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| Help Fight Terror |
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| WATCHFUL
EYE — U.S. Army Pfc. Eric Rigsby with
the 25th Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry
Regiment, keeps a watchful eye for enemy activity during
a mission in Orgun-E, Afghanistan, April 22, 2004. Rigsby's
Hawaii-based division has soldiers deployed to both Afghanistan
and Iraq to support the war on terror. Defense Dept.
photo
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| Bremer Speaks to Iraqis About Security,
New Iraq, Fallujah |
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| By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, April 23, 2004 — The vast majority of Iraqis want
to live as a free, democratic and peaceful country, said the
top coalition official in Baghdad today, but they must work with
the coalition to make this a reality.
Ambassador L. Paul Bremer III said on the Al-Iraqiyah national
television service that Iraq faces a choice between freedom and
continued tyranny. More |
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De-Baathification Policy in Iraq
'Remains Intact,' Coalition Says |
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| By Gerry J. Gilmore / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, April 23, 2004 – The policy prohibiting hardcore Baathists from gaining government, military and teaching positions in the new Iraq is a good one and hasn't changed, the Coalition Provisional Authority's chief spokesman said in Baghdad today.
However, Dan Senor noted, the de-Baathification
policy issued last May and implemented by Iraqi officials in January
is being tweaked to ensure it is being applied fairly. More Briefing |
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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 Remarks |
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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. More |
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Pentagon Memorial
Fund
Launches Campaign |
| WASHINGTON, April 23, 2004 — The
Pentagon Memorial Fund campaign was officially launched
here April 22 during a Capitol Hill ceremony. Almost $30
million is being solicited, according to a news release
from the Washington, D.C., public relations firm handling
fund-raising for the memorial on a pro bono basis. More |
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Combat Controllers Play
Key Role in
Terror War |
| WASHINGTON,
April 23, 2004 — The largest-ever class of
future Air Force combat controllers is training at Pope
Air Force Base, N.C., to provide critical skills required
in the war on terror. The current class will help bolster
the Air Force's cadre of 360 combat controllers — special
operations forces who deploy quickly into restricted, often
hostile territory, set up landing strips and guide in helicopters
and fixed-wing aircraft. More |
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Rear Detachments
Serve
Vital Wartime Role |
| WASHINGTON, April 22, 2004 — Army Lt. Col. Ed Dorman, deputy commander for the 507th Corps Support Group, admits he "broke the heart" of one of his best young officers when he told him he would be staying behind at Fort Bragg, N.C., when the unit deployed. More |
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Defense Officials Announce
Soldier's Captured Status |
WASHINGTON, April 23, 2004 — Defense Department officials announced today a change in the status of a
soldier serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom from duty status - whereabouts unknown to captured.
Pfc. Keith M. Maupin, 20, of Batavia, Ohio, was declared captured on April 16, 2004.
On April 9, 2004 , Maupin and Sgt. Elmer C. Krause, 40, of Greensboro, N.C., were categorized as duty status - whereabouts unknown when individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire attacked their convoy. Both soldiers were assigned to the Army Reserve’s 724th Transportation Company, from Bartonville, Ill.
Krause’s status remains unchanged because his whereabouts remain unknown. Efforts continue to obtain the successful and safe return of both individuals. |
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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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CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti, April 23, 2004 - After six months of being Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s only helicopter squadron, the Marines of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 are ready to return home to Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C.
SNOWMASS VILLAGE, Colo., April 23, 2004 — Losing part of his right leg below the knee has made Capt. David Rozelle more determined than ever to be the kind of leader that motivates soldiers by example. 
QUANTICO, Va., April 23, 2004 — Courtney Davidson, team captain for the 2003-2004 Navy women's basketball team, put one last touch on a stellar collegiate basketball career, appearing in the 16th Annual Mountain Dew College Basketball Slam Dunk and Three-Point Championships in San Antonio, Texas, on April 2. 
CAMP
FALLUJAH, Iraq, April 23, 2004
— For Marines in Iraq there
is no more waiting weeks, or
sometimes months, for their letters
or care packages, even amidst
combat operations throughout
the Al Anbar province. 
SOUTHWEST
ASIA (AFPN), April 22, 2004 — If
you were to count from one to
one billion it would take about
95 years. It took a little over
a year for U.S. Central Command’s
Combined Force Air Component
Command-controlled tanker airlift
to deliver one billion pounds
of jet fuel.