Articles 3.11.2005
The Stars & Stripes has an article on the four soldiers of the 1-9th who were killed on 3.4.2005. The article quotes friends and family as they remember and pay tribute to Cpl. Stephen M. McGowan, Capt. Sean Grimes, Sgt. 1st Class Donald W. Eacho, and Spc. Wade Michael Twyman.
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Michigan Live and WTOL News report that the governer of Michigan has declared that flags across the state will be lowered to half-staff on Monday, 3.14.2005, in honor of Capt. Sean Grimes, of the 1-9th, who was killed in Ramadi on 3.4.2005.
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Blackanthem.com reprints two Marine Corps stories with the 2/5 Marines and 1/5 Marines in Ramadi. The first article follows the two battalions as they assisted Iraqi soldiers in searching Ramadi General Hospital on 3.8.2005 (official press releases here and here). The article describes the procedures used in the search. The second article describes the air support used as part of Operation River Blitz. The operation coincided with the turnover from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and the 2nd MAW. The article also details the aircraft used during the operation.
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The Marine Times has an article on mothers of fallen Marines who are angered with use of their son's names as part of what they see as an anti-war exhibition. One of the mothers quoted, Sharon Westbrook, is the mother of Spc Jason Poindexter, of the 2/5 Marines, who was killed in Ramadi on 9.12.2005. "“I know that Jason did exactly what he wanted to do. ... I know that he would never ever want his name associated with an anti-war demonstration, especially not one that seems to bash the military,” she said. Organizers of the traveling exhibition, which included pairs of combat boots representing fallen servicemen and women, claimed it "meant to honor the fallen and show the human cost of war."
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Other articles from the region:
- Associated Press: Iraqi Forces Dying at Twice Rate of U.S.
- USA Today: Pride, pickups help forge new model army
- LA Times (reg req'd): Iraq War Compels Pentagon to Rethink Big-Picture Strategy
- Washington Post (via Deleware Online): No atheists in foxholes, but there are gourmets
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Michigan Live and WTOL News report that the governer of Michigan has declared that flags across the state will be lowered to half-staff on Monday, 3.14.2005, in honor of Capt. Sean Grimes, of the 1-9th, who was killed in Ramadi on 3.4.2005.
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Blackanthem.com reprints two Marine Corps stories with the 2/5 Marines and 1/5 Marines in Ramadi. The first article follows the two battalions as they assisted Iraqi soldiers in searching Ramadi General Hospital on 3.8.2005 (official press releases here and here). The article describes the procedures used in the search. The second article describes the air support used as part of Operation River Blitz. The operation coincided with the turnover from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and the 2nd MAW. The article also details the aircraft used during the operation.
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The Marine Times has an article on mothers of fallen Marines who are angered with use of their son's names as part of what they see as an anti-war exhibition. One of the mothers quoted, Sharon Westbrook, is the mother of Spc Jason Poindexter, of the 2/5 Marines, who was killed in Ramadi on 9.12.2005. "“I know that Jason did exactly what he wanted to do. ... I know that he would never ever want his name associated with an anti-war demonstration, especially not one that seems to bash the military,” she said. Organizers of the traveling exhibition, which included pairs of combat boots representing fallen servicemen and women, claimed it "meant to honor the fallen and show the human cost of war."
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Other articles from the region:
- Associated Press: Iraqi Forces Dying at Twice Rate of U.S.
- USA Today: Pride, pickups help forge new model army
- LA Times (reg req'd): Iraq War Compels Pentagon to Rethink Big-Picture Strategy
- Washington Post (via Deleware Online): No atheists in foxholes, but there are gourmets
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