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| SEARCH — U.S. Army Spc. Hudson, with Battery C, 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, searches a home of a known anti-coalition insurgent during a raid in Ash Sharquat, Iraq, Jan. 9, 2005. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elizabeth Erste High Res Photo |
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| Iraqis Want to Vote in Jan. 30 Elections |
| BAGHDAD, Jan. 15, 2005 — People in Iraq want to vote in the elections for the country's national assembly on Jan. 30, the commander of coalition forces in Ninewa province said at a news conference today. Army Brig. Gen. Carter Ham said anecdotal evidence suggests Iraqis in Mosul "have the desire to vote. Story |
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| Insurgents Attack Again From Mosul Mosque |
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2005 – For the second straight day, insurgents firing from a mosque in eastern Mosul targeted multinational forces in Iraq, military officials in Baghdad reported today. Story |
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| ON THE GROUND |
| Stryker Brigade Proves Itself in Ninewa |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq, Jan. 15, 2005 – The Stryker Brigade is well-designed for the decentralized war against insurgents the coalition is waging in Iraq, said Brig. Gen. Carter Ham, commander of Task Force Olympia, during an American Forces Press Service interview. Story |
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| 'Little Things Make All the Difference' |
TALLIL, Iraq, Jan. 14, 2005 — When Joe Faustina, with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, hired several local engineers to work on projects for the Corps, he heard some horrible stories about the former regime and what had happened to some of the local people. Faustina was determined to help those still suffering.
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| FACE OF DEFENSE |
| Marine Puts Accounting Degree to Work |
 CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C., Jan. 14, 2004 — When U.S. Marine Cpl. John R. Glynn was in school, math was his favorite subject. He never could have known that his love for numbers would someday put him in control of $5 million and the lives of nearly 2,000 Marines. Story |
| HOMECOMING |
| Military Intel Soldiers Return to Fort Gordon |
FORT GORDON, Ga., Jan. 13, 2005 — U.S. soldiers assigned to the 202d Military Intelligence Battalion returned to Fort Gordon recently after a 12-month deployment in Iraq. Story
• Photo Essay: 821st Transportation Co. Returns to N.H. |
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| Super Bowl Broadcast for Troops |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq, Jan. 15, 2005 – "We normally carry the (Super Bowl) on the prime channels and counterprogram on the sports channels," Larry Sichter said. "But this year, primarily because of the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, we're going to be broadcasting the game and pre-game (show) on AFN Sports." Story |
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| PHOTO ESSAY |
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| TIKRIT DUTY — U.S. Army Master Sgt. Raymond Harris, assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, hands out candy and coloring books to local Iraqi children in the town of Tikrit in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Jan. 10, 2005. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Algernon E. Crawley Jr. 9 More Photos | More Photo Essays |
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