News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
U.S. troops in Iraq celebrate July Fourth
Explosions heard near Japan camp in Iraq
Suspected insurgents arrested in Iraq

Operation Enduring Freedom
Servicemember Rescued in Afghanistan

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Bin Laden may be in Afghan south, Pakistan says
Saudi forces kill top al-Qaida militant
Jordan king criticizes Muslim extremists

Fallen Heroes
Bodies of 2 Navy SEALs found in Afghanistan

They'll fit right in with newsies over here...
Al-Jazeera launching all-English channel

Foxnews: U.S. & World
Bahrain Diplomat Injured in Iraq Gun Attack
Militants Attack Temple in India
Chirac Sparks Cross-Channel Food Fight
Explosives Found at Srebrenica Memorial
Blast Kills One at Police Station in Dagestan
Police Continue Demolitions in Zimbabwe
Mexico May Have Caught Drug Kingpin
Revelry Fills Fourth of July Celebrations

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Iraq insurgents target foreign diplomats
Iran military unit backs president-elect
Israel commits large force for pullout
Pakistani envoy leaving Iraq after attack
Iran president-elect dismisses allegations
Hamas won't join Abbas government
Egypt replaces chiefs of top newspapers
Syria says forces clash with militants
Britain, Germany: Iran talks will go on
Israeli youth take to the front lines
Iran: U.S., Israel waging smear campaign
Hezbollah guerrilla dies in Israel clashes
Baghdad faces brutal heat with less power

Reuters: Top News
Stocks open lower as crude prices weigh
With Supreme Court on mind, Bush heads for Europe
Baghdad gunmen attack Bahrain, Pakistan diplomats
Six attackers killed in raid on Indian holy site
Tone down rhetoric on Supreme Court choice -Bush
China says Rice to visit this weekend

Department of Defense
Troops Track Terrorists, Prevent Attacks — Story
Progress Continues; Officials Note Milestones — Story
Statement Expresses Regret for Casualties — Story
Doctor Who Aided Terrorists Captured — Story

ON THE GROUND
Iraqi Civilian Tip Leads to Weapons Cache — Story

IN IRAQ
Task Force Baghdad Delivers Tons of Food
Airmen Defend Inside the Wire

IN AFGHANISTAN
Airmen Donate Supplies to Afghans
Operation Diablo Reach Back Targets Militia

FACE OF DEFENSE
Airman Manages Warehouse — Story

Atlanta Parade Salutes Troops — Story
Parade Reunites Families

TOP NEWS
IN IRAQ
Iraqi Security Forces Make Progress
Troops Seize Weapons, Suspects
Suicide Bomber Kills 12 in Iraq
U.S. Forces Nab Suspects
Insurgents Changed Tactics
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps
Iraq Daily Update
Multinational Force Iraq
Weekly Progress Report (pdf)
'Eye on Iraq' (pdf)
'Boots on the Ground' Audio Archive
Fact Sheet: Helping Women in Iraq

IN AFGHANISTAN
Former Rebels Sign Pledges
Battles Near Kandahar Kill 3 Enemies
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps
Afghan Reconstruction Group Recruiting

WAR ON TERRORISM
Officials Release Strategy
Religious Practices Respected
Detainees Treated Humanely
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
President Calls for Support
Recruiters Reach Out
National Guard, Reserve Update

CASUALTIES
Officials Identify Army Casualty — Story

Weather
Iraq
Al Azamiyah Al Basrah Al Hillah Al Karkh Al Kazimiyah Al Kut
An Nasiriyah Baghdad Baqubah Mosul Najaf Nineveh Tall Kayf

Afghanistan
Bost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul Qandahar

Gitmo

Today in History
1643 - Essex County, Massachusetts, sees the first recorded tornado in the U.S.
1687 - Isaac Newton's PRINCIPIA is published in England.
1808 - Battle of Buenos Aires.
1811 - Venezuela becomes the first South American country to gain independence from Spain.
1814 - American forces defeat the British and Canadians at Chippewa, Ontario.
1830 - France invades Algeria, beginning a forty-year conquest.
1859 - Captain N.C. Brooks discovers the Midway Islands.
1861 - Fighting at Carthage, Missouri.
1865 - William Booth founds the Salvation Army.
1935 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the National Labor Relations Act.
1940 - The British break off diplomatic relations with the Vichy government in France.
1944 - Harry Crosby takes the first rocket airplane, the MX-324, for its maiden flight.
1950 - The Law of Return is passed, guaranteeing all Jews the right to live in Israel.
1962 - Algeria gains its independence after 132 years of French rule.
1966 - The National Guard mobilizes in Omaha after a third night of riots; the Saturn I rocket launches at Cape Kennedy.
1970 - An Air Canada DC-8 crashes only seven miles from Toronto's airport, killing 109.
1978 - The Soyuz 30 spacecraft touches down in Soviet Kazakhstan.
1984 - The Supreme Court rules that evidence seized with defective warrants can now be used in criminal trials, weakening the 70-year-old "exclusionary rule

Birthdays
1794 - Sylvester Graham (inventor of the Graham Cracker)
1801 - David G. Farragut, naval hero
1810 - Phineas Taylor ("P.T.") Barnum, circus promoter (Barnum & Bailey)
1891 - John Northrop, American biochemist (crystallized enzymes), Nobel Prize winner
1902 - Henry Cabot Lodge, politician/ambassador/VP candidate
1904 - Don Goddard, news ancher (ABC Evening News)
1909 - Andrei Gromyko, Soviet President
1952 - Terence T. "Tom" Henricks, Lt. Colonel, USAF/astronaut (STS 44)

Passings
1950 - U.S. Army Pvt. Kenneth Shadrick of WV, the first American KIA in the Korean War.

Reported Missing in Action - July 4th
1967
Craig, Phillip C., USN (NY); A4C shot down, remains returned November, 1986

1969
Fallon, Patrick M., USAF (PA); A1H shot down over Laos

1970
Bookout, Charles F., US Army SF (OK); KIA during ambush

Reported Missing in Action - July 5th
1965
Eisenbraun, William F., US Army SF (CA); fourth tour of duty (1 Korea, 3 Vietnam) - DIC August, 1965

1966
Jackson, James E., Jr., US Army SF (NY); captured during an ambush, released in Cambodia November, 1967

1967
Dodge, Ward Kent, USAF (KS); F105G shot down, remains returned March, 1974.
Frederick, William V., USAF (OH); F105D shot down, remains returned January, 1990
Waddell, Dewey W., USAF (GA); F105D shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Colonel in 1987 - alive and well as of 1998

1968
Burns, Michael T., USAF (IN); F4D shot down, released by DRV in March, 1973 - alive as of 1998
Crumpler, Carl B., USAF (FL); F4D shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Colonel as of 1996 - alive and well as of 1998
Dewberry, Jerry D., USMC (OK); KIA while on patrol, body not recovered
Lawrence, Bruce E., USAF (NJ); F4C shot down, believed KIA, body not recovered (see Silver, Edward D.)
Silver, Edward D., USAF (OR); F4C shot down, POW reported seeing VC propaganda film showing body in flight suit with name of "Silver," believed KIA, body not recovered

1972
Elander, William J., Jr., USAF (NC); F4E shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as Lt. Colonel as of 1996 - alive as of 1998
Logan, Donald K., USAF (CA); F4E shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - alive as of 1998
Spencer, William A., USAF (TX); F4E shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Lt. Colonel as of 1996 - alive and well as of 1998
Seek, Brian J., USAF (CA); F4E shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Colonel as in 1995 - alive and well as of 1998