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| MOVING
DAY — Airmen from the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron's fire department move a tent to a freshly poured concrete pad at Tallil Air Base, Iraq. As part of an ongoing fire department upgrade, seven pads were poured to improve airmen's living quarters. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Carrie Bernard
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| Coalition Defends Attack on Minaret
Used By Insurgents |
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| By Donna Miles / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, April 27, 2004 — Coalition officials in Baghdad today
defended the U.S. Marines' decision to call in a strike on a minaret
in Fallujah April 26 after determining that insurgents were using
it to launch attacks with small- arms fire and rocket-propelled
grenades.
"We very reluctantly go after holy sites, but when those holy
sites are used to store and fire weapons, we must take action if
our Marines are pinned down," Army Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt,
deputy operations director for Combined Joint Task Force 7, told
reporters at a news conference. More |
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Commission Formed to Help
Compensate Saddam’s Victims |
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| By Donna Miles / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON,
April 27, 2004 — Coalition officials announced today the formation
of a commission to compensate Iraqis who were fired, wrongfully
imprisoned or otherwise persecuted by deposed dictator Saddam
Hussein.
Dan Senor, senior advisor to the Coalition Provisional Authority,
called the establishment of the commission an important step
in moving the country toward reconciliation and healing. "Iraq
cannot move forward without dealing with its past, and we think
this is a part of that," he said. More |
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| 'THEY FOUGHT LIKE LIONS' |
| Marines Repulse Enemy Attack |
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| By U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Mark Oliva/
1st Marine Division |
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CAMP
BLUE DIAMOND, Iraq, April 27, 2004 — Marines in Fallujah
repulsed a sustained enemy attack Monday. The attack came just
a day after Coalition Forces announced joint Marine and Iraqi
patrols were to begin in the city.
Marines
fended off attacks against a force outnumbering his own, according
to Capt. Douglas A. Zembiec, commander for Company E, 2nd Battalion,
1st Marine Regiment in comments to reporters during the battle. More |
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Anti-Coalition
Forces Fire on Marines From Fallujah Mosque
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| Bush: Saddam Threat Could No
Longer Be Ignored After 9/11 |
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| By Gerry J. Gilmore / American Forces Press
Service |
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WASHINGTON,
April 26, 2004 — In the changed world after the Sept. 11, 2001,
terror attacks, Saddam Hussein's threat to the United States
and the world couldn't be ignored any longer, President Bush
said today in Minneapolis.
"One of the lessons of Sept. 11 is that when we
see threats, we must deal with them before they fully materialize," Bush
told attendees at a community college convention. More Remarks |
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First
Air Force
Provides
Top Cover for America |
| TYNDALL
AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., April 26, 2004 (AFPN) -— While
much of the Air Force is engaged overseas, one organization
has remained behind to fulfill a mission equally important — Operation
Noble Eagle, the air-defense mission aimed at preventing
terrorist attacks in the United States. More |
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| President
George W. Bush |
| "September
the 11th was a tough hurdle to overcome.
We will overcome it because we're a
strong, resolute nation. And we will
overcome it by staying on the offensive
and bringing these killers to justice
before they harm America again." |
| Remarks
in Minneapolis, Minn., April 26,
2004 |
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| Vice
President Richard B. Cheney |
| "Our
nation is extremely fortunate during
these times of testing to have the
dedicated service of our men and women
in uniform. Many of them have seen
hard duty, long deployments, and fierce
fighting. They've endured the loss
of friends and comrades. And they are
unwavering in their mission. They are
proving every day that when we send
them to defend this nation and our
interests, we are sending the very
best of the United States of America." |
| Remarks
in Indianapolis, Ind., April 23,
2004 |
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Defense
Officials
Identify Army Casualties |
WASHINGTON, April 26, 2004 — Defense
Department officials announced today the death of four
soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died
on April 24, in Taji, Iraq, when mortar rounds hit their
camp. The four Soldiers were assigned to the Army National
Guard’s 39th Support Battalion, 39th Brigade Combat
Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Hazen, Ark.
Killed were: Capt. Arthur L. Felder, 36, of Louisville,
Ark.; Chief Warrant Patrick W. Kordsmeier, 49, of North
Little Rock, Ark.; Staff Sgt. Billy J. Orton, 41, of
Humnoke, Ark. and Staff Sgt. Stacey C. Brandon, 35, of
Hazen, Ark. |
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Maritime Interdiction
Exercise Concludes |
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SEA, April 23, 2004 (NNS) — The Proliferation Security
Initiative multilateral maritime interdiction training
exercise, Clever Sentinel 2004, kicked off April 19,
and ended with a major operation that simulated the interception
of a ship carrying weapons of mass destruction in the
Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Sicily, April 22. More |
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FORT
BENNING, Ga., April 27, 2004 - He was only one
of 89 to graduate from Officer Candidate School
April 8, but as 2nd Lt. Ryan Schloesser crossed
the stage, he represented a third generation
of OCS graduates. 
RECRUITING
SUBSTATION BRADENTON, Fla., April 27, 2004 -
The United States has been called “the
Great Melting Pot,” referring to the vast
wealth of cultures and people that have been
called to America by its promises of freedom
and liberty. For one Recruiting Station Orlando
Marine, his family answered the call and escaped
from a hostile country to settle in the land
of the free. 
BAGHDAD,
Iraq, April 27, 2004 — Perhaps
it contains photos of a baby
enjoying his first birthday party,
or a crayon drawing of flowers
from your six-year old. Whatever
it is, if it’s important
to a 1st Armored Division Soldier,
it’s important to the soldiers
of 1st Armored Division’s
55th Personnel Support Battalion
who have taken on a new mission:
running the division’s
postal system. 
CAMP
AL ASAD, Iraq, April 23, 2004 — Oscar isn't what most
Marines would call a team player. "That
dog is unlike the others," said
Pfc. Theodore J. Randolph, a
provisional military policeman
for Regimental Combat Team 7. "You
think he's nice but in an instance
he'll turn on you. He's a lot
like Cpl. Harwell."