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Archive: 2006

Along Iraqi-Syrian border towns in Al Anbar province, communication key to Iraqi progress

Security, safety, and quality of life – three key elements to the continuing progress in this region of Iraq’s Al Anbar province, according to local Iraqi leadership. Once a week, local sheiks and city officials meet with Iraqi Army and coalition forces officials in this small town near the Iraqi-Jordanian border, to discuss these topics and

Darkhorse Marines meet locals, counter insurgency

Marines with the Darkhorse battalion are using one of the most effective combat measures in Iraq. They’re easing off their trigger fingers. It’s a slight shift in attitude. No guns blazing, more knocking and asking questions and Marines from 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment are using the tactic with great success. Marines of Mobile Assault

Marine tankers mourn loss of crewman killed one month into Iraq deployment

Lance Cpl. Michael L. Ford wasn’t one to keep quiet when he saw wrong doings. In fact, the Marine from New Bedford, Mass., often piped right up to correct mistakes – whether they were others’ or his own. “He had a lot of guts. If something was wrong, he’d stand up (against) it, no matter what the situation was,” said Cpl. Robert C. Shea, a

Regimental Combat Team 5 honors three fallen scouts

Cpl. Pablo V. Mayorga was the “old man” of Scout Platoon. Lance Cpl. Derrick J. Cothran was the platoon’s “fitness stud” and Pfc. Ryan G. Winslow lost more than 100 pound just for the chance to be a Marine. The three were remembered and honored at Camp Fallujah’s Chapel of Hope May 1. They were killed in action April 15. Mayorga was 33, Cothran

First batch of Al Anbar Iraqi Army recruits ready for duty

Nearly 1,000 Iraqi Army soldiers graduated boot camp today, beginning the first step toward an integrated army in Al Anbar Province. “The movement of an integrated army in Al Anbar is the only future,” said Col. Larry D. Nicholson, commander of Regimental Combat Team 5, based in Fallujah. “When people look out their window and see the army, they

On Iraqi-Jordanian border, hundreds of Iraqis seek refuge from Baghdad violence

Near the Iraqi-Jordanian border, key leaders from the Iraqi Government and the United Nations met to figure out the fate of a growing number of Iraqis of Palestinian heritage who are trying to leave Iraq due to recent violence in Baghdad. The meeting between the two organizations came after more than 200 Iraqi men, women and children took up

‘Suicide Charley’ mourn fallen Marine in Iraq

A two-time veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Lance Cpl. Aaron W. Simons was a Marine who could be counted on in any situation. “He could’ve done anything he wanted to. He didn’t have to be in the Marine Corps, but he chose to fight among us,” said 1st Lt. Richard J. Cannici, Simon’s platoon commander. That “fight” took Simon’s life, a 20-year-old

Iraqi Army hones combat leadership the Marine Corps way

Iraqi Army soldiers are paying close attention to what the Marines have to say here. They’re teaching them not just to be better soldiers, but to lead men in combat. Marines and sailors from 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, recently trained several Iraqi soldiers successful tactics during a ten-day Combat Squad

‘New England’s Own’ makes presence clear in bomb hunting mission

Local citizens are clearing the way for Marines to search their homes. Marines from Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, conducted a sweep of homes in the Abu Sudayrah village, near Fallujah, April 26. It was part of an effort to rid the area of improvised explosive device. “Historically, Coalition forces

Hawaii Marines mourn loss of warrior, leader, father

Staff Sgt. Jason C. Ramseyer will be remembered for the countless sacrifices he made for his fellow Marines. His final sacrifice came when he was killed April 21, 2006, by an improvised explosive device while on a convoy in Haditha in Iraq’s Al Anbar province. Ramseyer, 28, was honored by his fellow Marines during a memorial service at the Haditha

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