Articles 7.30.2005

The Grand Junction Sentinel reports that a widow of a 1/5 Marine killed in action gave birth on Tuesday, 7.26.2005. Becky Maynard, the widow of Lance Cpl. Chad Maynard (who was killed in Ramadi on 6.14.2005), gave birth to a baby girl, named Lanae Raelyn Maynard. The baby weighed 6 lbs, 5 oz, and mother and daugter are "are doing fine." According to the article, the First National Bank of Montrose, CO (look for Montrose Office), has established the Chad Maynard Memorial Fund for donations for Lanae's college funds.
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The Fwd Detachment site lists the flight #10 welcome ceremony at 1:00 p.m. today, containing soldiers of the 1-9th, 1-506th, 2-72nd AR, and one soldier of the 2-17th.
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Independent Journalist Christopher Allbritton keeps a blog called "Back in Iraq," and his most recent post is the text to a dispatch that was intended for TIME Magazine, but was never published. The dispatch discusses the situation the 1/5 Marines faced in Ramadi in May. There is also a very brief mention of the 1-503rd: "the Army’s 1st Battalion of the 503rd Infantry Regiment has the eastern half" of the city.
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The Colorado Springs Gazette reports on 6 2nd BCT soldiers who followed up on a dream they held for several months while living in Iraq: visiting a day spa after their plane landed for massages, facials, pedicures, and for one soldier, even a back wax.
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A Marine Corps News Article discusses the continued success of using "snap" vehicle control points to conduct searches in Ramadi. The new tactic has led to several finds, including on sniper rifle in the trunk of a car.
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Other articles from the region:
- Washington Post (reg req'd): Security Costs Slow Iraq Reconstruction