Articles 3.13.2005

The LA Times (reg req'd) has an obituary for Spc. Wade Twyman, of the 1-9th, who was killed in Ramadi on 3.4.2005. According to his father, Spc Twyman has recently become a gunner atop a Humvee. He was able to visit home recently on R&R leave. A memorial service and his funeral will be held on Tuesday 3.15.2005.
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Alaska.com has an Iditarod article with several human-interest stories related to the sled dog race. One of the stories features an Achorage woman who sent a care package to her cousin, First Sgt. Lee Williams of the 1-9th, containing "videos, DVDs, maps, books and booties from the 2004 Iditarod". After an unexplained chain of events, the 2004 race winner, Mitch Seavey, is carrying a 1-9th regiment insignia on his sled in this years race.
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A Marine Corp news article indicates that the two senior NCOs in the 1/5th Marines, Sergeant Maj. Charles D. Blumenberg Jr, the battalion sergeant major, and Master Sgt. Roland Salinas, the operations chief, reenlisted in a ceremony in Ramadi on 3.11.2004.
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Other articles from the region:
- Arizona Republic: Journey of the war's wounded
- Washington Post (reg req'd): Checkpoint Iraq: A Tactic That Works
- LA Times (reg req'd): Irritated Iraqis Wait for Change
- NY Times (reg req'd): Looting at Iraqi Weapons Plants Was Systematic, Official Says
- NY Times (Reg req'd): Jihadists Take Stand on Web, and Some Say It's Defensive
- Reuters: Talks on Iraq Government Fail Before Parliament