Articles 11.24.2004

The Casper, Wy, Star Tribune has an article on a 2nd BCT soldier wounded in Ramadi. Spc. Kelly Sorensen was on patrol when his unit came under enemy fire. He was hit in the shoulder, and is presently in Germany awaiting surgery to remove bullet fragments. Spc. Sorensen's unit is not given, but the article states he was deployed from Korea. His family says he is in good spirits. It is unsure of whether he will remain in Europe, move to Ft. Carson for rehabilitation, or return to the middle east.
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The South Jersey Courier Post has a story on the funeral services of marine Cpl. Marc Ryan, who was killed in Ramadi on 11.15.2004. Cpl. Ryan had served in Afganistan twice and Iraq twice before volunteering for a third tour in Iraq with the 2/5 Marines. He was 25 years old.
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Stories from the Sunni Triangle:
- BBC:Personal stories of the 1/8 Marines in the recent assault on Fallujah
- NY Times (reg req'd): Expanded offensives in Iraq
- Washington Post (reg req'd): Medics deal with horrors in the Fallujah offensive
- Washington Post (reg req'd): Troops hit sites south of Baghdad
- Chicago Tribune (reg req'd): US leads new attack on Iraq rebels
- CNN.com: new tactics in new offensive
note: these new offensives south of Baghdad are outside of the 2nd BCT area of operations