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| NO RATS ALLOWED Sailors aboard USS
Harry S. Truman install a rodent guard on a mooring line. USS Harry S. Truman
returned to Naval Station Norfolk May 23 after a six month deployment. The
Truman operated in the Mediterranean Sea in support of Operations Enduring
Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy
photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Shawn Eklund More News Photos (6) |
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| Seven Soldiers Die, 16 Hurt in Iraq Incidents in
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WASHINGTON, May 27, 2003 At
least seven American soldiers died in Iraq over the past several days, while
another 16 were injured in enemy attacks and accidents.
One U.S. Army soldier was killed and seven injured
during a May 27 firefight with hostile forces near Fallujah, according to a
U.S. Central Command press release. The release noted the aggressors attacked
the American troops with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire from a
mosque, which is a violation of the law of war. The U.S. soldiers' response
killed two enemy troops, according to the release, while six were
captured.
Another soldier drowned May 26
after diving into an aqueduct located south of the Iraqi town of Kirkuk,
according to CENTCOM.
Also on May 26, the command
reported, one American soldier was killed and three injured when a Humvee
apparently ran over a land mine or unexploded ordnance. In a separate incident
on the same day, a collision between a U.S. forces' Humvee and a tractor-
trailer killed one American soldier and injured two.
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ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY,
Va., May 26, 2003 "God is crying too," said 4- year-old Robert as he and his
family participated in the Memorial Day ceremonies here today.
Robert, whose family did not want to use his last
name, was one of thousands who sat through the rain to honor the men and women
who have died in defense of the United States. He and those gathered listened
as President Bush spoke for the nation in tribute to the fallen.
"We come to this Memorial Day with deep awareness of
recent loss and recent courage," Bush said during his speech.
The president spoke of Americans who fought for
freedom throughout U.S. history. "Today we honor the men and women who wore the
nation's uniform and were last seen on duty," Bush said, "from the battles of
Iraq and Afghanistan to the conflicts of Korea and Vietnam, to the trials of
world wars and the struggles that made us a nation.
"Today we recall that liberty is always the achievement of courage. And today,
we remember all who have died, all who are still missing and all who mourn. ...
"In every generation, the United States has found
people who were equal to the needs of the times. The farms, small towns and
city streets of this land have always produced free citizens who assumed the
discipline and duty of military life," he said. "Time after time, they have
proved that the moral force of democracy is mightier than the will and cunning
of any tyrant."
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| The Defense Department will observe Memorial Day at
bases and deployed locations worldwide this weekend. The holiday observance
will also mark the start of Operation Tribute to Freedom, a program of
activities slated for the days, weeks and months ahead that demonstrate public
appreciation for service members' accomplishments and sacrifices in the global
war against terrorism. DefendAmerica will routinely provide information on
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"On Memorial Day, Americans
place flags on military graves, walk past a wall of black granite in
Washington, D.C., and many families think of a face and voice they miss so
much. ...In every generation of Americans we have found courage equal to the
tasks of our country. The farms and small towns and city streets of this land
have always produced free citizens who assume the discipline and duty of
military life. And time after time, they have proven that the moral force of
democracy is mightier than the will and cunning of any tyrant."
Remarks
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ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. (AFPN) --
Sixteen airmen with the 459th Services Flight here returned home after
deploying to the Dover Air Force Base, Del., mortuary in support of Operation
Iraqi Freedom.
For these airmen, returning home
had a special meaning. While deployed, they made sure those who paid the
ultimate price during the war returned home as well.
It is not easy, said Maj. Annette Sanks, flight
commander, speaking about the nature of their job.
We approach every aspect of our responsibilities with
the utmost respect and dignity, she said. Its not only my job, it is my honor
and duty to my fellow comrades in arms, their families and a grieving nation to
process, prepare and return their loved ones.
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one flight member, the job hit close to home.
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conclusion of the Memorial Day Ceremony Monday in Bagram, Afghanistan. The
ceremony was held in honor of Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom's fallen
troops. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Christina Carde
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| Seven Soldiers Die, 16 Hurt in Iraq Incidents in
Recent Days |
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WASHINGTON, May 27, 2003 At
least seven American soldiers died in Iraq over the past several days, while
another 16 were injured in enemy attacks and accidents.
One U.S. Army soldier was killed and seven injured
during a May 27 firefight with hostile forces near Fallujah, according to a
U.S. Central Command press release. The release noted the aggressors attacked
the American troops with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire from a
mosque, which is a violation of the law of war. The U.S. soldiers' response
killed two enemy troops, according to the release, while six were
captured.
