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Archive: July, 2006

California-based Marines reflect on recent combat operations in Fallujah

After more than a month of living out of armored vehicles and combating insurgents daily near Fallujah, nearly 100 U.S. Marines recently returned to this region in western Al Anbar province to continue security and stability operations. After months of life “on the road” throughout Fallujah, Marines from the Twentynine Palms, Calif.-based D

Marines keep Iraq’s waterways safe

In Iraq, a country where temperatures often soar above 110 degrees and terrain is mostly fine grains of sand, Cpl. Derek Metallo never thought he’d find himself patrolling Al Anbar province in a boat when he arrived three months ago. Metallo, a 27-year-old Marine reservist from Jacksonville, Fla., is part of a team of Marines who patrol the

Marines thwart insurgents’ attempt to destroy new Iraqi school for girls

Thanks to the work of Marines and Iraqi Security Forces, 800 elementary-aged girls will now have a school to attend this fall. Marines from 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment unveiled a brand-new grade school in this city of about 30,000 on the Iraq-Syria border in western Al Anbar Province July 7. About one week before its opening, insurgents

Lima Company rejoins Darkhorse battalion

Marines of L Company have reunited with the rest of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment in Habbaniyah, after spending six months operating near Fallujah. There, they performed numerous raids and constant patrols, detaining dozens of insurgents and uncovering weapons caches in the process. “We accomplished some good things, took down some bad

'New England’s Own' remembers fallen Marine

Marines and sailors stood at attention while “taps” echoed over the camp, many with tears dripping on their camouflage uniforms. The death of fellow Marine, Cpl. Paul “Nick” King, suddenly sank in. “I remember when we found out that the battalion was heading to Iraq. Nick, with so much to lose, did what so many people couldn’t, and chose to come,”

Iraqi Army, Marines team up for recruiting drive

More than 50 Iraqi men made the choice to be all they could be in the Iraqi Army here recently. Marines with C Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, along with Iraqi soldiers and Iraqi police, assisted with a Ministry of Defense recruiting drive here July 5. “We are here screening men who are ready to join the Iraqi Army,” said 2nd Lt.

Marines dedicated to training Iraqi soldiers amidst insurgent attacks

Lance Cpl. Douglas Tetreault carries a spent round fired from an AK-47 assault rifle, which was surgically removed from his thigh last month after he was shot during a firefight with insurgents in Haditha, Iraq. The 21-year-old native of Adams, Mass., wears a nine-inch scar on his thigh every time he steps “outside the wire” to go on combined

Al Anbar Governor visits regional sheikhs, promises new projects

Restoration of an electric power grid and construction of a hospital for residents of this city of about 50,000 are top priorities for the government of Iraq’s Al Anbar Province, the Province’s governor recently stated. Governor Maamoon Sami Rasheed al-Awani met with local tribal sheikhs and city government leaders at an outpost in the city, where

Darkhorse Marines cooking with fire

‘Barbecue Sundays’ have become something of a ritual for Marines of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment stationed at Camp Habbaniyah. Sgt. Brian Taitingfong, a supply clerk with Headquarters and Support Company, uses a special marinade with onions and spices when he cooks T-bone steaks and ribs for his fellow leathernecks. “It’s American beef with

Marines battle the elements while facing insurgents and improvised explosive devices

When the Marines of the small outpost near this Euphrates River village of Iraq’s western Al Anbar Province aren’t responding to the latest shower of mortar fire, they’re doing one of two things – working out or sleeping. When he’s not conducting mounted security patrols aboard his Humvee and interacting with local Iraqis, Lance Cpl. William D.

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