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Archive: June, 2006

Operation ‘Cool Carpet’ bridges relationships

Marines with A Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment – along with soldiers from the Iraqi Army – brought a breath of fresh air to a local mosque. Operation Cool Carpet delivered two new air conditioning units and a box of prayer rugs to the Iraqi people near Gharmah. “This is basically a mission of good will,” said Sgt. Juan J. Mendez, a

Marines get a little taste of home

Every day Cpl. Tommy T. Nguyen prepares hot meals for the Marines of A Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment. Bringing a little taste of home is a welcome treat for Marines working in the villages and rural expanses of the Iraqi desert. Sometimes, the simplest creature comfort makes the biggest difference. “Getting a hot meal is probably the

Marines fight grenade attacks, drive-by’s, IEDs; capture insurgents

Arguably some of the fiercest violence by insurgents against coalition forces in the Al Anbar province occurs in Haqlaniyah, Iraq, a city nestled along the Euphrates River northwest of Baghdad. Fighting the insurgents’ attacks, from hand-thrown grenades to improvised explosive devices, drive-by shootings and small-arms ambushes, are the Marines of

Marine brings welding skills to fight against insurgency

When he joined the Marine Corps in 2002, Cpl. Joshua W. Dale never thought he would be using his welding experience to defeat insurgents in western Iraq. The 23-year-old section leader with A Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, brought his ideas to life by inventing a breaching bumper for a humvee in his mobile assault platoon. The

Iraq-deployed Marines prepare for emergency rescues in Al Anbar province

Sipping on bottled water, rifle in hand and wearing a good 60 pounds of body armor on this sprawling U.S. military airbase, Lance Cpl. Emanuel Cantu says he doesn’t mind training for combat in Iraq’s blistering 110-plus degree temperature. In fact, he says he loves it. After all, four months of serving in Iraq as part of a quick-reaction force

Darkhorse battalion memorializes fallen Marine

Marines of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment gathered at the Habbaniyah Chapel June 3 to memorialize a fallen brother. Lance Cpl. Benito Ramirez, a machine gunner with Jump Platoon, Headquarters and Support Company was killed in action May 21. He was 21 years old. “There’s nothing I can say to alleviate the pain and hurt that the Ramirez family

Darkhorse Marines move camps once again

No one can say the Darkhorse isn’t willing to relocate. Marines of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment traded their comfortable white trailers at Camp Fallujah for the early 20th century barracks at Camp Habbaniyah for the remainder of the deployment. This is the battalion’s second move in five months, now shifting its area of operation west to

Battalion honors three fallen warriors

Marines of 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment paused to honor three men who gave the full measure for freedom. A memorial service was held here June 2 to honor Pfc. Steven W. Freund, Lance Cpl. Robert G. Posivio III and an Iraqi linguist known to the Marines as David. All three were killed in action May 23. Freund, a 20-year-old, was from

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