Another soldier drowned May 26
after diving into an aqueduct located south of the Iraqi town of Kirkuk,
according to CENTCOM.
Also on May 26, the command
reported, one American soldier was killed and three injured when a Humvee
apparently ran over a land mine or unexploded ordnance. In a separate incident
on the same day, a collision between a U.S. forces' Humvee and a tractor-
trailer killed one American soldier and injured two.
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WASHINGTON, May 27, 2003 -
Iraq, with the help of the Coalition Provisional Authority, will work past its
current problems, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said to the Council on
Foreign Relations in New York May 27.
Rumsfeld said Iraq's problems
are real, but shouldn't be blown out of proportion. Every country making a
break with its past has gone through similar trauma.
Rumsfeld talked about a country that faced "looting,
crime and mobs storming government buildings, the breakdown of government
structures and institutions that maintained civil order (and) rampant inflation
caused by the lack of a stable currency." He continued describing "supporters
of the former regime roaming the streets and countryside whose fate has to be
determined, regional tensions between north and south, delays, bickering and
false starts in the effort to establish a new government."
That country, the secretary pointed out, was the
United States at the end of the American Revolution. "Those early years of our
young republic were characterized by chaos and confusion," he said. "Our first
effort at a governing charter - the Articles of Confederation - failed
miserably, and it took eight years of contentious debate before we finally
adopted our Constitution and inaugurated our first president."
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Done” message to the troops, click
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Memorial Day at bases and deployed locations worldwide this weekend. The
holiday observance will also mark the start of Operation Tribute to Freedom, a
program of activities slated for the days, weeks and months ahead that
demonstrate public appreciation for service members' accomplishments and
sacrifices in the global war against terrorism. DefendAmerica will routinely
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place flags on military graves, walk past a wall of black granite in
Washington, D.C., and many families think of a face and voice they miss so
much. ...In every generation of Americans we have found courage equal to the
tasks of our country. The farms and small towns and city streets of this land
have always produced free citizens who assume the discipline and duty of
military life. And time after time, they have proven that the moral force of
democracy is mightier than the will and cunning of any tyrant."
Remarks
at Memorial Day ceremony, Arlington National Cemetery, May 26,
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Once a Marine,
Always Remembered |
BABYLON, Iraq, May 26, 2003 When
Marines honor one of their fallen brethren there are speeches, memorial
services with the families and, at times, the media. But, knowing the
personalities of our fallen Marines and understanding what happened to them
could only be told by the warriors that served with him.
To tell the story of Pfc. Juan G. Garza, killed by
enemy fire near Baghdad during Operation Iraqi Freedom, three Marines offer
their thoughts on that fateful morning April 8, and the void Garza left.
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Maj. Kerry G. Krell, senior intelligence watch officer for 1st
Marine Expeditionary Force, sits near officers' billeting in Camp Babylon. The
33-year old, from West Bend, Wis., relaxes near the Euphrates River, which runs
through the grounds pf one of Saddam's former palaces. It reminds him of one
back home, he said. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. L.A.
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James S. Goff / 1st Marine Division |
 AL HILLA, Iraq -- As the
trumpets blared and the drums bellowed, the 1st Marine Division Band played a
patriotic concert for 1st Battalion, 4th Marines in the city of Al Hilla. In
the backdrop, sporadic gunfire rang outside the compound. A crowd of
high-spirited Marines cheered on
The music continued
until dusk. Marines in the crowd felt the band's gratitude for their
accomplishments in their fight against Iraq.
"It's
awesome to see these Marines out here on the outskirts of the Division's area.
The Marines really appreciate what they did here," said Capt. Reggie Gibbs,
assistant operations officer for Headquarters Company, 1st Bn., 4th Marines.
But the band also offers a lot more than just a fine
musical performance to sprinkled units around Iraq. They provide first-rate
security and protection for the Division's main camp.
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 CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti, May 24, 2003
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Commander Marine Maj. Gen. John F.
Sattler turned over command May 24 to Brig. Gen. Mastin M. Robeson in an
evening ceremony held at the Presidential Hangar, Ambouli International Airport
near the CJTF-HOA headquarters here.
Several hundred attended the ceremony, including United States Ambassador to
Djibouti, Donald Y. Yamamoto, Djiboutian Presidential Cabinet Ministers,
Honorary Consuls from coalition partner nations and leaders from the French
Foreign Legion garrison in Djibouti and German naval forces operating from
Djibouti.
