Articles 12.9.2004
Updated 14:45 cst
An AFP article examines the situation in Ramadi in relation to the upcoming elections. Lt. Col. Justin Gubler, commander of the 1-503rd, is interviewed in the article. Lt. Col. Gubler indicates that there is no police force presently in Ramadi and that the Iraqi National Guard soldiers do not venture from their nearby base. U.S. forces are not supposed to supervise any election events. With a vocal opposition to the upcoming elections amongst the Sunni population that dominates Ramadi (but is a minority in Iraq), the US forces are in a difficult position.
In contrast, a Reuters article evaluates the recent efforts in the majority Shi'ite population electoral bloc.
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Caledonian Record, VT, has a story on a wounded 2nd Infantry soldier. Sgt. Jeremy Bradley, who's unit was not given, was wounded in Ramadi on 11.29.2004 during a drive-by shooting. Sgt. Bradley is presently at Walter Reed Hospital. He has undergone surgery, and is expected to need 3 or 4 more surgeries before beginning rehabilitation. Sgt. Bradley was able to give an interview, and is expecting a full recovery.
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Posted 08:00 cst
The King County Journal, WA, Seattle Times, and Seattle Post Intelligencer have articles on Pfc. Andrew Ward, of the 44th Engineers, who was killed near Ramadi on 12.5.2004. Pfc. Ward joined the Army in 2003, and volunteered to go to Korea. He greatly enjoyed travel and the outdoors, and his mother said he enlisted in order to see the world. He was 25 years old.
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Fox News has another reporter's blog update with the 2/5 Marines from Ramadi. The reporter has since left Ramadi heading towards units along the Syrian border.
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Other stories from the region:
- Philadelphia Inquirer: After Fallujah: attacks on Iraqis, US troops point to still-deadly foe
- Connecticut Day: In Iraq, fewer US soldiers dying, but more severely wounded
- Orlando Sentinel:90% of troops survive war wounds
- Washington Post (reg req'd): town reflects rising sabotage in Iraq
- Christian Science MOnitor: For Army, it's Operation Stretch
- Associated Press: Navy surgeons in Iraq wrangle with trauma
An AFP article examines the situation in Ramadi in relation to the upcoming elections. Lt. Col. Justin Gubler, commander of the 1-503rd, is interviewed in the article. Lt. Col. Gubler indicates that there is no police force presently in Ramadi and that the Iraqi National Guard soldiers do not venture from their nearby base. U.S. forces are not supposed to supervise any election events. With a vocal opposition to the upcoming elections amongst the Sunni population that dominates Ramadi (but is a minority in Iraq), the US forces are in a difficult position.
In contrast, a Reuters article evaluates the recent efforts in the majority Shi'ite population electoral bloc.
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Caledonian Record, VT, has a story on a wounded 2nd Infantry soldier. Sgt. Jeremy Bradley, who's unit was not given, was wounded in Ramadi on 11.29.2004 during a drive-by shooting. Sgt. Bradley is presently at Walter Reed Hospital. He has undergone surgery, and is expected to need 3 or 4 more surgeries before beginning rehabilitation. Sgt. Bradley was able to give an interview, and is expecting a full recovery.
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Posted 08:00 cst
The King County Journal, WA, Seattle Times, and Seattle Post Intelligencer have articles on Pfc. Andrew Ward, of the 44th Engineers, who was killed near Ramadi on 12.5.2004. Pfc. Ward joined the Army in 2003, and volunteered to go to Korea. He greatly enjoyed travel and the outdoors, and his mother said he enlisted in order to see the world. He was 25 years old.
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Fox News has another reporter's blog update with the 2/5 Marines from Ramadi. The reporter has since left Ramadi heading towards units along the Syrian border.
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Other stories from the region:
- Philadelphia Inquirer: After Fallujah: attacks on Iraqis, US troops point to still-deadly foe
- Connecticut Day: In Iraq, fewer US soldiers dying, but more severely wounded
- Orlando Sentinel:90% of troops survive war wounds
- Washington Post (reg req'd): town reflects rising sabotage in Iraq
- Christian Science MOnitor: For Army, it's Operation Stretch
- Associated Press: Navy surgeons in Iraq wrangle with trauma
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