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Archive: 2006

Iraq-deployed Marines remember Kansas, Oklahoma natives killed in action

More than 100 Marines gathered into a makeshift chapel at the forward operating base in the Haditha Dam May 20 to honor two Marines who were killed in action May 14. The Marines, Lance Cpl. Jose S. MarinDominguez Jr., 22, from Liberal, Kan., and Lance Cpl. Hatak Yuka Keyu M. Yearby, 21, from Lawton, Okla., were both assigned to the Hawaii-based 3rd

All hands pitching in for security duties

The phrase ‘every Marine is a rifleman’ has never rang so true for Marines assigned to Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment. More than 40 Marines, with non-infantry based military occupational specialties, are standing guard in the battalion’s area of operation. “We are doing what we are here to do,” said Lance Cpl.

Patrols and vigilance keeping insurgents at bay in Gharmah

Some days in Iraq feel like nothing happens at all. Those are the days Sgt. Levi R. Aherns looks forward to. Marines with B Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment are constantly in the mix here in this small city north of Fallujah. Insurgents still battle against Marines and the growing Iraqi Police and Iraqi Army. It’s a slow, steady

Iraqis see police force restored after three-year hiatus

After three years without a police presence in this western Iraqi town of approximately 10,000, the community is beginning to see a fully-restored police force with the introduction of two new police stations. With a new force of fully-trained police officers, many of whom are seasoned veterans from the previous police force, Iraqis here hope the

Marines keep roads clear on outskirts of Fallujah

They keep their eyes peeled- for their safety and the future of Iraq. The Marines of D Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, are charged with maintaining the security and stability of Gharmah, a farming town on the outskirts of Fallujah. One of their most important jobs is keeping the routes clear of improvised explosive devices.

Marines fight heat, insurgents and roadway explosives in Iraq

Sgt. Andy Darnell watches the screen of a computer inside his heavily armored Humvee, tracking another convoy of Marines enroute to the U.S. military base here to replace his patrol. As he tracks the patrol, he swats a sheet of small gnats from his face, which seem to multiply with the heat in this city of about 30,000 nestled along the Euphrates

LAR maintains security outside Fallujah

They’re fast, lethal and quickly working themselves out of a job. Marines of D Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion are clearing this small town north of Fallujah of insurgents and training Iraqi soldiers to operate independently at the same time. They’re doing it all with their light armored vehicles, an eight-wheeled vehicle they

Darkhorse Marine decorated for valor

A Darkhorse Marine was decorated with the nation’s fourth highest award for valor by the 1st Marine Division commanding general here, May 19. Maj. Gen. Richard Natonski presented the Bronze Star Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device to 1st Lt. Alfred L. Butler IV, Weapons Company executive officer, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment outside the

Lucky Marines get a glimpse of home

Halfway around the world, Sgt. Pat P. Delahanty got to spend a half hour of quiet time face-to-face with his wife and kids. “It was hard at first to see them on the screen and not be able to touch them,” said Delahanty, a 26-year-old infantryman from Bronx, N.Y. “But it was good. I really needed it.” Sixteen Marines from 1st Battalion, 1st

Marine wrecker crew keeps roads clear in Fallujah

Twenty-four-hour towing centers can learn a few things from the mechanics from 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment. They do it all – while getting shot at. Marines from the battalion’s Motor Transportation Section proved their worth recently when they cleared a suicide car bomber’s vehicle that smashed into a barrier on a bridge. They cleared the

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