News of Note:
Girl Cuts Hair For Uncle Going To IraqMarine Killed by Small-Arms Fire in IraqJapanese hostage may be dead, company saysTroop who refused Iraq deployment chargedTwo Camp Lejeune Marines killed in IraqTwo GIs From 'Adopted' Colorado Unit Die In IraqCritics say satellite TV beams Arab, Western `poison' into IraqLorton Woman Goes To Trial For Iraqi Prison AbuseEvidence of European Oil-for-Food GraftSenate Subcommittee Report (pdf)JuneauEmpire.com: Associated PressErrant flight prompts Capital evacuationsBolton's chances for approval brighten34 bases on worst toxic waste sites listColonel reprimanded over Abu Ghraib abuseIraqi insurgents go on rampage, kill 69Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on IraqIran poised to end nuclear activity freezeIsraelis celebrate 57th independence dayRocket fired from Lebanon lands in IsraelFBI praises Saudi crackdown on militantsSudan lifts ban on pro-opposition paperIsrael official says no Gaza pullout delayLebanon church seeks new election lawRockets fired in Samawah, no casualtiesKuwait draws up charges against SaddamBattle near border puts pressure on SyriaThe US News: Iraq News
Four suicide attacks kill at least 71 in IraqIraqi militant group claims Tikrit bombing-WebIraq cabinet deal falters as Sunni rejects postAustralia again appeals for release of hostage in IraqInsurgents Unleash Deadly Attacks in Iraqi Cities, U.S. Forces Push Toward Syrian BorderJapan Considering Exit Strategy From IraqIraqi president seeks South American aidCENTCOMSECURITY MEASURES CONTINUE TO YIELD WEAPONS AND TERROR SUSPECTSOPERATION MATADOR CONTINUES INTO FOURTH DAYVarious SourcesBattle near border puts pressure on SyriaInfamous pics allowed in Abu Ghraib trialArab-South American summit condemns 'terrorist' attacks in Iraq, eyes closer cooperationFox NewsBombings Kill Eight Iraqis, Two Marines
Iran Denies Claims of Halted Nuke ActivitiesGrenade Thrown at Bush SpeechAbu Ghraib Colonel Won't Be Reprimanded N. Korea Moves Toward Plutonium ExtractionExperts: Ethnic Rifts Dividing Al QaedaProbe Into U.N. Nom Bolton Continues; Vote ExpectedPakistan Won't Hand over Al Qaeda No. 3 to U.S. SoonAfghan Protests Reach KabulDepartment of DefenseFighter Jets Respond to Stray Aircraft —
StoryOperation Matador Continues in Iraqi Province —
StoryOperation Cobweb Targets Enemy in Wasit Province Top Docs Applaud Congress for Care Initiative —
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Villagers Ask for Security Presence in Bermel —
StoryIraqi Freedom Combat Equipment Returns —
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StoryIN IRAQForward Deployed Medics Save Lives Behind Scenes Army Chief of Staff Visits Vanguard TroopsWork Begins on New Vehicle Repair FacilityBattle Assessment Reviews Hero's FightSoldiers Transform Bunker into Coffee ShopInfantry Soldiers Hunt for Weapons CachesIN AFGHANISTAN
U.S. Paratroopers Deal Blow to Taliban ForcesIN THE PERSIAN GULF Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ship Supports Iraqi Navy USS Mustin Conducts Maritime Security OpsAustralian-Led Command Patrols Persian GulfFACE OF DEFENSETwins Serve at Camp Fallujah —
Story'Hugs4Smiles' Supports Troops —
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SPECIAL REPORTSBase Realignment and Closure 2005IN IRAQ
Operation Targets InsurgentsVinson Aircraft Strike Insurgents Training Key to Reconstruction USACE Welcomes Engineer Interns Success in Iraq - DoD Fact SheetYear in Review 2004 Fact Sheets (pdf)Iraq Daily UpdateMultinational Force IraqIraq ReconstructionMapsWeekly Progress Report (pdf)IN AFGHANISTANProgram Aims to RepatriateGiambastiani Visits TroopsAfghanistan Daily UpdateMapsAfghan Reconstruction Group Recruiting WAR ON TERRORISMPakistanis Safeguard Gulf of Oman Bush Thanks Georgia for SupportWaging and Winning the War on TerrorTerrorism TimelineTerrorism Knowledge BaseMILITARY NEWSCommittee Reviews Pay PackageRumsfeld, Latin Leaders Confer Ohio Guard Engineer Team Deploys Marines: Vests Offer ProtectionPilot Gets Award for Saving Crew USS Nimitz Strike Group Deploys National Guard, Reserve UpdateTRANSFORMATION
BRAC: Communities Get Guidance —
StorySpecial Office Aids Communities BRAC Process Sets StageBRAC Examines Surge Capability Commander Talks Basing PrioritiesCASUALTIESOfficials Identify Casualties —
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The Weather ChannelIraqAl Azamiyah Al Basrah Al Hillah Al Karkh Al Kazimiyah Al Kut An Nasiriyah Baghdad Baqubah Mosul Najaf Nineveh Tall KayfAfghanistanBost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul QandaharThis Day in History1604 - The Spanish garrison of Aardenburg surrenders to Mauritius.
