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Archive: 2004

Latter-Day Saints come together for service in combat zone

Sgt. Brandon W. Fuller looks forward to his weekly worship service. They're small gatherings, just a few Marines. But this Latter-Day Saint treasures the gatherings to practice his faith. Fuller, a 27-year-old motor transport driver from Salt Lake City, is at a disadvantage to practice his religious beliefs. He doesn't have a Mormon chaplain

Marines pitch in to refit battalion's gear lost in fire

Fitting Marines for a fight is a challenge enough, but supply Marines at Regimental Combat Team 7 are working overtime to refit Marines after losing gear to a fire here July 7. A fire ripped through the camp, burning several tents and the Marines' gear, everything from packs to uniforms. Other supply warehouses pitched in and helped equip the

Tongan Marines join U.S. Marines in Iraq

U.S. Marines here with 1st Marine Division recently welcomed "friendly islanders" from Tonga with a warm "malo e leielei." Forty-five Tongan Royal Marines traveled from their tiny South Pacific island in order to support the division's security and stabilization mission in Iraq. They arrived earlier this month and are currently planning to stay for

Marine leaders meet with Iraqis for stepped-up measures in western Al Anbar Province

Senior Marine leaders met with leaders from Iraqi security forces to discuss measures for stepping up actions against Anti-Iraqi forces in western Al Anbar Province. Col. Craig Tucker, commanding officer of Regimental Combat Team 7 along with battalion commanders met with local Al Anbar security force leaders in the first of many monthly meetings

Marines give Iraqi man new spring in his step

Mohammed Jadaam thought he'd never walk again after losing his leg following an improvised explosive device attack in Ramadi last year. When Maj. Gen. James N. Mattis, commander of 1st Marine Division, heard of Mohammed's situation, he wanted medical personnel from the division to help the 25-year-old man. Navy Capt. John M. Williams, public health

Duty in Iraq's dry climate still leaves the dogs barking

Ask most infantrymen what will take them out of the fight the fastest and their answers will range from bullets to shrapnel to heat casualties. The one injury every infantryman risks when on patrol has nothing to do with bullets or mortars - it has to do with his feet. "When they're out in the field it's a hot, wet environment inside their

Base patrol deters attacks

It's 9 a.m. and already peaking 90 degrees outside. Any normal person would be inside sucking up the air conditioning but for a group of Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, that's not an option. They have to brave the heat to make sure no one can launch mortars or set up ambushes on their comrades. The patrols that circle areas

Iraqi translator's service to Coalition comes at high cost

Sally's children were taken away from her more than six months ago. Her husband beat her. Her brother threatened her life while holding a gun to her head. Her own father contracted her death with a $5,000 reward. Sally, an Iraqi translator working with Coalition Forces, lost everything by working to help Americans rebuild Iraq. Still, she feels

2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment remembers four killed in Ar Ramadi

The circumstances behind the deaths of Cpl. Tommy L. Parker and Lance Cpls. Pedro Contreras, Juan Lopez and Deshon E. Otey remain a mystery, but Marines with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment had the opportunity to say goodbye to their fallen comrades July 9. The four Company E infantrymen were manning an observation post in Ar Ramadi June 21.

Care packages bring America's best wishes to deployed Marines

Mail call at Regimental Combat Team 7 was a little bit different recently, thanks to a women's church group back home. Supporters from New Hope Christian Fellowship Church in Vacaville, Calif. and its residents sent 360 care packages to troops at RCT-7. It was a home-grown initiative started to support the Marines deployed to Iraq's western

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