Articles 12.16.2004
The Lufkin Daily News, TX, indicates that the funeral serives for Sgt. 1st Class Todd Gibbs, of the 1-506th, will be held on 12.18.2004. Sgt. Gibbs was killed in Khalidiyah on 12.7.2004. "We're so proud of (Todd) and what he did for his country," said Sgt. Gibb's mother. "He was proud to serve in the military, and proud of what they were doing in Iraq."
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The San Jose Mercury News has a feature on Spc. Edwin Roodhouse, of the 1-506th, who was killed on 12.5.2004 in Ramadi. Spc. Roodhouse enlisted as a second career. "Joining the Army was something very big for him," said his brother Alex Roodhouse, who is in the Navy. "It was the first thing he had followed through all the way... He was a much more whole person in the last two years." Spc. Roodhouse's funeral is scheduled for 12.18.2004.
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The South Bend Tribune, IN, reports on the funeral services of Staff Sgt. Marvin Trost, of the 1-506th, who was killed in Ramadi on 12.5.2004. The children from several local schools carried flags and witnessed the funeral procession.
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Scripps Howard News Service indicates that over 900 U.S. children have lost a parent in the Iraq war as of November, 2004. Mentioned in the article is Pfc. Stephen Downing, of the 2-17th Field Artillery, who was killed on 10.28.2004 in Ramadi. A quote from the article: ""His kids were everything in the world for him," Downing's ex-wife, LeAnn Emmons, told a local newspaper. A man with a soft spot for all children, Downing - killed Oct. 28 by a sniper in Ramadi - told his family he would also be fighting for the children of Iraq. "He told his kids that he wanted Iraqi kids to have the same opportunities (American) kids do," Emmons said."
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The Seattle Times has an article on the start of campaigning for the January elections. One quote: "In Sunni Muslim cities such as Ramadi and Samarra, candidates are too afraid to campaign, according to Alaa Makki, political adviser for the Iraqi Islamic Party, a Sunni group pushing for a delay in elections."
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Other articles from the region:
- NY Times (reg req'd): A Flood of Troubled Soldiers Is in the Offing, Experts Predict
- NY Times (reg req'd): Insurgents in Iraq Using Roadside Bombs More Effectively, U.S. General Says
- Christian Science Monitor: The pattern of discontent in US ranks
- Reuters: Iraq's National Guard No People's Army
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The San Jose Mercury News has a feature on Spc. Edwin Roodhouse, of the 1-506th, who was killed on 12.5.2004 in Ramadi. Spc. Roodhouse enlisted as a second career. "Joining the Army was something very big for him," said his brother Alex Roodhouse, who is in the Navy. "It was the first thing he had followed through all the way... He was a much more whole person in the last two years." Spc. Roodhouse's funeral is scheduled for 12.18.2004.
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The South Bend Tribune, IN, reports on the funeral services of Staff Sgt. Marvin Trost, of the 1-506th, who was killed in Ramadi on 12.5.2004. The children from several local schools carried flags and witnessed the funeral procession.
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Scripps Howard News Service indicates that over 900 U.S. children have lost a parent in the Iraq war as of November, 2004. Mentioned in the article is Pfc. Stephen Downing, of the 2-17th Field Artillery, who was killed on 10.28.2004 in Ramadi. A quote from the article: ""His kids were everything in the world for him," Downing's ex-wife, LeAnn Emmons, told a local newspaper. A man with a soft spot for all children, Downing - killed Oct. 28 by a sniper in Ramadi - told his family he would also be fighting for the children of Iraq. "He told his kids that he wanted Iraqi kids to have the same opportunities (American) kids do," Emmons said."
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The Seattle Times has an article on the start of campaigning for the January elections. One quote: "In Sunni Muslim cities such as Ramadi and Samarra, candidates are too afraid to campaign, according to Alaa Makki, political adviser for the Iraqi Islamic Party, a Sunni group pushing for a delay in elections."
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Other articles from the region:
- NY Times (reg req'd): A Flood of Troubled Soldiers Is in the Offing, Experts Predict
- NY Times (reg req'd): Insurgents in Iraq Using Roadside Bombs More Effectively, U.S. General Says
- Christian Science Monitor: The pattern of discontent in US ranks
- Reuters: Iraq's National Guard No People's Army
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