Articles 11.19.2004
The Idaho Stateseman carry articles on 1st Lt. Luke Wullenwaber, of the 1-506th, who was killed in Khaladiyah on 11.16.2004. 1st Lt. Wullenwaber was a distinguished graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, and had grown up in Idaho.
The Virginia Pilot and Associated Press have tributes to Staff Sgt. Marshall Hugh Caddy, of the 1-506th, who was killed in Khaladiyah on 11.15.2004 in a night-time vehicle accident when his humvee collided with a tank. Staff Sgt. Caddy had been in a training position in Korea when he volunteered to go to Iraq. According to his father, he had been involved in the recent assault on Fallujah.
The North County Times, CA has a story about Capt. Patrick Rapicault, of the 2/5 Marines, who was killed in Ramadi on 11.15.2004 from a suicide bombing. Capt. Rapicault was born in France, and had first come to the U.S. as a foreign-exchange student. This was his second tour in Iraq.
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The Billings Gazette, MT, has an article on Cpl. K.C. Sivumaki, of the 2/5 Marines, who was wounded during an RPG attack "on the road near Fallujah." According to his father, he is being treated in Germany for shrapnel wounds.
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According to the Washington Post, "clashes erupted again in Ramadi, a provincial capital west of Fallujah. Fighting has surged in Ramadi since U.S. troops began their Fallujah offensive last week."
Other articles from the Sunni Triangle:
- Christian Science Monitor: on patrol in Fallujah
- Christian Science Monitor: US expected to boost troop levels in Iraq
- Washington Post (reg req'd): One Fallujah civilian family's story
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A Digital Journalist article from May, 2004, written by a marine combat correspondent stationed in Ramadi, provides a potent and personal picture of how the troops memorialize their fallen comrades. I am sure that words can never truly express what must be the reality on the ground for those who serve in combat zones, but this article seems like it might come close.
The Virginia Pilot and Associated Press have tributes to Staff Sgt. Marshall Hugh Caddy, of the 1-506th, who was killed in Khaladiyah on 11.15.2004 in a night-time vehicle accident when his humvee collided with a tank. Staff Sgt. Caddy had been in a training position in Korea when he volunteered to go to Iraq. According to his father, he had been involved in the recent assault on Fallujah.
The North County Times, CA has a story about Capt. Patrick Rapicault, of the 2/5 Marines, who was killed in Ramadi on 11.15.2004 from a suicide bombing. Capt. Rapicault was born in France, and had first come to the U.S. as a foreign-exchange student. This was his second tour in Iraq.
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The Billings Gazette, MT, has an article on Cpl. K.C. Sivumaki, of the 2/5 Marines, who was wounded during an RPG attack "on the road near Fallujah." According to his father, he is being treated in Germany for shrapnel wounds.
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According to the Washington Post, "clashes erupted again in Ramadi, a provincial capital west of Fallujah. Fighting has surged in Ramadi since U.S. troops began their Fallujah offensive last week."
Other articles from the Sunni Triangle:
- Christian Science Monitor: on patrol in Fallujah
- Christian Science Monitor: US expected to boost troop levels in Iraq
- Washington Post (reg req'd): One Fallujah civilian family's story
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A Digital Journalist article from May, 2004, written by a marine combat correspondent stationed in Ramadi, provides a potent and personal picture of how the troops memorialize their fallen comrades. I am sure that words can never truly express what must be the reality on the ground for those who serve in combat zones, but this article seems like it might come close.
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