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| Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Wesley Barnes of 1st Platoon, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, listens as Marines honor Cpl. Dustin H. Schrage and Cpl. Jeffrey G. Green during a memorial service at Camp Snake Pit, Iray, May 11. The two corporals went missing while crossing the Euphrates River during a combat patrol May 3. Their bodies were recovered May 6. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Mark Oliva Photo Essay Archive |
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Marines
to Distribute
Gear for
Iraqi Media |
CAMP
BLUE DIAMOND, Iraq, May 16, 2004— Marines
from 1st Marine Division and the Spirit of
America charity are working together to help
build Iraq's "unbiased" media infrastructure.
According to Lt. Col. John Lutkenhouse,
the division's plans officer for economic
development, the Los Angeles-based charity
donated more than $80,000 in audio and video
production equipment. More |
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Coalition
Efforts Improve
Life for Al Anbar Residents |
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ANBAR PROVINCE, Iraq, May 16, 2004 — A variety of
Coalition initiatives designed to improve the
quality of life for residents of the Al Anbar
province are currently underway.
A Fallujah Liaison Team is evaluating contractors
to manage a 1,200-man cleanup and restoration
contract. Coalition leaders expect that workforce
to increase as contractors get settled and
increase their hiring capacity. Currently,
the total workforce employed by Coalition-led
projects in Fallujah is 2,880. More |
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| Marines Get Well Deserved Rest |
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| By Cpl. Shawn C. Rhodes / 1st Marine Division |
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FALLUJAH, Iraq, May 14, 2004 — It's time for a bit of easy living
for the Marines of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment. At least
as easy as it gets at the base camp here.
The battalion, assigned to the 1st Marine Division in Iraq,
pulled back into their base camp near Fallujah after more than
a week of field operations in the city of Zadan. The break
in operations gave the Marines time to recoup and refit. More |
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| Afghan Officers Visit West Point |
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WEST POINT, N.Y., May 14, 2004 (Army
News Service) — Three Afghan officers from the National Military
Academy of Afghanistan visited West Point April 30 through May
8.
The Afghan commander, dean and admissions officer got a firsthand
look at academy life, from academics to dining facilities. More |
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| Afghan Soldiers Recognized for Battle |
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| By Staff Sgt. Kelly McCargo / Office Military
Coordination - Afghanistan |
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KABUL,
Afghanistan, May 14, 2004 — More than 300 Afghan National
Army soldiers were recognized by the Afghan National Army Central
Corps commander during a 1st “Commando” Battalion,
3rd Brigade (Quick Reaction Force) Recognition Ceremony, April
26 at the Pol-e-charki soccer field.
On three separate occasions, the
commandos successfully repelled ambushes by al-Qaeda and Taliban
insurgent forces and coordinated retaliatory assaults, during
a three-month force presence mission in southern Afghanistan
from February through April. More |
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Defense Officials
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| WASHINGTON,
May 15, 2004 — The Department of Defense announced the deaths
of three soldiers and one airman who died while supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. More |
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Arizona
Couple's Trucks
Salute Service Members |
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| WASHINGTON, May 14, 2004 — Arizona entrepreneurs Ed Negrin and his wife, Tonie, are self-described patriots who've decorated several trucks they own with red, white and blue motifs to show their support for U.S service members. More |
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Armed Services YMCA
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| WASHINGTON, May 14, 2004 — An Army medic, his wife and four young children came here from Fort Drum, N.Y., May 13 to be honored as the Armed Services YMCA "Volunteer of the Year" during the organization's 17th annual recognition luncheon on Capitol Hill. More |
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| "All of us are
truly grateful for your sacrifice and service. May God
richly bless and protect you." Karl Duff and family,
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 WASHINGTON,
May 17, 2004 — An Army medic, his wife
and four young children came here from
Fort Drum, N.Y., May 13 to be honored as
the Armed Services YMCA "Volunteer
of the Year" during the organization's
17th annual recognition luncheon on Capitol
Hill. More |
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Engineers Build Showers
For Ghazni Soldiers |
 BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, May 14, 2004 — Sixty-six days is the longest a soldier from 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment is rumored to have gone without a shower. More |
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Old
Guard Soldiers
Conduct Missions at Sea |
 ABOARD
THE USS WASP, May 13, 2004 — On
a deployment packed with diverse
missions for the Army’s oldest
active infantry unit, soldiers
from Bravo Company, 3rd U.S. Infantry
Regiment, “The Old Guard,” recently
boarded the USS Wasp for combat
training and tactical missions
at sea. More |
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CAMP
HURRICANE POINT, Iraq, May 15, 2004 — Lance Cpl. Jeremiah E. Savage,
gunner with 81 mm Mortar Platoon,
Mobile Assault Company, 2nd Battalion,
4th Marine Regiment, couldn't wait
to get home to meet his newborn son.