1780 - Charleston, SC falls to the British
1789 - The Society of St. Tammany is formed by Revolutionary War soldiers, later becoming an in famous NYC political group.
1792 - A toilet that flushes itself at regular intervals is patented.
1862 - Federal troops occupies Baton Rouge, LA.
1864 - Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia.
1870 - Manitoba becomes a province of Canada.
1881 - Tunisia becomes a French protectorate.
1898 - Louisiana adopts a new constitution with a clause designed to eliminate black voters.
1915 - Croatians plunder Armenia; 250 are killed.
1925 - Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan become autonomous Soviet republics.
1928 - Mussolini ends woman's rights in Italy.
1933 - The Federal Emergency Relief Administration and Agricultural Adjustment Administration are formed.
1940 - Nazi conquest of France begins when the Germans cross the Meuse River.
1942 - 1,500 Jews are gassed in Auschwitz.
- A German U-boat sinks an American cargo ship at mouth of Mississippi River.
1943 - German troops in Tunisia surrender.
1944 - More than 900 8th Air Force bombers attack Zwikau, Bohlen, and Brüx.
1949 - The Berlin Airlift begins.
1951 - On Enewetak Atoll, the first H-Bomb test occurs.
1963 - A race riot erupts in Birmingham, AL.
1964 - Manlio Brosio is named secretary-general of NATO.
1965 - Israel and West Germany begin diplomatic relations.
1970 - Harry A. Blackmun is confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice.
1970 - 6 blacks are killed (5 of them by police) during race riots in Augusta, GA.
1975 - The U.S. merchant vessel
Mayaguez is seized by Cambodian forces.
1980 - Maxie Anderson and his son, Chris, complete the first non-stop crossing of the U.S. via hot-air balloon.
1982 - In Portugal, a Spanish priest with a bayonet is stopped before he can attack Pope John Paul II.
1986 - President Reagan appoints Dr. James C. Fletcher Administrator of NASA
1989 - Retired British pilot Jack Mann is kidnapped by Islamic extremists
1997 - 14 North Koreans defect to South Korea
Birthdays1670 - August II ("The Strong One"), King of Poland - had over 350 children.
1806 - Amos Beebe Eaton, Union Brevet Major General
1812 - Louis Ludwig Blenker, Union Brigadier General
1889 - Otto Frank, father of Anne Frank
1910 - Dorothy Crowfoot-Hodgkin, British chemist / Nobel prize winner
1914 - Dan Daniel (Representative-VA)
- Howard K Smith, TV newsman
1922 - Barend Busnac, resistance fighter
1926 - Earl Hutto (Representative-FL)
- Mervyn M. Dymally (Representative-CA, )
1928 - Manuel Lujan, Jr. (Representative-NM)
1936 - Tom Snyder, newscaster
1937 - Gerry E. Studds (Representative-MA)
1938 - Andrei Amalrik Russian dissident
1939 - Ronald Ziegler press secretary to Richard Nixon.
1942 - Dumitru Dediu Romania, cosmonaut (Soyuz 40 backup)
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