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Archive: 2006

1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment newest RCT-5 battalion in Fallujah

Marines from 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment are now on deck and running combat operations in Fallujah after relieving Marines from 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment recently. The battalion, home-based in Detroit, is serving a seven-month deployment with Regimental Combat Team 5. “I was beyond ready to finally be here,” said Lance Cpl.

Wounded Iraqi police chief says key to safer Iraq is securing Al Anbar province

Despite being wounded during an insurgent attack earlier this month, a prominent Iraqi police chief has vowed to continue his “fight” to keep Iraq’s western Al Anbar province safe. Col. Shabban Barzan al-Ubaidi of the Baghdadi Police Force says the fact that he survived the attack is “proof the enemy cannot take (his) life away, only God can, and

Tankers bring a bit of Kentucky to Iraq

Nearly seven months ago, three Marines and one sailor assigned to 2nd Platoon, E Company , 4th Tank Battalion, a reservist unit headquartered at Fort Knox, Ky., bade their Kentucky home good night and deployed to Iraq as part of Regimental Combat Team 5. Leaving their families and careers behind, these citizen-warriors quickly found themselves

Marines honor fallen brother with final farewell

Hundreds stood at attention as a bugler played “Taps” to honor a fallen brother. Lance Cpl. Christopher B Cosgrove III was killed in action Oct. 1 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province. He served as a rifleman with C Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5. “Lance Cpl. Cosgrove is one of those

U.S. soldiers, Marines, pay final respects to 2 fallen comrades in Iraq

U.S. soldiers serving in the city of Hit, Iraq, gathered to pay final respects to two fallen comrades who were killed in action just one day apart. More than 100 soldiers gathered in separate ceremonies Oct. 4 and 6, 2006, along with Marines, sailors and airmen, to honor Spc. Luis Enrique Tejeda, a 20-year-old from Lynwood, Calif., and Army Sgt.

‘America’s Battalion’ pays tribute to fallen brother

Marines with G Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment paused to honor a Marine who gave his life for freedom. A memorial service was held here Oct. 7 to honor Lance Cpl. Howard S. March, a 20-year-old rifleman from Buffalo, N.Y., who was killed in action Sept. 24. He was assigned to G Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. The battalion

Hawaii-based 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines replace sister Marine battalion in Iraq

U.S. military control of security operations in the Haditha region in Iraq’s Al Anbar province was transferred to a Hawaii-based Marine battalion late last month. Marines from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, based out of Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, relieved another Hawaii-based unit, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, during a transfer-of-authority

'America's Battalion' wraps up six-month Iraq deployment

After almost seven months of combat operations in western Al Anbar province, the Marines of “America’s Battalion” returned to families and loved ones Oct. 5 in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Just two weeks ago, the Hawaii-based battalion transferred authority of security operations of the Haditha Triad region in Al Anbar to another Hawaii-based unit - 2nd

Iraqi soldiers assume control of Fallujah Civil-Military Operations Center

The transition in Fallujah continues. Iraqi soldiers from the 1st Iraqi Army Division assumed responsibility for the Fallujah Civil-Military Operations Center from Regimental Combat Team 5 Marines in downtown Fallujah Oct. 6. “Today will help make Fallujah and Iraq more safe,” said Iraqi Capt. Lathe Hamab, a commander in 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade,

‘Betio Bastards’ honor fallen Marine

The Marines of 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment paused their operations to honor one of their fallen heroes at the Camp Habbaniyah Chapel Oct. 5. “We are here today to pay our respects to Lance Cpl. Rene Martinez of India Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, who selflessly gave his life on 24 September in the Al

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