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| IRAQ DUTY — U.S. Army Sgt. Gifari Mahmoud, a forward observer from Company B, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, enjoys the company of Iraqi children while on patrol in Kirkuk, Iraq, Jan. 13, 2005. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Sean Kimmons High Res Photo |
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| Fighting Jointly Now Norm for U.S. Military |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq, Jan. 19, 2005 — Servicemembers joining the military today are not joining just the Army, Navy, Air Force or Marine Corps - they are joining a truly joint force. The American military has reached unprecedented levels of joint operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom, military officials here said. Story |
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| Battalion Steps Up Raids in Afghanistan |
| KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Jan. 19, 2005 — In what proved to be America’s Battalion’s most successful seizure of munitions and drugs to date, Force Lima discovered a large cache of rocket-propelled grenades and 7.62mm ammunition, five kilos of opium and nearly two thousand pounds of hashish in the town of Achin this week. Story |
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| Carpentry, Ingenuity Improve Deployment |
| LOGISTICS SUPPORT AREA ANACONDA, BALAD, Iraq, Jan. 19, 2005 — U.S. soldiers are finding new ways to improve their standard of living in Iraq, and their pioneering ingenuity is most evident at Taqaddum. Story |
| Firefight Proves Beneficial for Marines |
| KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2005 — A single gunshot shattered the early morning quiet Jan. 12. A few moments of silence followed, leading some to believe the shot was an accidental discharge. Then, a flurry of machine gun fire erupted from a nearby hill. This was an attack. Story |
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| Iraqi Police Station Renovations Begin |
| TALLIL, Iraq, Jan. 18, 2005 — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Gulf Region Division, Southern District plans to help the Iraqi police perform its mission by renovating some 230 police stations in southern Iraq. Story |
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| Afghan Villagers, Coalition Funds Build School |
| KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2005 — Difficult terrain did not thwart the determined residents of a village here from building a first-rate school for area children. Thanks to Coalition Forces’ Asadabad Provincial Reconstruction Team funding and the determination of the residents, Qamchai village celebrated the grand opening of the first school in their region. Story |
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| WHY I SERVE |
| Lincoln Sailor Loves Saving Lives |
 ABOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Jan. 16, 2005 —"It's rewarding, it really is," said U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class David Loiselle, an aviation warfare systems operator with Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 47, embarked aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. "I'd much rather do this than sit behind a desk." Story |
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| Ball Benefits Wounded Troops |
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2005 — A host of celebrities is slated to turn out Jan. 20 to honor America's wounded servicemembers during the Red, White & Blue Inaugural Ball, a benefit event to be held at the Mellon Auditorium here. Story |
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| Defense Dept. Identifies Casualties |
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2005 — The Department of Defense announced today the death of two U.S. Army soldiers
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| PHOTO ESSAY |
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U.S. MARINES IN KHOST PROVINCE — A U.S. Marine from Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, inspects weapons found during a cordon and search of a house Jan. 12, 2005, in Khost province, Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bradley Rhen. 4 More Photos | Story
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