Articles 11.26.2004
Newlink Indiana has a story on the funeral services for 2/5 Marine Cpl. Lance Thomspon, who was killed in Ramadi on 11.14.2004. Cpl. Thomspon was 21 years old. He was laid to rest in Indianapolis, IN.
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The Stars & Stripes reports on the tribute ceremonies held around S. Korea for the fallen 2ID soldiers. Twenty-One 2nd ID soldiers have died in Iraq, 20 of those directly related to combat actions. 2nd ID commander Maj. Gen. George A. Higgins spoke at the Camp Red Cloud ceremony. Part of his speech:
“I deny that they died for anything. Truth is they lived for something and they knew that the way they chose to live their lives, in service of others, carried with it great personal risk. “They lived and, as a consequence, died because they had the courage to step forward and make a commitment to something larger than themselves. They refused to abandon their buddies to their left and to their right. “They have pledged and given their lives so we and generations to come might live as free men and women. They were not the sort of men to sit by while others watched. They were ready and willing to act to preserve... peace, liberty and prosperity,” he said.
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There are several pictures of the Thanksgiving dinner at an unspecified base in Ramadi on the Desert Strike FRG site, along with a Thanksgiving greetings letter from 2BCT Commander Col. Gary S. Patton. There are also some new AFP pictures from Ramadi, which can be viewed with Yahoo News Picture search.
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Other stories from the region:
- Boston Globe (reg req'd): Strains of repeat combat-zone tours on families
- Chicago Tribune (reg req'd): Thanksgiving-day patrol in Mosul
- Associated Press: Marines celebrate Thanksgiving in Fallujah
- Kansas City Star (reg req'd): Personal stories from the 1st ID during the recent offensive in Fallujah.
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The Stars & Stripes reports on the tribute ceremonies held around S. Korea for the fallen 2ID soldiers. Twenty-One 2nd ID soldiers have died in Iraq, 20 of those directly related to combat actions. 2nd ID commander Maj. Gen. George A. Higgins spoke at the Camp Red Cloud ceremony. Part of his speech:
“I deny that they died for anything. Truth is they lived for something and they knew that the way they chose to live their lives, in service of others, carried with it great personal risk. “They lived and, as a consequence, died because they had the courage to step forward and make a commitment to something larger than themselves. They refused to abandon their buddies to their left and to their right. “They have pledged and given their lives so we and generations to come might live as free men and women. They were not the sort of men to sit by while others watched. They were ready and willing to act to preserve... peace, liberty and prosperity,” he said.
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There are several pictures of the Thanksgiving dinner at an unspecified base in Ramadi on the Desert Strike FRG site, along with a Thanksgiving greetings letter from 2BCT Commander Col. Gary S. Patton. There are also some new AFP pictures from Ramadi, which can be viewed with Yahoo News Picture search.
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Other stories from the region:
- Boston Globe (reg req'd): Strains of repeat combat-zone tours on families
- Chicago Tribune (reg req'd): Thanksgiving-day patrol in Mosul
- Associated Press: Marines celebrate Thanksgiving in Fallujah
- Kansas City Star (reg req'd): Personal stories from the 1st ID during the recent offensive in Fallujah.
posted by Ryan Kirk @ 7:10 AM
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