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Archive: March, 2004

Iraqi schools in for improvements

Schools here are back in business, teaching students about geography, politics and world affairs - all subjects strictly regulated by deposed dictator Saddam Hussein. Many still are in need of improvements, however, lacking in items such as books and sports equipment, even thought they are operational. Soldiers, working with the Marines that will

Camp Lejeune Marines settle into their new home

Gone are the long hot nights sweltering in the open air. No more dinners straight out of tan plastic wrapper of a Meal, Ready-to-Eat. Living conditions this time around for Marines in Iraq is proving to be a pleasant surprise. "The last time I was in Iraq, we all lived in dirt holes," said Lance Cpl. Joshua C. Green, team leader, 2nd Platoon,

1st Marine Division colors fly again in Iraq

The scarlet and gold of 1st Marine Division’s colors was unfurled and a new page in the history book was begun as the Camp Pendleton, California-based unit relieved the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division during a relief-in-place ceremony here March 20, 2004. Maj. Gen. James N. Mattis, 1st Marine Division’s commanding general, formally assumed

Division tests medical response

Navy Seaman Helen M. Gappa approached the scene she described as organized chaos. Marines were sprawled on the ground, crying out for help. From what she was told arriving on the scene, rocket-propelled grenades landed inside the 1st Marine Division's compound and multiple Marines were wounded. Fortunately, the enemy assault and the injured

Combat corpsmen prepare for the fight

Call it Lifesaving 101, but a makeshift classroom along the side of a runway gave Navy corpsmen essential skills they might need to keep Marines alive. Twenty-five Camp Lejeune, N.C.-based corpsmen from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, learned skills which will enable them to quickly and safely perform a casualty evacuation using a UH-60

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