News of Note:
Here are news posts regarding the student who got suspended for the telephone call with his deployed mom, posted about yesterday in "Zero Tolerance":
Student suspended over call to mom in Iraq (from the Fresno Bee)
Student suspended over call to mom in Iraq (from Juneau Empire)
Teen suspended over call from mom in Iraq (from theusnews.com)
Student is suspended for using cell phone at school to talk to mother in Iraq (from Katu.com)
School Suspends Boy for Talking to GI Mom in Iraq (from Fox News)


And here are news posts regarding the Michael Yon picture I posted about yesterday in "Us and Them."
Iraq Photo Tugs At Hearts (from CBS)
Iraq Photo Tugs At Hearts (from theusnews.com)


And that "freedom will spread" thing is rearing it's head again...
About 5,000 Bahrainis rally for reforms


JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Market, police bus blasts kill 25 in Iraq
Bush opens European trip amid tensions
Official: N. Korea may test nuclear weapon
U.N. probe chief fights Congress subpoena


Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq

Market, police bus blasts kill 25 in Iraq
Iraq decides to return its envoy to Jordan
Lebanon's last political exile returning
Explosion reportedly kills one in Lebanon
Forces claim progress on terror network
Hamas emerging as strong political force


Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Market, Police Bus Blasts Kill 25 in Iraq


The US News: Iraq News
Iraq militants set deadline for hostage
29 killed in new wave of Iraq bloodshed
U.S. and Iraqi Forces Claim to Be Making Inroads Against Al-Zarqawi's Terror Network
Birmingham soldier killed in Baghdad explosion
Iraq Qaeda vows to avenge Iraqi shot by Marine-Web
Body of missing US pilot found in Iraq
British Lawmaker Who Once Praised Saddam Unseats Labour Candidate in Blow for Blair
Australian's captors set 72-hour ultimatum for Iraq pullout: TV
Colorado's State Treasurer Stepping Down for Iraq Duty; Will Report Next Month
Six workers shown captive in Iraq
Fate Of Kidnapped Iraqi-American From Denver Unknown
Bodies Found Buried at Baghdad Garbage Dump, Suicide Car Bomber Hits Police Minibus


Various News Sources
Militants issue hostage ultimatum in Iraq
Forces claim progress on terror network
Al-Sadr followers clash with Iraqi forces; police uncover mass grave


Fox News
More Suspected Terrorists Nabbed in Pakistan
Explosions Shake Myanmar
Blast Rocks Lebanon; 1 Dead
U.S. Sees N. Korea Readying for Nuke Test
Ex-Officials Slam Bolton
Bellamy Road Favored to Win Kentucky Derby
Baghdad Car Bombing
American civilians among casualties
Iraq President Visits Jordan
Latvia Stop
Reid Apologizes to Bush
Iraq President Visits Jordan
Volcker Rebuffed
Pol: Subpoena still in effect


Department of Defense
U.S. Forces Adapt to Reduce IED Threat — Story
Terrorist Leadership Diminishing in Iraq — Story
Zarqawi Loses Support Among Iraqis

ON THE GROUND
'Immersion:' Next Best Thing to Being There — Story
U.S. Pilots Train Iraqis to Fly C-130 Hercules — Story
'C Company' Medics Keep Soldiers Healthy — Story
Mechanic Reunites with Parents on Television — Story

IN IRAQ
Coalition Helps Rebuild Mosque, Buildings
Soldiers Help Ensure Agricultural Success
Joint Force Eliminates Lines at Gas Pumps
Helicopters Move Targets to Firing Range
Soldiers Shepherd Sheep to Needy Families
Military Working Dogs Essential Tool in Iraq
Intel Specialists Focus on Insurgent Strategy

IN AFGHANISTAN
Medical Logistics Unit Wraps Up Deployment
Norway Donates Tent Kits to Afghan Army
Radio Team Connects Air to Ground
Communications Platform Proves Its Worth
'White Devils' Recon Khost Province

IN THE PERSIAN GULF
USS Kearsarge on Station in Persian Gulf

IN SOUTHWEST ASIA
JSTARS Reaches 10,000 Combat Hours

FACE OF DEFENSE
Pendleton Sergeant Volunteers to Serve in Iraq — Story

Pentagon Concert Salutes Troops — Story Photos

TOP NEWS
SPECIAL REPORTS
Medal of Honor
Two Years in Iraq

IN IRAQ
Soldiers Detain Weapons Dealers
Up-Armored Trucks Protect Troops
Soldiers Capture 22 Insurgents
Search Teams Locate Pilot's Body
Success in Iraq - DoD Fact Sheet
Iraq Daily Update
Multinational Force Iraq
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps
Weekly Progress Report (pdf)

IN AFGHANISTAN
Drugs Seized in Ghazni Province
Change of Command for Coalition
Afghan Forces Battle Insurgents
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
Bush Praises Capture of Al-Libbi
Cheney: America 'Not Yet Safe'
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
Military to Improve Training
DoD Committed to Childcare Needs
'Geospatial Intel' Saves Lives
War Game Contemplates 'What If'
Pentagon Honors Award Winners
National Guard, Reserve Update

HONORING THE FALLEN
Soldiers Pay Tribute to Fallen MP — Story

CASUALTIES
Officials Identify Casualties — Story


Today in History
1429 - Joan of Arc breaks the English siege of Orleans.
1525 - The German peasants' revolt is crushed by the nobility and the church.
1763 - Chief Pontiac begins attacks a British fort in what is now Detroit, Michigan.
1800 - Congress divides the Northwest Territory into two parts, with the western part becoming the Indiana Territory.
1862 - In Virginia, Confederates attack Union troops at the Battle of Eltham's Landing.
1864 - The Battle of Wilderness ends; both sides sustain heavy losses.

1877 - Sitting Bull enters Canada after the Battle of Little Big Horn.
1915 - The German submarine U-20 torpedoes the passenger ship Lusitiania, with 1978 people on board. She sinks in 21 minutes.
1937 - The German Condor Legion arrives in Spain in support of Fransico Franco.
1942 - In the Battle of the Coral Sea, for the first time in naval history, two fleets fight without seeing each other. Japanese and American navies battle with carrier-launched warplanes.

1943 - Tunis and Bizerte, the last major German holdings in North Africa, fall to the Allies.
1945 - At Rheims, Germany signs an unconditional surrender to end World War II in the European theater.
1952 - Communist POWs at Koje-do (Korea) riot against their American captors.
1954 - French troops surrender to the Vietminh at Dien Bien Phu.
1958 - Howard Johnson sets an aircraft altitude record in an F-104.
1960 - Leonid Brezhnev becomes president of the USSR.

Birthdays
1892 - Josip Broz (Tito), the leader of Yugoslavia during and following World War II.
1909 - Edwin Herbert Land, the inventor of the Poloroid Land Camera.
1919 - Eva Perón (Evita), first lady of Argentina.