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Saturday, April 23, 2005

USS Truman Homecoming

from http://www.defendamerica.mil


Family members and friends await the arrival of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., April 18, 2005. The Truman spent four months in the Persian Gulf before returning home to Norfolk, after completing a scheduled six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Courtesy photo by Amanda Hoyle



Tugboats approach the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman as the carrier returns to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., April 18, 2005. The Truman spent four months in the Persian Gulf before returning home to Norfolk, after completing a scheduled six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Courtesy photo by Amanda Hoyle



U.S. Navy sailors man the rails on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, as tugboats push the ship toward the pier at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., April 18, 2005. The Truman spent four months in the Persian Gulf before returning home to Norfolk, after completing a scheduled six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Courtesy photo by Amanda Hoyle



U.S. Navy sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman wave American flags as the ship returns to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., April 18, 2005. The Truman spent four months in the Persian Gulf before returning home to Norfolk, after completing a scheduled six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Courtesy photo by Amanda Hoyle



A banner welcomes home a U.S. sailor aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman as the ship returns to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., April 18, 2005. The Truman spent four months in the Persian Gulf before returning home to Norfolk, after completing a scheduled six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Courtesy photo by Amanda Hoyle



U.S. Navy Seaman Recruit Benjamin Williams, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, stands ready to receive lines from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman as the ship approaches the pier at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., April 18, 2005. The Truman spent four months in the Persian Gulf before arriving home to Norfolk, after completing a scheduled six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ty Swartz



Family members and friends await the arrival of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., April 18, 2005. The Truman spent four months in the Persian Gulf before returning home to Norfolk, after completing a scheduled six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Courtesy photo by Amanda Hoyle



U.S. Navy sailors man the rails on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, as the ship returns to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., April 18, 2005. The Truman spent four months in the Persian Gulf before returning home to Norfolk, after completing a scheduled six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Courtesy photo by Amanda Hoyle



A U.S. Navy sailor, assigned sea and anchor detail, assists the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman as the ship returns to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., April 18, 2005. The sailor watches through a porthole as the ship approaches the pier. The Truman spent four months in the Persian Gulf before returning home to Norfolk, after completing a scheduled six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Courtesy photo by Amanda Hoyle



Family members and friends await their loved ones as the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman returns home to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., April 18, 2005. The Truman spent four months in the Persian Gulf before returning home to Norfolk, after completing a scheduled six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Courtesy photo by Amanda Hoyle



U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Allen Zuszsics, an aviation structural mechanic, holds his son after returning from a deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. The Truman returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., April 18, 2005. The Truman spent four months in the Persian Gulf before returning home to Norfolk, after completing a scheduled six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gregory A. Roberts


Welcome home, THANK YOU, and Job Well Done to all of the USS Truman's returning heroes!




MARINE NOMINATED — U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace, left, addresses the media as President George W. Bush and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld look on at the White House, April 22, 2005. Pace's remarks followed the president's announcement that he has nominated Pace to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. If confirmed as chairman, Pace will be the first Marine in history to hold the position. White House photo by Paul Morse

In Today's News - Saturday, April 23, 2005

Quote of the Day
"The most vital quality a soldier can possess is self-confidence, utter, complete and bumptious."
- Gen. George Patton
JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Top Army brass cleared in Abu Ghraib case
Leaders of Japan, China try to end dispute
Roadside bomb attack kills 9 Iraq troops
Italy's Berlusconi forms new government
Moussaoui says he'll fight death penalty
Ocean off Hawaii filled with wreckage


Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
2 roadside attacks injure Iraqi forces


The US News: Iraq News
Australian troops due to leave for southern Iraq
Private security workers risk all in Iraq
Car bomb kills 8 Iraqis at Shiite mosque
N.C. Company Loses Seven in Iraq
Security Firm Identifies Seven Guards Killed in Iraq
Senate wants Iraqi invite for US troops
TV: Militants threaten to kill hostages
Iraqi Boy Meets Iowa Medic Who Saved Him
Soldier Back From Iraq Thanks School for Donations
Investigators visit site of helicopter crash


Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
More Australian troops leave to join Iraqi deployment
Iraq Leaders May Recruit Ex-Saddam Agents


Katu.com
Deadly roadside bomb hits Iraqi military near Abu Ghraib prison
Moussaoui to fight death peanlty
Roadside bombs wound several Iraqi soldiers and policemen


