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Archive: July, 2004

Lejeune Marines unaffected by sovereign government

As documents affecting the history of Iraq were signed to his north, Lance Cpl. Timothy C. Stoll, a 20-year-old rifleman with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment was dealing with his sweat soaking him underneath his flak jacket on a security shift. Stoll was more concerned with a rocket-propelled grenade being launched at his guard

Marines keep terrorists at bay on Iraq's borders

It's unforgiving duty on the Iraqi-Syria border. Long, hot days drag under the beating desert sun. Endless patrols meander miles of empty road and dunes at night. And it's keeping would-be terrorists at bay. Marines from 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion patrol the western borders of Iraq day and night. The mission is to catch and

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