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| SECURITY
DETAIL — U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Simon Sandoval keeps a watchful eye while providing security for the Queen Mary II during her first visit to New York City, April 22, 2004. Coast Guard law enforcement inspectors and New York City Police divers searched the ship while a task force of Coast Guard patrol boats, New York City police and fire boats, New Jersey State Police marine units, and New York City police helicopters escorted the vessel to Pier 92 in New York City. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tom Sperduto
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| City Leaders Must Rescue from Fallujah
Enemy Forces' Grip |
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| By Jim Garamone /
American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, April 24, 2004 — The coalition
has fulfilled almost all aspects of the agreement in Fallujah
while anti-coalition forces there have fulfilled almost none,
coalition officials in Baghdad said today.
Army Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt went over each of the aspects on
the signed agreement during a news conference. Kimmitt is the
deputy operations director for Combined Joint Task Force 7. More |
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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. He said 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, 4th Infantry Division and
Task Force Ironhorse commander. More |
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| Pfc.
Hammer Finds a Home |
 WASHINGTON,
April 24, 2004 - A tiger-striped Iraqi kitten that wiggled
its way into the hearts of a U.S. Army unit has made
its way to the United States, thanks to a host of volunteers
and two animal welfare groups.
Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, dubbed the tiny ball of fur that wandered into their tent early last fall "Pfc. Hammer." More |
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Former Football
Star
Killed in Afghanistan |
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2004 – He was so moved by
the events of Sept. 11, 2001,
that he turned down a $3.6 million professional football
contract to become an
Army Ranger.
Spc. Pat Tillman, 27, who
was deployed with the 75th Ranger Regiment from Fort
Benning, Ga., was killed April 22 during a firefight
in southeastern
Afghanistan. The Defense Department confirmed the soldier's
identity late April
23. More |
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Rocket Attack Hits Coalition
Base; 4 Killed, 7 Wounded |
| AL TAJI,
Iraq April 24, 2004 — Four Task
Force Baghdad soldiers were killed and seven were wounded
as a result of a rocket attack on a Coalition base near
here early April 24, according to Combined Joint
Task Force 7 officials. Previous Coalition reports
indicating that a fifth soldier had died today in the
attack were incorrect. The names of the soldiers are
being withheld pending notification of their next of
kin. The incident is under investigation. |
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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 Casualty |
WASHINGTON, April 23, 2004 — The Department of Defense announced today the death
of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Edward W. Carmen, 27 of McKeesport, Pa.,
died April 17, in Baghdad, Iraq
when the track of the tank he was in broke, the driver
lost control and the tank
rolled off the bridge. Staff Sgt. Carman was assigned
to the Army’s 2nd Battalion,
12th Armored Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood,
Texas.
The incident is under investigation. |
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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.