Articles 12.17.2004

The Montgomery Advertiser has an article on a 2nd BCT Marine wounded in action. Lance Cpl. Sean Phillips, of the 2/5 Marines, suffered a shrapnel wound to the head on 11.17.2004 in Ramadi. Lance Cpl. Phillips is receiving treatment at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. He is responsive, but is unable to speak. Doctors hope that he would be able to walk again. Lance Cpl. Phillips received his Purple Heart during a personal visit from President Bush.
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The Billings Gazette, MT, carries an article on a wounded 2nd BCT soldier. Pfc. Joseph Yellow Hammer, of the 1-503rd, was shot in both feet in Ramadi on 11.26.2004. The article covers the large reception he received on his return home following treatment at Walter Reed Hospital. He was able to walk off the plane on crutches. Five fellow soldiers were also wounded in the attack, and combat medic Pfc. Harrison J. Meyer, one of his "closest buddies", was killed. Following the holidays, Pfc. Yellow Hammer will head to Ft. Carson to finish his service and receive more treatment.
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Other articles from the region:
- Philadelphia Inquirer (reg req'd): Many candidates, many questions
- Washington Post (reg req'd): General: insurgents led from Syria
- Christian Science Monitor: The rising tab for US war effort