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Marines conduct census to weed out insurgents September 17, 2006 — “America’s Battalion” is getting more familiar with the countryside of their area of operations. Marines from F Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment patrolled through Saqlawiyah get a census of the area, conduct a show of force and gather information on insurgents. They are serving in Iraq with Regimental Combat Team 5. “The census helps us MORE

Battalion honors fallen heroes with wall memorial September 16, 2006 — Marines of 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment created an indoor wall memorial for their fallen heroes here. “The wall is appropriate,” said Staff Sgt. Frank Lipcsak, a 35-year-old platoon sergeant from New Orleans assigned to L Company. “I think it serves as a reminder of the sacrifices those Marines made for the other Marines here.” A handful of MORE

‘America’s Battalion’ makes big catch September 16, 2006 — Marines from 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment dealt the insurgency a heavy blow in their area of operations. Marines from F Company serving detained a high-value individual and 70 others in Saqlawiyah Sept. 14. Marines patrolled the countryside of Saqlawiyah in the early part of the day to gain information on insurgents rumored to be in the area. MORE

Marines find diamond in the rough on Camp Fallujah September 15, 2006 — Marines with Regimental Combat Team 5 found themselves a diamond in the rough on an empty dirt lot here. Several Marines meet weekly to play pick-up baseball games. They’re nothing fancy. The baseball diamond doesn’t even have a blade of grass on the infield. But for these boys of summer, it’s their field of dreams, and it takes them away from Iraq MORE

Hard-headed Marine walks away from headshot September 15, 2006 — Cpl. Daniel M. Greenwald knows that being hard headed isn’t always a bad thing. Greenwald, from G Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, was shot in the head by a sniper while conducting vehicle checkpoint operations in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. He’s now an expert at explaining just how good his helmet works. “I was the greeter on one of MORE

Operation Guardian Tiger IV brings Iraqi police to Haditha Triad Region for the first time in two years September 15, 2006 — Iraqi Police officers patrolled the Haditha Triad region’s windswept streets for the first time in more than two years thanks to an operation led by Marines here in August. Marines of the Hawaii-based 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, known as “America’s Battalion,” partnered with Iraqi soldiers and police, captured more than 30 suspected MORE

Hawaii-based Marines, Iraqi soldiers net suspects September 13, 2006 — Marines from 3r Battalion, 3r Marines, known as “America’s Battalion,” and Iraqi soldiers recently completed a census operation dubbed “Operation Guardian Tiger IV” in the Euphrates River city of Baghdadi — a town of approximately 15,000. The local government and Iraqi Security Forces can now put names and faces to residents throughout this city in MORE

400 new Iraqi police officers to boost security in Iraq-Syria border region September 13, 2006 — Four hundred newly-trained police officers are slated to join the 1,000-man police force currently providing security for the Iraq-Syria border region of Al Qa’im in western Al Anbar. The new police officers were recruited just three months ago and recently completed 10 weeks of police academy training in one of two academies in Jordan or Baghdad. MORE

2nd Recon Battalion Marines keep insurgents on the run during Operation Matador September 13, 2006 — Recon Marines stepped out onto the streets of Fallujah with the keys to the city – bolt cutters and sledge hammers. Marines from B Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion cut hundreds of locks, searched hundreds of stores and cleared dozens of buildings in their sector of Fallujah during Operation Matador, Sept. 13. Recon Marines, Iraqi Army MORE

Marine earns citizenship while serving country in Iraq; September 13, 2006 — Lance Cpl. Chuk Choi has wanted to say “I’m an American” for almost 20 years. Now, the 21 year-old from Yakima, Wash., finally can. Choi, a food service specialist assigned to the Hawaii-based 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, known as “America’s Battalion,” became an American citizen during a citizenship ceremony Aug. 29, at Balad Air Force MORE

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