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Archive: April, 2004

Security, humanity rule the day at detention facility

It's home sweet home for enemy combatants in the Ar Ramadi area if units with 1st Marine Division capture them. Surrounded by barricades, fencing and layers of razor-sharp wire, the detention facility here is manned by military policemen attached to 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. The Marines working at the complex are

Life heats up for combined anti-armor team

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment's Combined Anti-Armor Team knows that in combat, it's a lot of skill and a little bit of luck that makes success. "We'd been at the same spot for four days. The call came over the radio for us to move, one of our companies needed out help, so we packed up and left," said Lance Cpl. Devon J. Inman, a

Donated goods lift spirits in Iraq

Warriors from 1st Marine Division and Jim Hake, founder of Spirit of America, have similar aspirations: to help the Iraqi people and to build better relations between Americans and Iraqis. But that's easier said than done. According to the Spirit of America Web site, www.spiritofamerica.net, the Los Angeles-based non-profit charitable organization

Marines behind the lines dig in to help those on front

Regimental Combat Team 1's Headquarters Company is pulling off a quiet but essential mission to help the infantrymen on the front lines of Fallujah. Dubbed Operation Sandbags, Marines are filling and delivering thousands of sandbags to reinforce what grunts call home - fighting holes. The Marines are carrying out the creed of Maj. Gen. James N.

Corps' top leaders visit Marines in Iraq

Marines here heard it straight from the top. Nothing is more important to the Marine Corps than the mission in Iraq. "There is no more important mission in the Marine Corps than the one you're performing right now," said Gen. Michael W. Hagee, commandant of the Marine Corps. Hagee, along with Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps John L Estrada, visited

Marines score with soccer match in Iraq

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division spent a little time "kicking it" with citizens from this small Iraqi community April 6. Nearly 50 artillerymen of Battery I played soccer until the sun went down, but winning the game wasn't the goal at the end of the day, according to 2nd Lt. Robert L. Nofsinger, the battalion

Living the high life deep in the desert

Marines like it rough. Just ask the artillerymen of Battery I, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. The battery, which is currently performing as an infantry unit, is here supporting 1st Marine Division's security and stabilization mission. Unlike many of the camps situated throughout Iraq, Camp Mudaysis is not as equipped with

Marines take the fight to the streets

Marines battling enemy forces in Iraq pushed into the city after several days of violent and deadly clashes. Marines with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, established a forward base of operations inside Fallujah in order to battle back the foreign terrorists and former regime loyalists holed up in pockets throughout the city. Outside

Volunteer interpreter helps Marines speak the language

Marines in the western reaches of Iraq are getting a helping hand from an all-volunteer force of a different stripe. Hany I. Farag is one of nearly 1,200 Arabic-speaking linguists who answered the country's call for Operation Iraqi Freedom. He's not a Marine and not even a soldier, despite the tri-color desert uniform he wears. He's a naturalized

It isn't just Marines in sick call

Daily sick call is often the only opportunity for Marines to get looked at by a doctor and receive medication. However, it isn't just Marines seeing the doctors and taking advantage of the medical care offered here. "When I see someone come in here, I don't see America, Iraqi, Marine or enemy," said Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Kwele D. Jones, a

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