Articles 4.11.2005

A Marine Corps news article reports on four Marines of the 1/5 Marines who received Purple Hearts. Maj. Benjamin B. Busch, Sgt. David J. Oconnell, Cpl. Travis E. Box and Pfc. Andrew J. Juraska received the awards for shrapnel wounds suffered in three separate incidents during the first month of their current tour in Iraq, and all four returned to duty the next day.
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Other articles from the region:
- Washington Post: Iraqi Proposes Broader Amnesty
- BBC: Zarqawi 'rejects amnesty offer'
- CNN.com: Talabani predicts U.S. exit in two years
- London Independent: Stop killing Iraqis, nationalists warn religious fanatics
- NY Times (reg req'd): U.S. Commanders See Possible Cut in Troops in Iraq
- NY Times (reg req'd): Iraq's New President Strongly Backs U.S. Troop Presence
- Washington Post: Secreting a 700-Ton Load on Iraqi Roads
- Newsweek: New Blood, Ancient Wounds
- AFP: US and Iraq lock up record number of suspects