Articles 2.18.2005
The Colorado Springs Gazette carries an article on the memorial service held at the Ft. Carson Soldiers Memorial Chapel for 13 of the 14 fallen soldiers of the 1-503rd, including Sgt. John Trotter, Pfc. Stephen Benish, Spc. Sergio Diaz-Varel, Pfc. Jason Sparks, Spc. Daniel Guastaferro, Staff Sgt. Michael Shackelford, Spc. Michael Smith, Pfc. Jesus Fonseca, Pvt. Brian Grant, Pfc. Harrison Meyer, Staff Sgt. Thomas Vitagliano, Sgt. Carl Lee, and Spc. George Geer (not included in the service was Pfc. James H. Miller IV, was was killed on 1.30.2005). Fellow soldiers eulogized their fallen comrades, with several anecdotes quoted in the article, and some family members were in attendance.
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The Deleware News Journal reports that the funeral services for 2/5 Marine Lance Cpl. Richard Chad Clifton was held yesterday. Lance Cpl. Clifton was killed on 2.3.2005, and will be buried today at Arlington National Cemetery. Hundreds attended the funeral services, including a U.S. Senator and congressman. Friends and family remembered him as "a realist, a poet and a gifted writer." Lance Cpl. Clifton was 19 years old.
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WCPO News has an article on a 2nd BCT soldier home on leave. Cpt. Joe Jackson (who's unit wasn't given, but is based in Ramadi), met with students of his former Middle School, describing the recent elections and his duties.
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The Walker, MN, Pilot-Independent carries a letter written by the mother of 1-506th soldier Pfc. Jesse LaMere. Apparently, Pfc. LaMere arrived home for R&R recently, but did not inform his family of his leave. "It was the best "scare" of my life as he walked through the door, and I thought I was seeing things!" said his mother. Pfc. LaMere has since returned to Iraq, where he was selected team leader.
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The Gulf Daily News, Bahrain, reports on a handover of inmates in Ramadi: "Elsewhere, US forces handed over 150 prisoners from the notorious Abu Ghraib prison to Iraqi officials in Ramadi, said police Capt Abdullah Al Dulaimi. Most of the men were detained on suspicion of involvement in terror attacks and were from Ramadi and surrounding areas, he said."
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The Stars & Stripes reports that "About 50 soldiers from a South Korea-based U.S. Army intelligence unit" -- 524th MI Bn -- left South Korea for a year of duty in Iraq, and will return to Korea at the end of their tour. It appears the soldiers will not be joining the 2nd BCT.
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Other articles from the region:
- Time Magazine: The Islamist Who Could Run Iraq
- Christian Science Monitor: A 'pragmatic' Islamist for Iraq
- Washington Post (reg req'd): No Stated Timetable, but Plenty of Goals
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The Deleware News Journal reports that the funeral services for 2/5 Marine Lance Cpl. Richard Chad Clifton was held yesterday. Lance Cpl. Clifton was killed on 2.3.2005, and will be buried today at Arlington National Cemetery. Hundreds attended the funeral services, including a U.S. Senator and congressman. Friends and family remembered him as "a realist, a poet and a gifted writer." Lance Cpl. Clifton was 19 years old.
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WCPO News has an article on a 2nd BCT soldier home on leave. Cpt. Joe Jackson (who's unit wasn't given, but is based in Ramadi), met with students of his former Middle School, describing the recent elections and his duties.
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The Walker, MN, Pilot-Independent carries a letter written by the mother of 1-506th soldier Pfc. Jesse LaMere. Apparently, Pfc. LaMere arrived home for R&R recently, but did not inform his family of his leave. "It was the best "scare" of my life as he walked through the door, and I thought I was seeing things!" said his mother. Pfc. LaMere has since returned to Iraq, where he was selected team leader.
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The Gulf Daily News, Bahrain, reports on a handover of inmates in Ramadi: "Elsewhere, US forces handed over 150 prisoners from the notorious Abu Ghraib prison to Iraqi officials in Ramadi, said police Capt Abdullah Al Dulaimi. Most of the men were detained on suspicion of involvement in terror attacks and were from Ramadi and surrounding areas, he said."
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The Stars & Stripes reports that "About 50 soldiers from a South Korea-based U.S. Army intelligence unit" -- 524th MI Bn -- left South Korea for a year of duty in Iraq, and will return to Korea at the end of their tour. It appears the soldiers will not be joining the 2nd BCT.
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Other articles from the region:
- Time Magazine: The Islamist Who Could Run Iraq
- Christian Science Monitor: A 'pragmatic' Islamist for Iraq
- Washington Post (reg req'd): No Stated Timetable, but Plenty of Goals
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