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Saturday, July 16, 2005

Recent Milblog Discoveries

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Greg, stuck in Qatar

and

Thoughts on America


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Army MIA's Identified

Visit Echo9er to read the story of four Army Heroes that are finally coming home...

Army Soldiers MIA from Vietnam War are Identified

My Hero...

Sylvia sends this picture of her boyfriend, Michael K., currently serving in Iraq.

Michael, thank you for all you do for all of us back home in the States. Keep your head down, and your helmet on - take care, and stay safe.
GUARD DUTY — U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Anthony Trivarelli, assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Raven Flight, guards a C-130E and crew after arrival at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq, July 6, 2005. Ravens are a flyaway security team responsible for cockpit denial and the protection of aircraft and aircrews while airborne and on the ground. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Alfred A. Gerloff Jr.

In Today's News - Saturday, July 16, 2005

Quote of the Day
When duty calls, that is when character counts.
-- William Safire

News of Note
London Bombings
London terror toll rises to 55
London Terror Arrest
Pakistan Investigating School
Accused Ringleader Studied in N.C.
Suicide bomber's family suspect son 'brainwashed'
Pakistan detains two more suspects in London probe
London's East End to unite after bomb attacks
Suicide bomber's family suspect son 'brainwashed'

Operation Iraqi Freedom
Minister: al-Zarqawi fled Baghdad recently

Operation Enduring Freedom
Taliban hang Afghan tribal chief

Fallen Heroes
3 British soldiers killed in Iraq

Gitmo
Appeals court says Guantanamo trial can proceed

Other News of Note
Chinese General Threatens U.S. Over Taiwan

Fox News
Reports: Rove Said Journos Told Him CIA Officer's Name
Rove E-Mail Details Cooper Talk
Twenty-Six Arrested by Israeli Troops in Raids
Rice Schedules Surprise Visit
Eleven U.S. Soldiers Charged in Iraq Abuse Incidents
Biblical Scroll Found in Israel
NASA: Shuttle Launch Still Delayed Indefinitely
Attacks Kill 29 Across Iraq
Israeli Airstrikes Kill Six Hamas Militants
Court: Bin Laden's Driver Can Stand Trial
New Mexico Marks A-Bomb Anniversary

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Three of Iraqi president's guards killed
General: Iraq insurgency static in size
Two Hamas members killed in explosion

Reuters: Top News
Baghdad tense after bombs, 3 UK troops killed
Suspected suicide bombing kills 4 in Turkey
Baghdad tense after bombs, 3 UK troops killed
Rehnquist decision focuses US high court vacancy
NASA's shuttle launch off till late next week

Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Three suicide bombs rock Baghdad
U.S. Arrests Insurgent Tied To Egyptian Envoy's Killing

CENTCOM: News Release
U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND WILL CONDUCT EXERCISE WITH SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN STATES
KEY AL QAIDA LEADERS CAPTURED IN IRAQ

Department of Defense
U.S. Commander: Iraqi Forces Improving — Story
Pace Thanks Troops During Afghan Visit — Story
Photos

ON THE GROUND
New Road to Cut Path to Prosperity for Orgun-E — Story
Army Captain Helps Deliver Afghan Baby — Story
3rd Brigade Soldiers Reenlist in Iraq — Story
Teddy Troopers 'Jump' Into Arms of Iraqi Kids — Story
Texas Unit Trains Republic of Georgia Troops — Story

IN IRAQ
Quartermaster Platoon Fuels Iraq Missions

IN AFGHANISTAN
Coalition Works to Help Kabul Residents

FACE OF DEFENSE
Soldier Brings Determination, Optimism to Convoy Job — Story

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Soldiers Get 'ThundHerStruck' — Story
Fundraiser Delivers Oversea Gifts

TOP NEWS
SPECIAL REPORTS

Iraq Transition of Power

IN IRAQ
Bombs Kill 20; 2 U.S. Marines Killed
Captures Won't End Attacks
Myers: Iraqis Shoulder Burden
Suicide Bomber Captured Details
Iraqi Security Forces Capable
Recruits, Junior Leaders Graduate
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps
Iraq Daily Update
Multinational Force Iraq
Iraq Progress Fact Sheet (pdf)
Weekly Progress Report (pdf)

IN AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps
Afghan Reconstruction Group Recruiting

WAR ON TERRORISM
Detainee Provides Valuable Intel
Chertoff Outlines Security Changes
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
Survivors Get Housing Extension
National Guard, Reserve Update

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
622
- Origin of the Islamic Era (Muharram 1, 1 AH)
1439 - England bans kissing.
1775 - U.S. founding father John Adams graduates from Harvard.
1790 - Congress establishes the District of Columbia.
1798 - The U.S. Public Health Service is established; the U.S. Marine Hospital is authorized.
1862 - David G. Farragut becomes the U.S. Navy's first Rear Admiral.
1904 - Samoan chiefs cede the islands of the Manu'a group to the U.S.
1912 - B.A. Fiske patents the airplane-launched naval torpedo.
1927 - Augusto Sandino begins his five-year war against U.S. occupation of Nicaragua.
1941 - Seattle, WA records a record-high temperature of 100˚ F.
1945 - The first atomic bomb is detonated at the Trinity Site in Alamagordo, NM.
1956 - Barnum & Baily Circus is held in a canvas tent for the last time.
1957 - Marine Major John Glenn sets a transcontinental speed record (03:28:08).
1962 - NASA civilian test pilot Joseph A. Walker takes the X-15 to 32,600 m.
1969 - Apollo 11, carrying the first men to land on the Moon, is launched.
1973 - During the Watergate hearings, Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of tapes.
1980 - Ronald Reagan is nominated for President.
1982 - NASA launches Landsat-4; its job is to create a thematic map of the Earth.
1983 - Britain's worst helicopter accident kills 20.
1985 - The F-86 Sabre sets a world aircraft speed record of 1716 m.p.h. (152 k.p.h.)
1990 - In New York City, the Empire State Building catches fire; there are no fatalities.

Holidays
Today is "District of Columbia Day"

Birthdays
1746
- Giuseppe Piazzi, discovered the first asteroid (Ceres)
1821 - Mary Baker Eddy, founded Christian Science
1872 - Roald Amundsen, Norwegian explorer, discovered South Pole
1887 - "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, baseball great
1888 - Frits Zernike, inventor of the phase-contrast microscope, Nobel Prize winner
1896 - Trygve Lie, first UN Secretary-General
1907 - Orville Redenbacher, popcorn king
1932 - Richard L. Thornburgh, U.S. Attorney General

Passings
1918 - Czar Nicholas II of Russia and his family, executed
1991 - Frank Rizzo (Mayor-Philadelphia)

Reported Missing in Action
1968
Neco-Quinones, Felix V., US Army (PR); released by PRG February, 1973

1969
Dawson, James V., USAF (KY); F100D shot down, KIA, body not recovered

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