Articles 7.29.2005

The Forward Detachment site lists the 9th flight returning today, with the welcome ceremony at 1 p.m. The flight contains soldiers of the 1-506th.
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KOAA News has a video report on one of the welcome ceremonieswelcome ceremonies at Ft. Carson. Once the video starts, look in the "video menu" on the left side of the page for at least 4 segments on 2nd BCT arrivals.
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KKTV News has video segments of arrivals listed on the right side of the page. Additional segments are found with this archive search on "2nd brigade".
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The Salem Statesman Journal, OR, has an article on a wounded Marine in the 1/5 Marines. Sgt. Erik Sphoon was shot in his left arm and hand by a sniper while on a patrol in Ramadi on 6.12.2005. He has undergone more than a dozen surgeries, with more expected. He is married and the father of a daughter, and his wife helps him each day with "range-of-motion" exercises.
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USA Today has a long, powerful article and an interactive flash video report on 150 Marines of the 1/5 Marines who are on their 3rd tour in Iraq. Some of their family members and friends are also quoted.
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Other articles from the region:
- BBC: US troops may protect Iraq envoys