Articles 5.19.2005

The Clark Eagle, NJ, reports on a high school student council planting a "Liberty Tree" at their school in honor of Pfc. Stephen Benish, of the 1-503rd, who was killed in Ramadi on 11.28.2005. Pfc Benish was an alumnus of the school, and had visited with teachers and students there before leaving for Iraq. The student council is also raising money to pay for a stone to be placed underneath the tree.
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The Colorado Springs Gazette and KOAA News report on a memorial service held at Ft Carson for fallen 2nd BCT Soldiers. The ceremenony honored Spc. James Miller, Spc. Francisco “Frank” Martinez, Spc. Samuel Lee, Spc. Randy Stevens, Sgt. Tromaine K. Toy Sr., and Sgt. Angelo L. Lozada Jr. Several 2nd BCT soldiers who eulogized their comrades and friends are quoted, describing their personalities, contributions, and sacrifices.
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Other articles from the region:
- Dallas Morning News: Comforts of home ease war's misery
- LA Times (reg req'd): In Brothers, Two Faces of the Iraq Insurgency
- LA Times (reg req'd): General Says U.S. Pullback Depends on Iraq's Police
- LA Times (reg req'd): Bush Says U.S. Was Slow to Stabilize Postwar Iraq
- Associated Press: Syrian meeting seen as start of recent Iraq bloodshed
- Christian Science Monitor: The rising economic cost of the Iraq war
- Christian Science Monitor: An Iraqi family patiently adapts to life in the danger zone
- NY Times (reg req'd): Generals Offer Sober Outlook on Iraqi War
- NY Times (reg req'd): Sunni Accuses a Shiite Militia of Killing Clerics
- Washington Post: Iraq Plans to Pursue Insurgents' Allies