Articles 6.22.2005

The Washington Post and the Baltimore Sun carry articles on the funeral for Sgt. 1st Class Neil Prince, of the 2-17th, who was killed on 6.11.2005 in Al Taqaddum. SFC Prince was buried at the Arlington National Cemetery. He was a "chief fire control sergeant" in Iraq. SFC was married and the father of a 4 year old son. He was 35 years old.
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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the funeral service for Lance Cpl. Erik Heldt, of the 1/5 Marines, will be held Friday, 6.24.2005. Lance Cpl. Heldt was killed in Ramadi on 6.15.2005. He grew up on a farm in Missouri, and was married with a daughter. He was 26 years old.
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Other articles from the region:
- AFP: World vows support for violence-wracked Iraq
- London Times: Appeal goes out for aid after rebels turn off power and water
- BBC: Iraq leaders seek rebuilding aid
- LA Times (reg req'd): Normalcy Amid the Violence
- LA Times (reg req'd): No Troop Reduction for Now, Commander Says
- NY Times (reg req'd): Iraqi Rebels Refine Bomb Skills, Pushing Toll of G.I.'s Higher
- Washington Post (reg req'd): After Striking Rebel Route, Marines and Iraqis Pull Back
- Washington Post (reg req'd): Little Change in Troop Levels Expected Soon