Sunday, August 07, 2005

U.S. Forces Provide Medical Aid

A young girl shares cold water, provided by U.S. Army soldiers from the 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, with Iraqi people waiting at a checkpoint to be examined during a Medical Civil Action Program visit to Fenjan Village near Baghdad, Iraq, July 26, 2005. Every few weeks the medical staff provides health care and assistance to civilians in different locations in Iraq. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon

A U.S. Army soldier, from the 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, provides cold water to Iraqi civilians as they wait at the checkpoint before entering the school compound to be examined during a Medical Civil Action Program visit to Fenjan Village near Baghdad, Iraq, July 26, 2005.U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon

U.S. Army female soldiers screen an Iraqi woman before she enters the school compound to be examined during a Medical Civil Action Program visit to Fenjan Village near Baghdad, Iraq, July 26, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brad Spaid, from the 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, directs Iraqi civilians to be seated as they wait to be examined during a Medical Civil Action Program visit to Fenjan Village near Baghdad, Iraq, July 26, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon

U.S. Army Spc. Albert Penarejo, from the 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, examines a patient during a Medical Civil Action Program visit to Fenjan Village near Baghdad, Iraq, July 26, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon

U.S. Army Pfc. Maya Madlock, from the 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, injects a needle in an infected area of a boy's thumb during a Medical Civil Action Program visit to Fenjan Village near Baghdad, Iraq, July 26, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon

A U.S. Army solider hands out toys to children after the children were seen by Army pediatricians, from the 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, during a Medical Civil Action Program visit to Fenjan Village near Baghdad, Iraq, July 26, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon

posted by Pam @ 10:22 AM |

Blogwatch - Michael Yon

If you haven't been to see Michael Yon's Online Magazine in a little while, you should really make a point of getting there.

Among his recent posts are:

God's Will (...the Deuce Four loses a Hero)
Inside the police station, LTC Kurilla, Commander of Deuce Four, met with the brother of a taxi driver killed on Monday. Deuce Four believed they wrongly shot the man, so they chose to pay condolence compensation to a member of his family. The brother nodded and said ensha’allah, an expression meaning that it's God’s will that he died. I have seen the parents of children killed by car bombs say ensha’allah as if it makes it all comprehensible. Kids blown up, ensha’allah; airplanes fly into buildings, ensha’allah; the electricty goes out ensha’allah. Yet then many ask--without a twitch of irony--why the Americans cannot make the electricity stay on in Iraq: terrorists blow up the generators, ensha’allah.

Monday, Mosul, Iraq (....how you know you can trust Michael Yon for the real story)
The three most dangerous places in Iraq are Baghdad, Mosul, and Al Anbar province. While most of Iraq is functioning peacefully, a civil war sizzles and pops in these important areas...

posted by Pam @ 10:21 AM |

APACHE SUNRISE — A U.S. Army A-64 Apache helicopter prepares to land as the sun comes up at Camp Taji, Iraq, July 23, 2005. Camp. The Apaches provide ground forces air support during search operations. Defense Dept. photo by Tech. Sgt. Russell E. Cooley IV

posted by Pam @ 10:20 AM |

In Today's News - Sunday, August 7, 2005

Quote of the Day
"We don't want our kids to fight. But sometimes they have to fight and when they do, we have to support them."
-- General Tommy Franks

News of Note
Russian Sub Rescue
Russian Sailors Rescued
All seven crewmembers alive
Fast Facts: Recent Sub Accidents

Operation Iraqi Freedom
'Quick Strike' Goes to Attack Area
Coalition Forces Seize Terror Suspects
Joint U.S.-Iraqi Security Ops Fight Terrorism

Homeland Security / War on Terror ("GSAVE")
Terrorist Gripes About Iraqi Al Qaeda Leadership
Zambia Deports Briton Suspected in London Attacks

News of the Weird
Something fishy about new Chicago hotel

Fox News
N. Korea Nuke Talks on Hiatus
Israeli Cabinet OKs 1st Stage of Gaza Pullout; Netanyahu Resigns
Roadside Bomb Kills Two GIs
Shuttle Readies for Return
Supreme Court Justice Stevens Slams Death Penalty
Iran Rejects Nuke Proposal
Iran Swears In President

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Suicide bomber kills two in central Iraq
Israeli finance minister resigns over Gaza
Two U.S. soldiers killed in central Iraq
Palestinian legal system shut in protest
Iran rejects European nuclear proposal
Israel considers ways to curb extremists
Shiite group wedding held in Baghdad slum
U.S. probe rejects Iraqis' shooting claims
Egyptian town was site of Israeli pullout
Pentagon trying to combat roadside bombs
Ahmadinejad sworn in as president of Iran

