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WASHINGTON, April 30, 2004 — Military operations won't bring stability to Afghanistan, the U.S. general in charge of operations in that region said today. But such operations set the stage for ensuring the success of the Afghan national government, which, in turn, will speed reconstruction and a return to normalcy.
Army Gen. John Abizaid, commander of U.S. Central Command, which includes operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, admitted today during a briefing with Pentagon reporters that much work remains in Afghanistan, but he painted an optimistic picture of the progress that's been made. More Briefing |
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| Soldiers
with the 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery,
pull security for a nearby convoy in Kirkuk,
Iraq, on April 28, 2004. The battalion is in
Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S.
Army photo by Spc. Algernon E. Crawley Jr. Photo Essay Archive |
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Rumsfeld Points to Progress,
Opportunity for Iraqi People |
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WASHINGTON, April 30, 2004 — Acknowledging that the road to a free and sovereign Iraq is "bumpy," Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld pointed to a year of progress and said the Iraqi people have a "wonderful opportunity."
Appearing on the MSN4BC program "Hardball" April 29, Rumsfeld told host Chris Matthews that "amazing things" have happened in Iraq since Saddam Hussein was driven from power. More Remarks |
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Army 'Lonestar Dustoff' Medical
Team Supports Marines in Iraq |
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| By U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nathan K. LaForte |
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AL ASAD,
Iraq, April 30, 2004 — The Marine lay in the Army medical evacuation
helicopter while an Army flight medic went to work stabilizing
his broken leg. He thought about the rocket-propelled grenade
that had hit his leg, and about why it hadn't exploded when it
hit him.
Staff Sgt. Bryan P. Resh, flight medic, Army 507th
Medical Company (Air Ambulance), also thought about the Marine's situation, while
he continued to work on the leg. On one hand, the Marine was lucky to be alive.
On the other, he did just get evacuated from a firefight because he got shot
with a rocket-propelled grenade. More |
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| Mortar Attack Gets Quick Response |
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| By U.S. Army 1st Lt. Christopher J. Heathscott |
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TAJI,
Iraq, April 29, 2004 (Army News Service) — Four soldiers
of the 39th Brigade Combat Team's Support Battalion were killed
April 24 when mortars rained down on Camp Cooke, about 15 miles
north of Baghdad.
Other lives were saved, officials said, by soldiers
with combat lifesaver training and medical personnel who quickly responded. Two
of the assailants were killed and five captured in the brigade’s counter
attack, which also confiscated homemade launch tubes sparked by a battery. More |
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Marines Deliver
Computers to Hospital, Medical School
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AR RAMADI, Iraq, April 30, 2004 — Marines in Ar Ramadi delivered 11 desktop computers to the Ramadi General Hospital and the medical school here April 29, according to Combined Joint Task Force 7 officials.
The civil affairs team visited the facilities and delivered computers, monitors, keyboards, printers and other accessories. More |
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Reserve Marines Adopt Iraqi Villages, Schools
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 CAMP TAQADDUM, Iraq, April 30, 2004 -- A change of pace from their duties of providing camp security here, members of a Marine reserve infantry battalion let their guard down and lent a hand to residents of a nearby Iraqi fishing village April 22, 2004.
Marines of Third Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to the 1st Force Service Support Group, delivered shoes and school supplies to children and also gave rudimentary medical check-ups to the villagers. More |
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Army's 1st Infantry
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OPERATING BASE DANGER, Tikrit, Iraq, April
30, 2004 — The 1st Infantry Division
sponsored an Iraqi Security Forces Conference
here April 27. From the hiring of Iraqis for police duties to
the equipment needed to fulfill those duties, a wide-range of topics was discussed
at the six-hour conference attended by U.S. and British forces involved in the
operation. More |
| Commission Goal: Pay Homage to Saddam's Victims |
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| Wolfowitz Seeks Spending Flexibility |
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| By U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Doug Sample /
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WASHINGTON,
April 29, 2004 — Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz
asked a House appropriations subcommittee here today for more
flexibility in how funding for security assistance programs in
Iraq is spent.
The focus of the hearing before the Foreign Operations
Subcommittee was on the Bush administration's fiscal 2005 budget request for
security assistance. More |
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| Coalition Efforts in Afghanistan Pay Off |
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| By Gerry J. Gilmore / American Forces Press
Service |
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WASHINGTON,
April 29, 2004 — U.S. and coalition efforts in Afghanistan
are paying off in that formerly Taliban-controlled country, a
senior U.S. official told House Armed Services Committee members
today.