Sattler, who leaves to serve as
the deputy commander, U.S. Marine Forces Central Command, had commanded CJTF
forces since the headquarters arrived in December 2002 to oversee
counterterrorism operations in the region for U.S. Central Command.
Under Robeson, the CJTF mission will remain focused on
detecting, disrupting and defeating transnational terrorism in conjunction with
coalition partners across an operating area defined as the airspace, land areas
and coastal waters of Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea and
Yemen.
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| Karbala Getting Back on its Feet |
WITH THE 7TH MARINE
REGIMENT, Iraq -- Infantrymen from 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines still patrol the
central Iraqi city of Karbala, but it's a small group of Marine reservists who
do the nuts-and-bolts work of getting the town working again.
Marines form the 3rd Civil Affairs Group have been hard at
work for the last month getting Karbala's police force, fire department and
hospitals, as well as its power, water and sewer systems, up and running.
"The Marine Corps definitely put this city back on its
feet," said Sgt. Jorge Bayardo, 26, of Los Angeles, a 3rd CAG team member. "Our
first priority was to get the main civil defense departments (police and fire
departments and the hospitals) back on line."
The CAG
Marines were pleasantly surprised by the lack of widespread looting and other
crime in Karbala, a city of over a half-million residents and one of the
holiest cities in Iraq. That made CAG's job easier.
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| Navy Corpsmen Save Iraqi Children |
WITH THE 7th MARINE REGIMENT, Iraq
-- On what they described as the worst day of the war, two Navy corpsmen took a
pause from the death and destruction around them to save a new life.
The corpsmen, Seaman Jahmar Baybayan, 21, of Phoenix, Ariz.,
and Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael C. Herrington, 23, of George West, Texas,
saved an unconscious Iraqi infant from overheating as their unit, C Company,
1st Battalion, 7th Marines, stormed into Baghdad April 10.
On that day, the corpsmen treated some 200 patients
over a 12-hour period, all in the same two-block radius of downtown
Baghdad.
"That was by far the worst day of the
war," Herrington said. "We saw more casualties that day than during this whole
time combined."
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WITH THE 7th MARINE REGIMENT, Iraq
-- The U.S. Army has joined the Marine Corps in the south-central Iraqi city of
Najaf to provide two things every city needs to run peacefully: law and order.
First Battalion, 7th Marines and the Army's 442nd
Military Police Company have formed the Najaf Police Academy to teach Iraqi
police officers American methods of law enforcement.
Their ultimate goal is to establish a self-sufficient
police force capable of earning the trust and respect of the citizens of Najaf.
That's no easy task in a nation where, for the last three decades, police
officers have been the object of fear and mistrust, said 1st Lt. kip
Cornbrooks, 1/7's battalion training officer.
" They
don't trust the police," Cornbrooks said. "The people see the police as an
extension of Saddam's regime. We're trying to build trust. We're teaching the
police how police should act...keep them doing the right thing."
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Home |
 ABOARD USS SAIPAN -- USS Saipan was abuzz with
the Marine back load - bringing back Marines and their equipment and making
necessary preparations for the trip back home.
" Back
load is a term for the process of bringing back the Marines and cargo from the
beach," said officer-in-charge of Assault Craft Unit 2 Detachment B, Navy Chief
Warrant Officer Robin R. Ross, about the 12-day back load that finished May 18.
"We're going to get everything back that we sent off initially," explained
Ross. "It took some time to receive everything because of the mandatory wash
down and the sporadic movement of the Marines." Another reason for the 12-day
timeline was that all the amphibious ships were receiving their Marines and
cargo in the same time frame as Saipan.
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Gulf |
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. --
Sixty-seven Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron-13 returned home
May 17 from a four-and-a-half-month deployment in the Persian Gulf.
Marines and their families and friends were overjoyed to see
one another when the commercial jet that carried the Marines home arrived in
front of Marine Attack Squadron-211's hangar.
Friends
and families drove and flew from all over the United States to meet their loved
ones. Some on very short notice. "I found out three days ago," said Frank
Rigalotti, who flew from Pittsburgh, Pa., to see his cousin Lance Cpl. Brett A.
Mair, computer technician, MALS-13. "I quickly threw down the American Express
and came out."
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daughter, Peri, as the USS Donald Cook returns to its homeport of Naval Station
Norfolk, May 23. U.S. Navy photo by
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NEW YORK, May 26, 2003 Marines from
the Special Marine Air Ground Task Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C.,
made their national television debut Memorial Day on Good Morning America in
Times Square, New York May 26.
