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Archive: August, 2004

Marines help beef up the line for Iraqi Border Police

Border security between Iraq and Syria is strengthening due in part to an initiative spearheaded by Marines from Regimental Combat Team 7. Thirty-two new border posts are being built for the Iraqi Border Police in along the Iraqi-Syrian border. The $12 million project will aid in stemming the region's smuggling trade that fuels terrorism in Iraq.

Chaplain calls rocket attack survival a matter of faith

Navy Cmdr. Stephen Pike has a new sermon about faith in God for his Sunday morning services. The chaplain for Regimental Combat Team 1 said it was nothing less than Divine intervention when a 107 mm rocket soared in from about three miles away and buried itself underneath the trailer where Pike slept July 27. The rocket never detonated. At about

Vice Chairman Gen. Peter Pace decorates 1st Marine Division wounded in Iraq

The second-highest ranking officer in the Department of Defense, Gen. Peter Pace, decorated seven Marines wounded in battle. The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff pinned Purple Heart medals on the combat-wounded Marines during a visit to Camp Fallujah Aug. 5. The Marines, all from 1st Marine Division's Regimental Combat Team 1, were

Marines' littlest eye in the sky takes flight in Iraq;

Cpl. Mel W. Plummer has got a whopper of a story to tell at his high school reunion. His former high school class president won't be able to match it. Here it is. He flew airplanes on combat missions in Iraq. He flew so low, he could see the enemy's face right before a big attack. He did it all with a plane that was unarmed and unmanned. That's

Marines keep presence in Al Kharma

Marines of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment are making it known. Marines aren't leaving any time soon. Marines continue the daily work of moving through the city on foot. They want to be seen. They want the enemy to know they're in the city. They also want them to know that there's no room for terrorists. "These are presence

Marines educate Iraqis on Iraqi elections

Local civilian and military leaders throughout the western Al Anbar Province met with Marine and U.S. State Department leaders to discuss the elections and reconstruction, two issues key to Iraq's future. Unit commanders from Regimental Combat Team 7 and U.S. Embassy representative Keith Kidd, 33, from Dallas, met with local Iraqi leaders to ensure

Marines honor slain gunnery sergeant

The crowd stood stoically, arms rigid by their sides. Heels were together and eyes welled with tears, staring straight ahead as Gunnery Sgt. Yaphet K. Jones bellowed out the mournful, longing tones of "Taps." It was a final salute for Gunnery Sgt. Shawn A. Lane. Lane, 33, was killed here July 28 by a mortar attack. He was assigned to

Army medical unit is in the business of saving Marines in Ar Ramadi

One of the saving graces for Marines fighting terrorists in and around Ramadi comes dressed in an Army uniform. They are the soldiers from Medical Company C, 101st Forward Support Battalion. They are the medical care one step beyond the battalion level, but before life-saving surgery. These soldiers handle everything from runny noses to mass

Marine combat engineers keep vigilant of IEDs

Most people try to avoid explosives in Iraq. Gunnery Sgt. Sean P. Hanna hopes to trip over them. He and his Marines from 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion spend their days criss-crossing Iraq, armed with metal detectors in one hand and a beacon device in the other. "Nine out of 10 times we'll find stuff," said Hanna, the

Marines chill out with ice on the packing list

It doesn't take much to keep Marines moving in Iraq's hot dusty desert. Give them some ammunition, a mission - maybe even some bad guys to shoot at - just don't forget to serve it all up chilled. Marines from 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment learned that one of the best things a grunt can get on a hot day is some ice-cold water. Now, humvees

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