Peter W. Rodman, assistant secretary of defense
for international security affairs, said on Capitol Hill that the Afghan people "are
embarked on a great undertaking" after decades of war and "fanatical
Taliban rule." More |
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| Marines Patrol Streets with Iraqi Police |
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| By U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Macario P.
Mora Jr./ 1st Marine Div. |
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KARABILAH,
Iraq, April 27, 2004 — Iraqi police who were trained by Marines
just a couple weeks ago are already walking the beat here.
Recent graduates from Al Qaim Police Academy's
first class conducted a week-long on-the-job training program. The police patrolled
the streets with Marines from Company K, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. More |
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| Honoring the Fallen |
| COMMENTARY |
None for the Money
By Gary Sheftick
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WASHINGTON, April 29, 2004 (Army News Service) — In an era when professional athletes often demand: “show me the money,” Pat Tillman gave up $3.6 million, and ultimately his life, to serve our nation. More |
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| Surface Strike Group Deploys |
| NORFOLK, Va., April 30, 2004 (NNS) — More than 1,000 sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyers USS Ramage and USS Ross, and the guided-missile frigate USS Elrod departed Naval Station Norfolk April 30, for a Mediterranean Sea deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. More |
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| "... Any time you talk about somebody who died in Iraq, or in Afghanistan, is a moment for me to thank them and their families for their sacrifice. And their sacrifice will not go in vain because there will be a free Iraq. And a free Iraq is in the interests of our two nations. A free Iraq is in the interests of world peace. Because free societies do not harbor terrorists; free societies do not threaten people or use weapons of mass destruction." |
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situation in Fallujah) could end by the Marines
having to go in and go through the place and
root out the terrorists. They’re trained
to do that. They know how to do it. They’re
capable of doing it. I don’t think people
doubt the military power of these folks. They’re
outstanding soldiers, and courageous." |
| Interview
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| Exchange Service Phone Cards Support Deployed Troops |
| WASHINGTON, April 30, 2004 — The Defense Department has granted approval for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service to sell prepaid phone cards to the general public for donation to Operation Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom service members. More |
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| ‘The
Rocket’ Lands at Offutt |
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AIR FORCE BASE, Neb., April 29, 2004 (AFPN) — The
all-time strikeout leader in American League history,
Roger Clemens, visited here April 26 as part of a United
Service Organizations tour. More |
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 Sign
an On-line Thank You Note |
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| Profile |
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U.S.
Army Chief
Warrant Officer 2 Dave Williams |
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HOOD, Texas, April 30, 2004 — Shot, beaten,
locked in a 7-by-7 room with no electricity,
windows or plumbing, and held captive for 22
days, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dave Williams
said he has reason to hate his captures, but
he does not hold any animosity towards the
Iraqi people. More |
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Retired
Army Lt. Col. (Dr.)
John Ritchey |
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WASHINGTON, April 29, 2004 — Some
might say he's got it all: a military retirement,
a happy marriage spanning almost 50 years and
a successful medical practice in Fayetteville,
N.C. More |
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Mom in Labor Joins
Husband at Deployment Send-off |
 FORT HOOD, Texas, April 30, 2004 — There was no way in the world her soldier would be deployed and she wouldn’t be there to hug him, kiss him and tell him goodbye. Not heaven or hell or even labor would stop her. Labor? She was not kidding. More |
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Key Volunteers Keep
Marine Families Informed |
| MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif., April 29, 2004 — It is common these days to hear of Marine families who are without the assistance of their husband or wife, father or mother, because of ongoing deployments due to the global war on terrorism. More |
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Rota Sailor Returns
From Baghdad Prison Duty |
| ROTA, Spain, April 29, 2004 (NNS) — A sailor from Naval Station Rota’s Security Department returned from Baghdad recently after having spent time working in a prison there. More |
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| 'City
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| FORWARD
OPERATING BASE DUKE, Iraq, April
30, 2004 — You stand on
the camp’s perimeter and
look toward the horizon in any
given direction. What do you
see? Infinite desert: a flat,
dry and dusty wasteland. In the
middle of that wasteland, near
the city of An Najaf, lies Forward
Operating Base Duke. More |
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| Lucky Charms Keep Platoon Safe |
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 CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq, April 22, 2004 — Cpl. Travis J. Lowis knows his grandfather is watching over him. He's got a special place with Lowis, since he died last August. More |
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Mississippi
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| CAMP
ARIFJAN, Kuwait, April 30, 2004
— It is called “working
out of your comfort zone.”
Since deploying to Kuwait, all
soldiers of the 114th Area Support
Group of the Mississippi National
Guard have had to adjust. More |
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