Articles 2.19.2005

The Santa Cruz, CA, Sentinel and Oklahoma City Oklahoman (reg req'd) carry articles on Staff Sgt. Jason Hendrix, of the 1-9th, who was killed in Ramadi on 2.16.2005. Staff Sgt. Hendrix's platoon leader called his family on Friday, and told them that he we killed by a roadside bomb shortly after pulling fellow soldiers from a burning vehicle. He had left his own vehicle to assist the others.
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The Westchester, NY, Journal News has an article on Pfc. Michael A. Arciola, of the 1-503rd, was killed in Ramadi on 2.15.2005. His hometown community has rallied around his family. Pfc. Arciola was home on leave in January, and visited "many teachers and friends" while home to thank them for care packages he had received. A separate Journal News article discusses the support other families of servicemen killed in Iraq have shown the Arciola family.
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The Delaware Coast Press has an editorial on the heartwarming wide community response and solidarity following the death of Lance Cpl. Richard Chad Clifton.
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Yahoo News Photos has several pictures of insurgents engaging in street fighting in Ramadi. One caption claims "Insurgents attacked a security headquarters" in Ramadi on 2.20.2005.
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Qwikcast.com indicates it is 75 degrees in Habbaniyah today, a large improvement over the 50-60 degrees and rainy conditions reported of the last several weeks.
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Other articles from the region:
- LA Times (reg req'd): Confessions of a Saudi Militant in Iraq
- LA Times (reg req'd): E-Mailers Pose as Homeland Security Dept.
- NY Times (reg req'd): Iraq or No, Guard Bonus Lures Some to Re-enlist
- NY Times (reg req'd): Shiite Contender Says Factions' Choice of Premier Is Days Away
- Washington Post (reg req'd): In Europe, New Force for Recruiting Radicals
- Chicago Tribune: With assembly shaped, Iraq constitution next
- Associated Press: Fatal U.S. Military Accidents Up in Iraq