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| Help Fight Terror |
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| SECURITY
DUTY — U.S. Army Sgt. Fife, from 1/168th Infantry Battalion,
pulls security duty during a meeting with the Governor of
Panjsher, Afghanistan, July 22, 2004. 1/168th Infantry Battalion
is working with the Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team
to coordinate construction of schools and hospitals as part
of Coalition Forces efforts to rebuild Afghanistan. U.S.
Army photo by Spc. Thomas Bray |
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| Wolfowitz Praises
Troop Achievements |
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| LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz., July 23,
2004 — The men and women fighting the global war on terror are
ordinary Americans doing extraordinary things, Deputy Defense
Secretary Paul Wolfowitz told a packed house at the theater here
July 22. Story |
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| U.S. Safer, But Still Remains Vulnerable |
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| WASHINGTON, July 22, 2004 — America is safer today against potential terrorist attack, but still remains vulnerable, the Sept. 11 commission chairman said here today. Story |
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| El Salvador to Continue Iraq Deployment |
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| WASHINGTON, July 22, 2004 — El Salvador has "reupped" and will continue its deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Defense Department officials said today. Story |
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| Multinational Diving Exercise Kicks Off |
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| TALLINN, Estonia, July 22, 2004 — An international contingent of soldiers have launched a military exercise designed to train divers to handle underwater explosives and salvage operations. The exercise also includes anti-terrorist training. Story |
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| Bad Troops, Poor Leaders
Led to Abuse |
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| WASHINGTON, July 22, 2004 — A
few "bad
apples" and a lack of proper supervision were responsible
for detainee abuses in Afghanistan and Iraq, Army leaders
said today. Story |
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| Army Accelerates Future Combat System |
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| WASHINGTON, July 22, 2004 — For the Army, the future is now, as Army officials accelerate the delivery of selected future combat systems to the current force. Story |
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Iraqi Survivors
to Share Experiences
Of Torture During Saddam's Rule |
| WASHINGTON, July 21, 2004 — The
U.S. Agency for International Development is sponsoring
a tour this month throughout the United States of three
Iraqi survivors, witnesses to the torture and mass
murder perpetrated by Saddam Hussein's brutal regime. Story |
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| Defense
Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld |
| "We
have, literally, thousands of Iraqis
standing in line to join the army and
to join the police force and to join
the National Guard and the border patrol
and the site protection. And we’re
helping the Iraqis get them trained
so that they can take over their own
security." |
| Interview on The Michael Reagan Show, July 22, 2004 |
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Overseas Voter
Registration Progresses |
| WASHINGTON, July 23, 2004 — With
only 102 days before the November general elections,
the Defense Department is working hard to make sure that
service members and their families stationed overseas
have the opportunity to vote. More |
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| Strike Targets
Zarqawi Network |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 23, 2004 — Iraq
conducted a precision attack on anti-Iraqi forces in
southwest Fallujah July 23, according to Multinational
Force Iraq officials. More |
| USS John F. Kennedy, Dhow Collide |
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States Look for Ways to
Support Military Families |
| WASHINGTON, July 22, 2004 — Big or small, many deployed troops or few, states' concerns for the families of deployed service members are very similar. More |
| Conference Focuses on Military Children |
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ANBAR
PROVINCE, Iraq, July 23, 2004 — Courtesy
of Operation Iraqi Freedom, siblings 1st
Lts. Frederik J. Easterly and Anja M. Easterly
currently find themselves serving in the
same war zone. 