Ananova: War In Iraq
Tributes to general killed in crash


Fox News
Moussaoui Pleads Guilty
Top Military Brass Cleared of Abu Ghraib Abuse Charges
China, Japan Leaders Meet
Israeli Soldier Stabbed
Koreas to Resume Talks
Church May Accept Gay Nups
Wave of Iraq Violence
Firm IDs Chopper Crash Victims
Romanian Hostages Appear on Tape
Security Firm Loses 7 in Iraq
Video Allegedly Shows Execution


Department of Defense
President Nominates Pace, Giambastiani — Story
Pace Speaks on Leadership, Terror War
Trained Iraqi Security Forces Top 155,000 — Story
Military Tackles Tough Iraq Logistics Mission — Story

ON THE GROUND
Team Effort Manages Bagram’s Busy Air Ops — Story
Afghan Boy Leads Troops to Weapons, Drugs — Story
Afghan Officers Complete Counterintel Course — Story
Unit Assumes Afghan Border Province Duties — Story
Renovations on Fallujah School Complete — Story

IN IRAQ
Australians Teach Logistics to Iraqi Army
Seabees Build to Help Docs

IN AFGHANISTAN
Reservists Keep Communications Connected
Soldiers Use Many Tools in Clearing Mines

IN UZBEKISTAN
Troops Donate Goods to Uzbek Baby Orphanage
Humanitarian Efforts Benefit Uzbeks, Troops

FACE OF DEFENSE
Marine Sacrifices for Second Tour in Iraq — Story

'SemperComm' Connects Troops -- Story
Send Free Mother's Day Cards

TOP NEWS
SPECIAL REPORTS
Medal of Honor
Two Years in Iraq
'Gitmo' Detainee Camp

IN IRAQ
Attacks Don't Undermine Progress
Australia Deploys More Troops
Thousands Show Up for Police Jobs
Leaders Work to Improve Sadr City
Success in Iraq - DoD Fact Sheet
Year in Review 2004 Fact Sheets (pdf)
Iraq Daily Update
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps
Weekly Progress Report (pdf)

IN AFGHANISTAN
Coalition, Insurgents Clash
Officer Assigned Liaison Duties
Defense Leaders' Views on Afghanistan
Enduring Freedom Marks 3 Years
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps
Afghan Reconstruction Group Recruiting

WAR ON TERRORISM
Coast Guard Confronts Threats
U.S. to Begin Training Georgians
Linguist Program Produces Results
Language Latest Weapon in Arsenal
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
3rd Corps Chief Salutes Troops
Navy Fleet Hospital Earns Award
Coastal Warfare Squadron Deploys
Soldier Found Guilty in Attack
Program Eases Homecoming Stress
Wounded Vets Generate Legislation
National Guard, Reserve Update


Today in History
1014 - King Brian of Ireland (Brian Boru) is killed by retreating Vikings, shortly after his army defeated them.
1348 - The first English order of knighthood is founded.
1500 - Pedro Cabal claims Brazil for Portugal.
1521 - In Spain, royalist troops defeat The Comuneros.
1759 - British forces seize Basse-Terre and Guadeloupe from France.
1789 - President George Washington moves into Franklin House, New York.
1826 - Missolonghi falls to the Egyptians.
1865 - Union cavalry units skirmish with Confederate forces in North Carolina and Alabama.
1895 - Russia, France, and Germany force Japan to return the Liaodong peninsula to China.
1915 - The ACA becomes the National Advisory Council on Aeronautics (NACA), forerunner of NASA.
1924 - The U.S. Senate passes the Soldiers' Bonus Bill.
1934 - In Wisconsin, FBI Special Agent H. Carter Baum is killed by George "Baby Face" Nelson during a raid.
1942 - In retaliation for a British raid on Lubeck, the Germans begin a series of raids - the "Baedeker raids." They will hit Exeter, Bath, York, Norwich, and other cities, killing close to 1,000 people.
1945 - The Soviet Army enters Berlin.
1950 - Chiang Kai-shek evacuates Hainan, leaving mainland China to Mao Zedong and the communists.
1954 - The Army-McCarthy hearings begin.
1966 - President Lyndon Johnson appeals for more nations to aid South Vietnam.
1969 - Sirhan Sirhan is sentenced to death for the murder of Senator Robert Kennedy.
1971 - The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 10.
1975 - President Gerald Ford, in a speech at Tulane University, declares that as far as America is concerned, the Vietnam War is finished.

Birthdays
1564
- William Shakespeare.
1791 - James Buchanan, 15th US President.
1813 - Stephen A. Douglas, American politician.
1897 - Lucius D. Clay, US military governor of occupied Berlin.
1926 - Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Mercury and Gemini astronaut, died in an accident on Apollo 1.
1928 - Shirley Temple Black, child actress & US ambassador.

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