Articles 6.7.2005

The Wilson Daily, NC, has an article on Spc. Phillip C. Edmundson, of the 1-9th, who was killed in Ramadi on 5.30.2005. Local American Legion veterans report that Spc Edmundson is the first area serviceman to die in combat since Vietnam. The group has contacted the family to offer their assistance. The article also reports that funeral arrangements are pending.
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A Marine Corps news article follows a "civil/military operation" of the 1/5 Marines at a school in Ramadi. They surveyed the school for damage and supply needs, and talked with the headmaster. The Marines plan to return with supplies and hire a local contractor to make the needed repairs.
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Several Reuters and Associated Press photos [Warning: Graphic Pictures] show civilian damage in Ramadi. One photo's caption indicates that two civilians were killed, with neighbors claiming their deaths occured during a combined US/Iraqi Forces raid on 6.6.2005. The BBC cites a TV report that the two civilians were teachers in the Tamin district of Ramadi, and that they "were caught up in a raid against insurgents". A separate caption shows a damaged building, with civilians claiming it was destroyed during an air strike on 6.6.2005.
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Other articles from the region:
- BBC: One Day in Iraq: At-a-glance
- LA Times (reg req'd): Other Iraq Hot Spots May Flare
- Christian Science Monitor: Iraqi reality-TV hit takes fear factor to another level
- Knight Ridder News: Speed, technology have reduced mortality dramatically among U.S. troops
- CNN.com: U.S., Iraqi troops launch Tal Afar offensive [50 miles west of Mosul]