More "wonderful" news from Dumbya's "valley of peace":
01/03/05 DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Sgt. 1st Class Pedro A. Munoz, 47, of Aquada, Puerto Rico, died Jan. 2 in Shindand, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained Jan. 1 when his patrol encountered enemy fire. Munoz was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.
01/03/05 AFP: Three Britons killed in Baghdad blast
But a spokesman for Kroll Associates in New York told Britain's domestic Press Association that at least two of the men killed were Britons employed in the Iraqi capital by the security firm.
01/03/05 AP: Pentagon Raises Iraq Toll in Dec. to 72
The Pentagon on Monday released three additional names of U.S. servicemen killed in Iraq in December, raising the month's U.S. death toll to 72, including 20 members of the reserves.
01/03/05 MENL: INSURGENTS FIRE KATYUSHAS AT IRAQI REFINERY
For the first time, Iraqi insurgents have sought to fire Soviet-origin Katyusha rockets toward Iraqi oil facilities. On Jan. 1, the insurgents tried and failed to fire Katyushas toward an oil refinery near the southern city of Basra.
01/03/05 DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Sgt. Damien T. Ficek, 26, from Pullman, Wash., died Dec. 30 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire. Ficek was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, Spokane, Wash.
01/03/05 DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Spc. Jeff LeBrun, 21, from Buffalo, N.Y., died Jan. 1 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his military vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the Army’s 2nd Bat., 15th Field Artillery Reg., 10th Mountain Div. Fort Drum, N.Y.
01/03/05 AZERTAG: AZERBAIJANI MILITARIES RETURNED HOME FROM IRAQ
97 militaries of the Azerbaijan Armed Forces who served in the international peacemaking contingent in Iraq have returned home on January 31. They totals 150 people and they mainly carry out police-patrol services in Ramadi and other areas.
01/03/05 AP: National Guard Troops Return To NY
With family members cheering, more than 700 National Guard soldiers were welcomed home in an emotional ceremony after a 15-month tour of duty, including more than nine months on the ground in Iraq.
01/03/05 Harrisburg Television: Local Troops Headed To Iraq
Members of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard are en route to Fort Benning, Georgia. From there it's on to unspecified location in Iraq. One hundred twenty members of the 201st Red Horse Squadron are headed to Iraq. They're a heavy construction unit.
01/03/05 AP: Soldiers To Lobby for D.C. Voting Rights
Specialist Emory Kosh - a former Army reservist says he's "disappointed" the U.S. is fighting for democracy in Iraq when residents of the District don't have a vote in Congress.
01/03/05 AP: Three car bomb attacks today in Iraq
An Iraqi police official says there are casualties from a car bombing at a U.S. checkpoint in Baghdad. The blast, the third in or nead Baghdad today, hit a checkpoint to the Green Zone.
01/03/05 CJTF7: IEDs Explode During Patrol in North Babil
Task Force Baghdad Soldiers were attacked today in North Babil at approximately 5 p.m. when four improvised explosive devices detonated near their patrol. There were no casualties or damage to equipment in the attack.
01/03/05 CJTF7: Rocket Attack on Multi-National Force Base Near Balad
One anti-Iraqi force suspect is in custody following a rocket attack on a Multi-National base near Balad at about 5:56 p.m. on January 2. The individual was detained during a search of a house near the point where the rocket fire originated.
01/03/05 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
Lance Cpl. Jason E. Smith, 21, of Phoenix, Ariz. died Dec. 31 as result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Bat., 1st Marine Div., I MEF, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
01/03/05 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
Lance Cpl. Brian P. Parrello, 19, of West Milford, N.J. died Jan. 1 as result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Small Craft Company, Headquarters Bat., 2nd Marine Div., II MEF, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
01/03/05 Iraq Pipeline Watch: #185
January 1 - attack on a pipeline linking the southern cities of Karbala and Hillah, 46 miles south of Baghdad near the Musabayb power station.
01/03/05 Iraq Pipeline Watch: #184
January 1 - attack on a pipeline from Kirkuk to Bayji.
01/03/05 AP: Soldiers in medical limbo at Fort Knox
They are among nearly 150 sick and injured soldiers at Fort Knox who are lingering in a medical limbo created when the military found itself unprepared for fallout from the war with Iraq. |
