Two More Louisiana Guard Soldiers Die In Iraq
KWTX-TV Waco Wed, 12 Jan 2005 7:42 AM PST
A homemade bomb has claimed the lives of two more soldiers from a Louisiana Army National Guard Unit that is part of the 1st Cavalry Division's Task Force Baghdad.

Convoy of U.S. and Iraqi Troops Ambushed
AP via Yahoo! News Wed, 12 Jan 2005 6:08 AM PST
Insurgents ambushed a convoy of American and Iraqi forces in the northern city of Mosul, detonating a roadside bomb and firing from a mosque in an attack that killed three Iraqi National Guardsmen, the U.S. military said Wednesday.

Two Iraq cities await elections
USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News
Wed, 12 Jan 2005 6:17 AM PST
On a street corner in Sadr City, one of the poorest slums in all of Iraq, men gather to argue politics. The smell of raw sewage is overpowering. Trash is strewn over muddy roads.

Convoy of U.S. and Iraqi Troops Ambushed
ABC News
Wed, 12 Jan 2005 6:32 AM PST
Insurgents Ambush Convoy of U.S. and Iraqi Troops, Killing Three Iraqi Guardsmen

Reporters' Notebook: 31st MEU says goodbye to veteran Marine
Stars and Stripes
Wed, 12 Jan 2005 7:02 AM PST
Marines from the Okinawa-based 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit held an unusual gathering Monday night, performing a retirement ceremony at an air base hangar in Iraq.

Saving Adam Walsh Helping hands uncover a true American son
Public Spirit
Wed, 12 Jan 2005 4:27 AM PST
DEVENS -- Sometimes a person needs help from another when life is on a downward spiral. If help given is recognized as an opportunity for change, the result can be dazzling, as exemplified by Army tank driver Spc. James Adam Walsh.