Articles 6.15.2005
The Washington Post has an article on Sgt 1st Class Neil Prince, of the 2-17th FA, who was killed in Al Taqaddum on 6.11.2005. The convoy he was with was traveling between Ramadi and Habbaniyah. SFC Prince also served in Operation Desert Storm in 1991, two years after he enlisted. He had been married 10 years, to a former Army Medic, and is the father of a 4 year old son.
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The St. Petersburg Times and Tampa Bay 10 News (with video report) have articles on a memorial service at an area park honoring Pfc Louis Niedermeier, of the 2-17th FA, who was killed in Ramadi on 6.1.2005. More than 300 attended the tribute at the Military Court of Honor at Largo Central Park. Several attendees also met at a local American Legion afterwards. Pfc Niedermeier will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday.
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The Associated Press reports on a deadly clash at a checkpoint in Ramadi on 6.14.2005. A suicide bomber exploded his vehicle at a checkpoint, killing one Iraqi soldier. Shortly after, two vehicles sped towards the checkpoint and were fired upon by Marines and Iraqi soldiers. Conflicting reports indicated that 5 or 6 Iraqi civilians were killed in one of the vehicles. In the past, insurgents have used multiple suicide bombers in coordinated attacks. The article also mentions that mortars were lobbed at US forces in Ramadi, with Marines returning fire. No injuries were reported.
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A Marine Corps News Article features a Marine of the 1/5 Marines who detained a suspected insurgent at a marketplace in Ramadi. Lance Cpl. James Hilliard was on a foot patrol in the crowded market when he say a person wearing two layers of clothing and tennis shoes. The man was quickly detained and brought to a detention center for questioning. In the past, insurgents have fired at coalition forces, and then stripped off a layer of clothes before running away or merging into crowds.
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Other news from the region:
- BBC: Iraq 'no more safe than in 2003'
- London Telegraph: Iraq 'statistically' no safer, Rumsfeld says
- London Guardian: Iraq and US draft amnesty for insurgents
- Associated Press: U.S., Iraq Consider Amnesty for Insurgents
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The St. Petersburg Times and Tampa Bay 10 News (with video report) have articles on a memorial service at an area park honoring Pfc Louis Niedermeier, of the 2-17th FA, who was killed in Ramadi on 6.1.2005. More than 300 attended the tribute at the Military Court of Honor at Largo Central Park. Several attendees also met at a local American Legion afterwards. Pfc Niedermeier will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday.
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The Associated Press reports on a deadly clash at a checkpoint in Ramadi on 6.14.2005. A suicide bomber exploded his vehicle at a checkpoint, killing one Iraqi soldier. Shortly after, two vehicles sped towards the checkpoint and were fired upon by Marines and Iraqi soldiers. Conflicting reports indicated that 5 or 6 Iraqi civilians were killed in one of the vehicles. In the past, insurgents have used multiple suicide bombers in coordinated attacks. The article also mentions that mortars were lobbed at US forces in Ramadi, with Marines returning fire. No injuries were reported.
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A Marine Corps News Article features a Marine of the 1/5 Marines who detained a suspected insurgent at a marketplace in Ramadi. Lance Cpl. James Hilliard was on a foot patrol in the crowded market when he say a person wearing two layers of clothing and tennis shoes. The man was quickly detained and brought to a detention center for questioning. In the past, insurgents have fired at coalition forces, and then stripped off a layer of clothes before running away or merging into crowds.
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Other news from the region:
- BBC: Iraq 'no more safe than in 2003'
- London Telegraph: Iraq 'statistically' no safer, Rumsfeld says
- London Guardian: Iraq and US draft amnesty for insurgents
- Associated Press: U.S., Iraq Consider Amnesty for Insurgents
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