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IRAQI ELECTIONS — Fadia Abduljabbar, formerly of Baghdad, Iraq, takes in an absentee voting ballot from an Iraqi man at the New Carrollton, Md. voting station, Jan. 28, 2005, just two days before Iraq's official election. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby High Res Photo
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| Iraqis in U.S. Cast Votes in Elections |
| NEW CAROLLTON, Md., Jan. 28, 2005 — Iraqi citizens, many who fled their native country for the United States to escape Saddam Hussein's brutality, came here today to take part in something they never thought they'd live to see: Iraq's first free elections in more than six decades. Story Photo Essay |
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| U.S. Ambassador Predicts Big Voter Turnout |
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2005 — The U.S. ambassador to Iraq said he expects millions of Iraqis to go to the polls this weekend during what he called "a major stride toward freedom on the part of the Iraqi people." Story |
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| Iraqi Elections Represent Historic Moment |
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2005 — Iraq's Jan. 30 elections mark "the beginning of the end of the miseries and difficulties that the people of Iraq have endured for so many decades," Iraq's interim deputy prime minister told Pentagon reporters today during a videoconference from Baghdad. Story |
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| Iraqis Take Lead in Conducting Elections |
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2005 — Iraqis are planning and implementing their own elections Jan. 30, and American and other coalition forces will operate only in support roles, a senior U.S. officer explained Jan. 27. Story |
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| Support Soldiers Sweat So Others Won't Bleed |
| CAMP TIGERLAND, Iraq, Jan. 28, 2005 — On the support side, there is probably no tougher job than extracting the main gun on an M-1A1 Abrams tank. It's usually done in a maintenance facility with cranes and lifts and all the specialized tools to do the job. Story |
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| Engineer Battalion Helps Refurbish Iraqi Clinic |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq, Jan. 28, 2005 — Over the past few months, U.S. soldiers have been busy improving businesses, schools and even waterlines in the Saba Al Boor area. The most recent project nearing completion is a clinic that has gone from offering only one form of care to offering a variety of health services to residents. Story |
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| Support Teams Maintain Forward Equipment |
| FORWARD OPERATING BASE ANACONDA, Afghanistan, Jan. 28, 2005 — Ensuring millions of dollars worth of military equipment remains mission-capable is a large task, but it’s one the U.S. soldiers from the Company B, 325th Forward Support Battalion, maintenance support team are ready to handle. Story Photos |
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| Bagram, Task Force Host Diplomat Day |
| BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2005 — More than 20 high-level diplomats and embassy officials visited Bagram Airfield and the headquarters of Combined Joint Task Force 76 earlier this week. Story |
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| WHY I SERVE |
| Marine Keeps Lines of Communication Open |
| CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C., Jan. 28, 2005 —"When my drill instructor came charging out asking, 'Who's the joker who thinks he's from the North Pole?' I knew I was in for it," Sgt. Brian F. Shelton, a Marine with 2d Tank Battalion here, said. Story |
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| HONORING THE FALLEN |
| Helo Crash Hits Unit 'Like Beirut' |
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2005 — A spokesman for the Hawaii-based Marine unit that lost 26 Marines and one sailor from the Jan. 26 helicopter crash that killed 31 troops in Iraq says the incident has impacted Marines like the 1983 Beirut bombing.
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| CASUALTIES |
| Defense Officials Identify Casualties |
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2005 - Defense Department officials announced today the identities of 13 Marines and three soldiers who died supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Story |
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SUPPORT TEAM — U.S. soldiers assigned to a maintenance support team with Company B, 199th Forward Support Battalion, pose next to a Humvee they were working on. The company provides direct support for equipment of the 256th Brigade Combat Team in Iraq. Defense Dept. photo by Jim Garamone Story
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