Articles 1.21.2005
The Delco Times, PA, reports on the funeral services for Spc. Michael Smith. Spc. Smith, of the 1-503rd, was killed in Ramadi on 1.11.2005. Funeral services were held on 1.20.2005, and he will be laid to rest this afternoon at Arlington National Cemetery. The Delco Times also has a columnist's article on Spc. Smith, describing the heartache and pride felt by his family and community.
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The New Haven Register, CT, has an article on Staff Sgt. Thomas E. Vitagliano, of the 1-503rd, who was killed in Ramadi on 1.17.2005. A longtime friend from the Hargrave Military Academy tells several anecdotal stories about SSG Vitagliano.
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The Honolulu Advertiser printed a "dispatches from Iraq" letter from a 2nd BCT soldier. Lt. Tad Tsuneyoshi, a 2003 West Point Graduate and platoon leader in the 1-503rd, describes his experience and impressions from Ramadi.
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The Desert Strike FRG site has a new article, which reports that "Soldiers and Marines from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, currently assigned to 1st Marine Division, captured several key Ramadi-based insurgent leaders during a series of raids Jan. 14 to 16 in Ramadi." The article lists 10 named insurgents, including a cell leader and his second in command, an insurgent financier with ties to Al Zarqawi, and several men associated with kidnappings in the region. Several others were detained as well.
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The Desert Strike FRG site also has a link to dozens of professional photographs of soldiers in Ramadi from photographer Joe Raedle on GettyImages.com. The 1-503rd is the only unit mentioned in some of the captions, which are dated Jan 18-20.
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A Multi-National Force Iraq News release reports that "Marines and Soldiers from the 1st Marine Division of the I Marine Expeditionary Force detained 36 suspected insurgents and discovered several weapons caches during operations throughout Al Anbar Province during the last 48 hours." The release lists hundreds of weapons and munitions found in the caches.
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A Multi-National Force Iraq News release indicates that "Insurgents launched a series of indirect fire attacks on several civilian population centers in and around Ramadi about 1 p.m. on Jan. 20. At least six rounds of insurgent indirect fire impacted in neighborhoods and near homes. It is undetermined if there were civilian casualties. Marines returned fire to the locations where two of the attacks originated after confirming no civilians were in the area. This event may be another attempt by insurgents to destabilize the Ramadi area and intimidate the civilian population prior to the elections, which are scheduled to occur on Jan. 30."
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Other articles from the region:
- Washington Post (via MSNBC): Most Iraqis [80%] committed to elections, poll finds
- NY Times (via St. Lake Tribune: Al-Zarqawi vows to keep fighting Americans
- Washington Post (reg req'd): U.S. Prisons in Iraq Nearly Full With Rise in Insurgent Arrests
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The New Haven Register, CT, has an article on Staff Sgt. Thomas E. Vitagliano, of the 1-503rd, who was killed in Ramadi on 1.17.2005. A longtime friend from the Hargrave Military Academy tells several anecdotal stories about SSG Vitagliano.
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The Honolulu Advertiser printed a "dispatches from Iraq" letter from a 2nd BCT soldier. Lt. Tad Tsuneyoshi, a 2003 West Point Graduate and platoon leader in the 1-503rd, describes his experience and impressions from Ramadi.
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The Desert Strike FRG site has a new article, which reports that "Soldiers and Marines from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, currently assigned to 1st Marine Division, captured several key Ramadi-based insurgent leaders during a series of raids Jan. 14 to 16 in Ramadi." The article lists 10 named insurgents, including a cell leader and his second in command, an insurgent financier with ties to Al Zarqawi, and several men associated with kidnappings in the region. Several others were detained as well.
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The Desert Strike FRG site also has a link to dozens of professional photographs of soldiers in Ramadi from photographer Joe Raedle on GettyImages.com. The 1-503rd is the only unit mentioned in some of the captions, which are dated Jan 18-20.
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A Multi-National Force Iraq News release reports that "Marines and Soldiers from the 1st Marine Division of the I Marine Expeditionary Force detained 36 suspected insurgents and discovered several weapons caches during operations throughout Al Anbar Province during the last 48 hours." The release lists hundreds of weapons and munitions found in the caches.
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A Multi-National Force Iraq News release indicates that "Insurgents launched a series of indirect fire attacks on several civilian population centers in and around Ramadi about 1 p.m. on Jan. 20. At least six rounds of insurgent indirect fire impacted in neighborhoods and near homes. It is undetermined if there were civilian casualties. Marines returned fire to the locations where two of the attacks originated after confirming no civilians were in the area. This event may be another attempt by insurgents to destabilize the Ramadi area and intimidate the civilian population prior to the elections, which are scheduled to occur on Jan. 30."
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Other articles from the region:
- Washington Post (via MSNBC): Most Iraqis [80%] committed to elections, poll finds
- NY Times (via St. Lake Tribune: Al-Zarqawi vows to keep fighting Americans
- Washington Post (reg req'd): U.S. Prisons in Iraq Nearly Full With Rise in Insurgent Arrests
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