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| SUNRISE WATCH — U.S. Army Spc. Nichols keeps watch for any suspicious activity while his fellow soldiers prepare to search a section of palm groves close to the city of Buhriz, Iraq, for weapons caches belonging to anti-coalition forces, Dec. 6, 2004. Nichols is assigned to Battery C, 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elizabeth Erste Hi-Res Photo |
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| ON THE GROUND |
| On Patrol: Troops Tasked with Dual Roles |
| WAZA KHWA, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2004 — U.S. soldiers with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment on patrol in Afghanistan must be both war fighter and good will ambassador. Story |
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| Sergeants Inducted into Club Honoring Hero |
| CAMP LIBERTY, BAGHDAD, Dec. 29, 2004 — Months of study paid off, as U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Lamothe and Sgt. Neill Schultz became members of the "Audie Murphy Club," an elite non-commissioned officers club that honors the most decorated American World War II combat soldier. Story |
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| Soldiers Deliver Supplies to Baghdad School |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec. 29, 2004 — U.S. soldiers with the 1st Cavalry Division visited eastern Baghdad’s South Park elementary school recently and gave the children packets of school supplies as part of an effort to renovate and equip schools. Story |
| • Soldiers Bring Supplies, Smiles to Local Children |
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| Army Cooks Give 'Take Out' New Meaning |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec. 29, 2004 — U.S. Army food service specialists of the 1st Cavalry Division's Company A, 215th Forward Support Battalion, brave combat hazards while delivering food to fellow soldiers. Story |
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| WHY I SERVE |
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| Army Lawyer Serves on Frontlines |
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 BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec. 29, 2004 — The U.S. Army's 1st Cavalry Division recently sent one of its lawyers, Capt. Jason Carter, to aid commanders on the frontlines of Fallujah. Story |
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| Gifts Fill Hospital Storage Space |
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 29, 2004 — Good-hearted and compassionate Americans have given so much to help wounded servicemembers and their families that Walter Reed Army Medical Center officials have run out of storage space for the hundreds, perhaps thousands, of gifts received each week. Story |
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| Officials Identify Navy Casualty |
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 29, 2004 — Defense Department officials announced today the identity of a sailor who died supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Story |
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| PHOTO ESSAY |
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ARMY CHIEF VISITS CAMP TAJI — U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker (left) awards Cpl. Patrick Eldred, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, 39th Brigade Combat Team, the Bronze Star Medal with “V” device during a ceremony on Camp Taji, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2004. U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Benjamin Cossel
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