Articles 7.15.2005
The Norwich Bulletin, CT, and Washington Post (reg req'd) have articles on the funeral service for Spc. Christopher Hoskins, of the 1-9th, who was killed in Ramadi on 6.21.2005. Spc. Hoskins had reenlisted in the Army in May. He was remembered for his lifelong interest in caring for others. Spc. Hoskins was buried at the Arlington National Cemetery. His family has started a campaign to raise funds to provide lights for all flagpoles at schools in Connecticut, so that the flag does not have to be taken down each day. The Norwich Bulletin article provides donation information on the right side-bar of the page. Spc. Hoskins was 21 years old.
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Fox News Commentator Oliver North has an article on his definitions of terrorists and heroes. One of his examples of heroes is a 2nd BCT soldier: "U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan Holsey really is a hero. A nine-year Army veteran, Staff Sgt. Holsey was serving in the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment -- one of the units I've been privileged to cover in Iraq for FOX News. A roadside bomb -- placed by a terrorist, not an insurgent, not a "bomber," a terrorist -- so severely wounded him that his left leg had to be removed below the knee at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He now wears a prosthetic leg -- yet he plans to stay in the Army. When I asked him why, he replied, "because my soldiers need me. We have a war to win -- and my country needs me."
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The Washington Post (reg req'd) mentions an arrest of an terrorist leader in Ramadi: "Khamis Farhan Khalaf Abdul Fahdawi, known as Abu Seba, was captured Saturday in Ramadi, 60 miles west of Baghdad, the military said in a statement. Described in the statement as a member of al Qaeda in Iraq's leadership cell, Abdul Fahdawi was allegedly involved in the abduction of Ihab Sherif, Egypt's top diplomat in Iraq, in Baghdad on July 2 and Sherif's subsequent killing. He also played a role in attacks on diplomats from Bahrain and Pakistan on July 5, the statement said." The NY Times (reg req'd) reports that "Fahdawi was among the "close confidantes" of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi."
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Other articles from the region:
- NY Times (reg req'd): 8 Months After U.S.-Led Siege, Insurgents Rise Again in Falluja
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Fox News Commentator Oliver North has an article on his definitions of terrorists and heroes. One of his examples of heroes is a 2nd BCT soldier: "U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan Holsey really is a hero. A nine-year Army veteran, Staff Sgt. Holsey was serving in the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment -- one of the units I've been privileged to cover in Iraq for FOX News. A roadside bomb -- placed by a terrorist, not an insurgent, not a "bomber," a terrorist -- so severely wounded him that his left leg had to be removed below the knee at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He now wears a prosthetic leg -- yet he plans to stay in the Army. When I asked him why, he replied, "because my soldiers need me. We have a war to win -- and my country needs me."
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The Washington Post (reg req'd) mentions an arrest of an terrorist leader in Ramadi: "Khamis Farhan Khalaf Abdul Fahdawi, known as Abu Seba, was captured Saturday in Ramadi, 60 miles west of Baghdad, the military said in a statement. Described in the statement as a member of al Qaeda in Iraq's leadership cell, Abdul Fahdawi was allegedly involved in the abduction of Ihab Sherif, Egypt's top diplomat in Iraq, in Baghdad on July 2 and Sherif's subsequent killing. He also played a role in attacks on diplomats from Bahrain and Pakistan on July 5, the statement said." The NY Times (reg req'd) reports that "Fahdawi was among the "close confidantes" of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi."
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Other articles from the region:
- NY Times (reg req'd): 8 Months After U.S.-Led Siege, Insurgents Rise Again in Falluja
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