The Marines are
being hosted by the city as part of its Fleet Week 2003 celebration honoring
the Naval service team.
The Marines were
interviewed by ABC News correspondent Lara Spencer, who asked about their Fleet
Week activities. Sgt. John Wells, a communications technician with the 2nd
Marine Division, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., said it was interesting
to see what goes on behind the scenes of a major television show like Good
Morning America.
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Department officials announced today that Army Maj. Mathew E. Schram, 36, of
Wisconsin, was killed May 26, in Hadithah, Iraq. He was traveling in a military
convoy on a resupply mission when his group encountered enemy fire. Schram was
assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, Support Squadron, 3rd Armored
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morning before sunrise, Cpl. Christabel Toledo, food services specialist with
Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, wakes up and gets dressed for her
morning offering to Mother Earth.
Stepping
outside the tent with a pouch of corn pollen in one hand and a feather in the
other, Toledo faces the sunrise to begin her offering. She takes a pinch of the
corn pollen, puts it in her mouth, on her head, and then sprinkles it to the
earth and begins praying. While praying, she raises the feather above her head
and rotates it clockwise.
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NEW YORK, May 26, 2003 Country music
band Lonestar performed for service members participating in Fleet Week 2003 in
New York City at the Intrepid Air, Sea and Space Museum May 24. Before the
performance, a few lucky fans got to meet the country superstars.
"Lonestar was really friendly," Watkins Glen, N.Y.,
native Pfc. Jonathan Hoffmeier said. "They were thanking us for our service,
which I thought was cool because I was thanking them for taking the time to
meet us and play for us."
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan Task
Force-Devils commander presented five soldiers with Purple Hearts in mid-May,
earned for injuries sustained during two recent firefights along the Pakistan
border.
Sgts. Konrad Reed and David Smith,
and Pfcs. Otis Johnson and James Torbet all of 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute
Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. were all part of a
quick reaction force responding to a call when they were wounded Apr. 25
outside Fire Base Shkin.
Capt. Gregory
Trahan, the QRFs squad leader, is in the United States recovering from multiple
gunshot wounds. The teams sixth member, Pfc. Jerod Dennis, died from injuries
suffered during the confrontation.
The
fifth soldier honored in the ceremony, Sgt. Augusto Alarcon-Gonzales, received
his injuries after taking shrapnel from a rocket-propelled grenade during a
Mar. 18 attack at Fire Base Salerno.
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Military policemen Staff Sgts. James Coker and Bryan Reed, 91st Military Police
Detachment, Camp Stronghold Freedom, escorted a special U.S. service member to
Germany May 16 for medical treatment.
The special
U.S. service member, Berry, a five-year-old Belgium Malinois police dog, was
medically evacuated from Camp Stronghold Freedom, Uzbekistan after being
diagnosed with possible inflammatory bowel disease.
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Iraq
Remains Dangerous for U.S. Troops; Security Operations Continue
WASHINGTON, May 27, 2003 - Several U.S. troops were killed by
hostile action or accidents in Iraq over the past few days as U.S., coalition
and Iraqi operations to enhance law and order in that Middle East country
continued. Two U.S....
05/26/2003:
Nation
Pays Tribute to Those Who Died to Defend Freedom
ARLINGTON
NATIONAL CEMETERY, Va., May 26, 2003 - "God is crying too," said 4- year-old
Robert as he and his family participated in the Memorial Day ceremonies here
today. Robert, whose family did not want to use his last name, was...
05/24/2003:
Military
Vets Motorcycle to Arlington Cemetery
WASHINGTON, May
24, 2003 – Arlington National Cemetery is a quiet place where military
veterans lie in peace among slim, white marble tombstones that in the
springtime array like troops in formation across the rolling fields of green.
Today, however, the...
05/23/2003:
Couple
Travels Across U.S. to Show Support for Troops
WASHINGTON,
D.C., May 23, 2003 - The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks prompted Americans
nationwide to convey their patriotism by displaying American flags on their
cars and vans. One patriotic Arizona couple went above and beyond the call of
duty, and their...
05/23/2003:
Library
of Congress Holds Tribute for Bob Hope
WASHINGTON, May
23, 2003 – Several years ago, Comedienne Phyllis Diller asked Bob Hope,
"Who would want to be 100 years old?" Bob answered, "Anyone who is 99." And in
six more days, Bob Hope will become a centenarian. Among a...
05/23/2003:
CENTCOM's
Gen. Franks Plans to Retire
WASHINGTON, May 23, 2003
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