Articles 6.4.2005
The Tampa Tribune, St. Petersburg Times, and WFTS News have articles on Pfc. Louis Niedermeier, of the 2-17th FA, who was killed in Ramadi on 6.1.2005. According to his father, he was a scout with the 2-17th and was killed by a sniper. Pfc Niedermeier joined the Army after graduating from High School in 2003, following in the footsteps of his father. He also has two cousins who served or will be serving in Iraq, one of whom was wounded and is recovering at Walter Reed. A third cousin is expected to be deployed overseas soon. Upon returning from Iraq, Pfc Niedermeier was planning to marry his high-school girlfriend, who is serving in the Navy. Memorial Services will be held on 6.14.2005, and Pfc Niedermeier will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery on 6.17.2005. He was 20 years old.
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The News & Observer, NC, Wilson Daily, NC and The Associated Press have articles on Spc. Phillip C. Edmundson, of the 1-9th, who was killed by an IED in Ramadi on 6.1.2005. Spc. Edmundson enlisted in the Army in 2003, and had recently reenlisted for another 4 years. While home on R&R leave in April, he took his mother out to look at new houses. When she found one she liked, he bought it for her, completing the paperwork before returning to Iraq. He told family friends that he had joined the Army to do something for himself, serve his country, continue his education, and make his family proud. "He sure did. He made all of us proud," his uncle, Charles Edmundson, said Friday. Spc Edmundson was 22 years old.
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The Everett Daily-Herald, WA, reports on the funeral arrangements for Cpl. Jeffrey Brian Starr, of the 1/5 Marines, who was killed in Ramadi on 5.30.2005. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, 6.8.2005, in the local high school gymnasium.
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The Desert Strike FRG site has 6 pictures posted from the arrival of the 2nd BCT advance party at Ft Carson.
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The Army Times followed up on the recent Colorado Springs Gazette article that evaluated the expected economic costs and benefits of the expansion of Ft. Carson.
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Other articles from the region:
- NY Times (reg req'd): New Attacks Highlight Growing Sectarian Divisions in Iraq
- Chicago Tribune (reg req'd): 4,000 Marines, 30,000 hostile square miles
- Washington Post (reg req'd): U.S. Doubts Zarqawi Went to Syria
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The News & Observer, NC, Wilson Daily, NC and The Associated Press have articles on Spc. Phillip C. Edmundson, of the 1-9th, who was killed by an IED in Ramadi on 6.1.2005. Spc. Edmundson enlisted in the Army in 2003, and had recently reenlisted for another 4 years. While home on R&R leave in April, he took his mother out to look at new houses. When she found one she liked, he bought it for her, completing the paperwork before returning to Iraq. He told family friends that he had joined the Army to do something for himself, serve his country, continue his education, and make his family proud. "He sure did. He made all of us proud," his uncle, Charles Edmundson, said Friday. Spc Edmundson was 22 years old.
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The Everett Daily-Herald, WA, reports on the funeral arrangements for Cpl. Jeffrey Brian Starr, of the 1/5 Marines, who was killed in Ramadi on 5.30.2005. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, 6.8.2005, in the local high school gymnasium.
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The Desert Strike FRG site has 6 pictures posted from the arrival of the 2nd BCT advance party at Ft Carson.
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The Army Times followed up on the recent Colorado Springs Gazette article that evaluated the expected economic costs and benefits of the expansion of Ft. Carson.
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Other articles from the region:
- NY Times (reg req'd): New Attacks Highlight Growing Sectarian Divisions in Iraq
- Chicago Tribune (reg req'd): 4,000 Marines, 30,000 hostile square miles
- Washington Post (reg req'd): U.S. Doubts Zarqawi Went to Syria
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