Articles 4.12.2005

The Stars & Stripes has an article on a new display at the 2nd Infantry Division Museum at Camp Red Cloud, South Korea, that honors the sacrifice of Staff Sgt. Donald Eacho. SSG Eacho, of the 1-9th, was killed in Ramadi on 3.4.2005. Before deploying to Iraq, he had donated a Desert Combat Uniform (DCU) to the museum to add to its display commemorating the deployment. The museum recently added a tribute display with SSG Eacho's biography and citations earned, including the Soldier's Medal he received after rescuing a 4-year-old girl and her grandfather from a car accident.
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AFP reports on the details of 3 suicide car bombs that exploded in Qaim, near the Syrian border west of Ramadi. Three civilians were reported injured. Qaim is in the Anbar province and under 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force authority, but no 2nd BCT units have had reported operations in the city. According to the article, "areas west of Ramadi are still awaiting a major overhaul of its police and plans are afoot to bring in an Iraqi army division to help subdue the area by the end of year."
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Other articles from the region:
- BBC: Rumsfeld warning to Iraq leaders
- LA Times (reg req'd): Absent Allawi May Be Biding His Time
- London Guardian: Rumsfeld visits Baghdad
- Christian Science Monitor: Pentagon's long list of bases to close
- Washington Post: Rumsfeld Makes Another Visit to Iraq
- Associated Press: Iraq Insurgents Fail to Brew Chemical Arms