Articles 4.21.2005

A Flint Journal Article confirms that it has not been completely reported on whether the deaths of the 3 2-17th Field Artillery soldiers or injuries to 7 unidentified soldiers occured during the indirect fire attack on Camp Ramadi on 4.16.2005 "or as part of the convoy pursuing the attackers."
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The Flint Township Journal has an article on Spc. Randy L. Stevens, who was killed in Ramadi on 4.16.2005. His family reports that he recently received a bonus for reenlisting, and that he hoped to use the money as an investment to start an auto body repair shop some day. Now, his family has transferred the money to a shared trust fun for his three nephews and a goddaughter, a wish he had previously shared with his family.
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The New Hamsphire Union Leader and the Boston Herald have articles on Sgt. Angelo Lozada Jr., who was killed in Ramadi on 4.16.2005. Sgt. Lozada was due home on leave in two weeks, and talked about his excitement for seeing his three teen-aged children and a new grandaughter.
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The Delmarva Now News has an article on Sgt. Tromaine K. Toy Sr., who was killed on 4.16.2005. Sgt. Toy is survived by his parents, his wife, and two young children. He was remembered by his former basketball high school basketball coach as a friendly person "who always had a smile on his face."
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Reuters reported that "Two car bombs blew up at the entrance to an Iraqi National Guard base in Ramadi today." A separate report indicated that no injuries were reported in the attacks.
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Other articles from the region:
- USA Today: Anonymous tipsters boost forces' security intelligence
- Multi-National Force-Iraq press release: Repairs at Fallujah School completed
- Washington Post: Horror Glimpsed From the Inside of A Humvee in Iraq
- Washington Post: Sectarian Strife Rises in Iraq as Dozens of Bodies Found