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Archive: May, 2004

Hospital corpsman nurtures musical dream in Iraq

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Shannon D. Book knows he's destined for greatness after his tour in Iraq is over. If he has his way, you won't read about it in military history or even medical journals. All you'll have to do is tune him in on your radio. Book, deployed to Iraq with 1st Tank Battalion's Scout Platoon, has taken his musical talents

Marines cool off on Sunday-Funday

Marines and sailors finally took a load off their shoulders and let off some steam Sunday since their arrival in Iraq. Marines from Regimental Combat Team 1, 1st Marine Division, enjoyed the day's event dubbed Sunday-Funday, with sports events such as three-on-three basketball tournaments and volleyball matches. The event was hosted by the camp's

Marines prepare ICDC for Iraqi control

Marines in the shadow of the city housing the prison by the same name are carrying out a quiet and essential mission to turn over Iraq's responsibility back to Iraqis. Marines of Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment recently shifted their focus from destroying enemy holdouts to training Iraqi Civil Defense Corps soldiers for joint missions

Marines prepare to distribute gear for unbiased Iraqi media

Marines from 1st Marine Division and the Spirit of America charity are working together to help build Iraq's "unbiased" media infrastructure. According to Lt. Col. John Lutkenhouse, the division's plans officer for economic development, the Los Angeles-based charity donated more than $80,000 in audio and video production equipment. "Right now, the

Battalion honors "no better friend" killed in action

Lance Cpl. Jeremiah E. Savage, gunner with 81 mm Mortar Platoon, Mobile Assault Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, couldn't wait to get home to meet his newborn son.However, at the age of 21, he was struck down by an improvised explosive device May 12 during a routine patrol through the streets of Ramadi.Marines from his unit gathered

RCT-7 out of the dark thanks to homegrown handyman

Sgt. Joel B. Vankalker rarely sleeps, on call throughout the day and night, and he keeps a radio always near. His discomfort gives Marines in Regimental Combat Team 7 a reason to sleep fit at night. As a one-man electrical team he provides comfort no other in the regiment can. Vankalker is RCT-7's information operations noncommissioned

Amtrackers remember one of their own

Marines with Company B, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion paused May 14 to remember one of their Marines who died in Iraq. Twenty-one-year-old Pfc. Brian K. Cutter was killed after being electrocuted in an accident May 13. Cutter, an amphibious assault crewman, arrived in Iraq only two days earlier. A crowd of more than 200 Marines and sailors,

Marines take a new look at logging

Forget about all those tales about lumberjacks wearing plaid, wielding axes and yelling "timber." They really yell "Get down!" and wear digital desert camouflaged uniforms. No axes either. Trees fall with C-4 plastic explosive. They don't take too kindly to being called lumberjacks. They prefer "Marine." Marines from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine

Lejeune battalion gets well-deserved chance to clean up

It's time for a bit of easy living for the Marines of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment. At least as easy as it gets at the base camp here. The battalion, assigned to the 1st Marine Division in Iraq, pulled back into their base camp near Fallujah after more than a week of field operations in the city of Zadan. The break in operations gave the

Marines return to Fallujah, no shots fired

Marines returned to the center of Fallujah May 10 only to find a peaceful reception. It was a stark contrast to the gunfire and rocket attacks they experienced a month ago. Marines and Iraqi Civil Defense Corps soldiers, along with Iraqi police, patrolled through the city. It was a mission that was carried off without a single shot fired,

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