Reuters: Top News
Iraqi leaders seek to break constitution deadlock
Saudi says ties with U.S. 'couldn't be better'
U.S. may cut Iraq troops by 20,000-30,000-NY Times
Envoys to N.Korea nuclear talks take 3-week recess
White House officials meet anti-war protesters
Justice Dept denies request for Roberts documents
IBM silicon process speeds communications chips
Discovery crew says confident of safe return

Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Yemen puts Iraqis on trial for embassy bomb plots
Iraqi Premier Courts Shiites
Some Bombs Used in Iraq Are Made in Iran, U.S. Says
Insurgency continues targeting civilians

Department of Defense
Combined Efforts Squelch Terrorist Attacks — Story

IN IRAQ
Unit Trains for Routine, Ready for Unexpected

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Secretary Recognizes ASY Team

TOP NEWS
IN IRAQ
Official Reports Iraq Gains
Attacks in Response to Pressure
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps
Iraq Daily Update
Multinational Force Iraq

IN AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
British Commander Optimistic
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
U.S., Russian Leaders Hold Talks
National Guard, Reserve Update

Today in History
1498 - Columbus arrives in the Caribbean.
1782 - George Washington creates the Order of the Purple Heart.
1789 - The U.S. War Department is established.
1882 - The Hatfields of south WV and the McCoys of east KY feud; 100 are killed or wounded.
1888 - Theophilus Van Kannel patents the revolving door.
1934 - A U.S. Court of Appeals upholds a lower court ruling striking down the government attempt to bank "Ulysses", a controversial James Joyce novel.
1941 - In Romania, 551 Jews are shot in the Kishnev ghetto.
1942 - Guadalcanal, in the Solomon Islands, sees the first WWII American offensive in the Pacific.
1947 - The balsa raft Kon Tiki crashes into a Polynesian reef.
1951 - The Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket reaches a speed of 1,992 kph.
1954 - Charles Mahoney becomes the first African-American to serve as a full U.N. delegate.
1959 - Explorer 6 transmits the first TV photo of Earth from space.
1960 - The Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) gains independence from France.
1961 - In Vostok-2, Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles the Earth for a full day.
1964 - The U.S. Congress approves the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, allowing the President to "take 'all necessary steps' to protect the forces of the United States and its allies."
1971 - Apollo 15 returns to Earth.
1974 - Philippe Petit walks on a tightrope strung between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center.
1976 - The U.S. Viking 2 goes into Martian orbit after an 11-month flight from Earth.
1978 - Thousands of mourners pay their respects to Pope Paul VI.
1990 - Saudi Arabia allows U.S. troops on their soil, as Operation Desert Shield begins.
1991 - A court grants Manuel Noriega access to secret U.S. documents.

Birthdays
317 - Constantius II, Roman emperor (337-61)
1742 - Nathanael Greene, General, American Revolutionary War
1779 - Carl Ritter, co-founder of modern geography
1876 - Mata Hari, dancer/courtesan/spy (WW I)
1904 - Ralph J. Bunche, U.N. founder / diplomat / Nobel Prize winner (1950)
1927 - Edwin W. Edwards (Gov-LA)
1956 - Kent V. Rominger, U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr/astronaut

Passings
1957 - Oliver Hardy comedian of Laurel and Hardy
1991 - Shotzie, Cincinnati Reds mascot (dog), dies at 9

Reported Missing in Action
1965
Gray, Harold Edwin, Jr., USN (NY); A1H shot down

1966
Brazelton, Michael L., USAF (CA); released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Colonel - alive and well as of 1998

Fryer, Charles Wigger, USN (OK); A1H shot down, KIA, body not recovered

Gideon, Willard S., USAF (MD); F105D shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Colonel - alive as of 1998

Moran, Richard Allan, USN (AR); A4B shot down, KIA, body not recovered

Pyle, Thomas S., USAF (DE); F105F shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Lt. Colonel - alive and well as of 1998

Sandvick, Robert J., USAF (MT); F105F shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Colonel - alive as of 1998

Wendell, John H., USAF (TX); F105D shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Lt. Colonel - alive as of 1998

1967
Chambers, Carl D., USAF (CA); F4C shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - alive and well as of 1998

Wilson, Glenn H., USAF (WV); F4C shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - deceased January, 1988

1971
Berg, Bruce A., US Army (WA); KIA, body not recovered

posted by Pam @ 9:05 AM |

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