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Wednesday, June 08, 2005

Army News


Soldiers from the 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division and Iraqi troops, assisted by close combat air support, search for insurgents near Samarra. Photo by Kim Allain.

Troops Foil Eight Planned Terrorist Attacks in Iraq
U.S. Soldiers and Iraqi forces foiled eight planned attacks in Iraq, captured 116 suspected terrorists and killed three others. Much of the credit for the captures goes to Iraqi civilians. β€œThe number of tips received by the local populous shows that they have grown tired of terrorists living in their neighborhoods,” said a leader of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. He added that the Iraqi Army is rapidly improving its proficiency. More

New Job Opportunities for Severely Wounded
An agreement between Veterans Affairs and Walter Reed Army Medical Center now gives severely wounded service members, the opportunity to receive training through the VA while they are recuperating, as well as temporary jobs. Thirty-five troops have already taken advantage of the program, called VET IT. Fifteen of those 35 now have permanent VA positions, and more than 800 veterans on medical hold status could benefit from this program. More

'Statues of Servicemen' Immortalizes Fallen Troops
The "Statues of Servicemen" campaign is a nationwide effort to immortalize every U.S. service member killed in the war on terrorism. The fallen will be honored with the creation of bronze statues of their likeness and placed in their hometowns. Several statues have already been erected or are being planned. Campaign leaders are working with parents and spouses around the country to memorialize more troops. More

Army testing new types of eye protection
Army engineers help transform Najaf Teaching Hospital
Coalition foils 8 attacks in Iraq, detains 116 terrorists
U.S., Russian Soldiers assault Grafenwoehr in Torgau β€˜05
Hot race means mixed results for military drivers
Army team takes rain-delayed hot laps in final practice
Dave Weiss – Army tire carrier
New defense policy to transform Canadian forces

from http://www.army.mil
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