weapons sites during operations April 21, according to
officials at Combined Joint Task Force 7.
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 11 th Field Artillery
Regiment , discovered and destroyed a rocket launch site near Kirkuk around 4
p.m. Two rockets were aimed at a nearby Coalition base.
In
another incident, an Iraqi citizen led soldiers from the 65 th Engineer Battalion
and explosive ordnance disposal teams to a suspected minefield near Kirkuk around
7 p.m. The soldiers discovered two anti-personnel mines at the location. The
site was marked for a later destruction.
Finally, soldiers from 1 st Battalion, 27 th Infantry
Regiment detained a suspected anti-Coalition militant during a raid near Huwijah
about 10:30 p.m. The suspect was transported to a Coalition facility for
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Anti-Coalition
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Continue Attacks |
FALLUJAH,
Iraq — Thirty-six anti-Coalition attackers were
killed during battles in Fallujah April 21, according
to officials at Combined Joint Task Force 7.
Starting at 6:30 a.m., up to 60 attackers commenced
an intense small arms and rocket-propelled grenade attack on Marines.
At the same time, it was
reported that a nearby mosque was heard broadcasting messages
telling people to "rise up and fight, " officials said. |
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Fallujah Has
Long History
Of 'Wild West' Lawlessness |
| WASHINGTON,
April 21, 2004 — U.S. Marines stand ready inside
Fallujah, while anti-coalition forces continue to attack
in defiance of a ceasefire agreement. The city is a hotbed
of anti-coalition activity, and has been since the U.S.
troops entered the area in April last year. More |
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Air Force
Secretary
Visits Kyrgyzstan |
 MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan, April 21, 2004 — Airmen
of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing welcomed Secretary
of the Air Force Dr. James G. Roche for his inaugural
visit here April 14 to 16. Manas is the primary strategic
airlift hub for operations in and around Afghanistan
and provides tactical-airlift and aerial-refueling
support for Operation Enduring Freedom. More |
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Deployments
Extended for
Some National Guard Units |
| ARLINGTON,
Va., April 21, 2004 — More than 4,100 Army National Guard
Soldiers belonging to units from 14 states will remain
on duty in Iraq and Kuwait for an additional three months
or so to support the global war against terrorism. Story |
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Air Force Lab Donates
Books to Baghdad University |
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| ROME,
N.Y. (AFPN), April 20, 2004 — Staff
at the Air Force Research Laboratory's Rome research
site here and the local community have collected
nearly 5,000 books for donation to Baghdad
University in Iraq. More |
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Defense Officials
Identify Army Casualties |
WASHINGTON, April 22, 2004 — Defense Department officials announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. Christopher D. Gelineau, 23 of Portland, Maine, died April 20 in Mosul, Iraq, when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Gelineau was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 133rd Engineer Battalion, Gardiner, Maine.
Sgt. 1st Class Bradley C. Fox, 34, of Orlando, Fla., died April 20 in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained on March 14 when his military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Fox was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedburg, Germany. |
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| Honoring the Fallen |
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Battalion
Honors Marine
Killed in Fallujah |
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 FORT BENNING,
Ga., April 16, 2004 — Soldiers and families of the 3rd Brigade gathered recently on Kelley Hill to unveil a monument dedicated to the soldiers in the brigade who fought in Operation Iraqi Freedom — those who came home and those who did not. More |
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1st Marine
Division
Honors Their Fallen |
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| CAMP
BLUE DIAMOND, Iraq, April 20, 2004 — A memorial
service was held at Camp Combat Outpost, Iraq
April 11. Marines from 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine
Regiment honored their fallen from the previous
two weeks' fighting. It was a final salute
for the 1st Marine Division warriors who call
themselves the "Magnificent Bastards." Story |
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TALLAFAR, Iraq, Army News Service, April 20, 2004 -- Amidst mortar attacks, fire fights at the front gate, drive-by shootings, and the ever-present danger of improvised explosive devices, a team of the 75th Division (Training Support) is training hundreds of soldiers of the Iraqi Armed Forces. 
CAMP
KINSER, Okinawa, Japan, April 16, 2004 — Exposure
to poisonous gases and other chemical agents during a nuclear,
biological and chemical attack is a threat to service members
deployed to various places around the globe in support
of the war on terrorism.
