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Sunday, April 30, 2006

New Playground, Taji, Iraq

U.S. Army Maj. Jeff Pugh helps Iraqi children put gravel on the new playground at the Al Shrooq Primary and Secondary School in Taji, Iraq, April 19, 2006. Pugh serves as a civil affairs officer with Company A, 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, attached to 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent Hunt


Iraqi children from the Al Shrooq Primary and Secondary School in Taji, Iraq, help spread gravel, April 19, 2006, at the new playground donated by Iraqi and U.S. companies. Iraqi army and Multinational Division–Baghdad soldiers, along with children at the school, pitched in to help make the school improvements. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent Hunt


U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ronnie Reece helps Iraqi children spread gravel at the new playground at the Al Shrooq Primary and Secondary School in Taji, Iraq, April 19, 2006. Reece is assigned as civil affairs noncommissioned officer-in-charge with Company A, 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, attached to 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent Hunt


U.S. Army Sgt. Gerardo Garcia helps set up the playground at the Al Shrooq Primary and Secondary School in Taji, Iraq, April 19, 2006. Iraqi army and Multinational Division–Baghdad soldiers, along with children from the school, pitched in to put the playground together from donated items from both Iraq and the United States. Garcia serves as a wheeled-vehicle mechanic with the 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division’s Personal Security Detachment. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent Hunt


U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ronnie Reece (left), Iraqi school children, the school’s headmaster, and U.S. Army Sgt. Lucas Murray pose for a photo after completing work on the playground at the Al Shrooq Primary and Secondary School in Taji, Iraq, April 19, 2006. Reece serves as civil affairs noncommissioned officer-in-charge, Company A, 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, attached to 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division; Murray is assigned as an infantryman with Company D, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, Rhode Island National Guard. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent Hunt
by Tech. Sgt. Steven G. Trigg
April 28, 2006
Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen greets Col. Dennis Adams, commander of the 278th Regimental Combat Team, Tennessee Army National Guard, as Maj. Gen. Gus L. Hargett Jr., assistant adjutant general, Tennessee State Area Command looks on. The city of Knoxville hosted the welcome home parade for the Soldiers--who were deployed to Iraq--on April 22, 2006.

In Today's News - Sunday, April 30, 2006

Quote of the Day
“This is not a battle between the United States of America and terrorism,
but between the free and democratic world and terrorism."
-- Tony Blair

Fox News
Taking to the Streets (NYC Anti-war rally)
Colin Powell: I Wanted More Troops in Iraq
U.S. Reacts to Mexico's New Drug Legalization Law
20 Insurgents Dead After Raids By U.S., Iraqi Troops
Change of Heart (Iran)
Storms Batter Eastern Texas
Indian Hostage Found Beheaded in Afghanistan
Peru Pulls Ambassador From Venezuela Over Comments
Tijuana Police Find Body of Kidnapped American
China Mine Blast Kills 24
Ongoing Violence Forces Thousands of Iraqis to Move- U.S.: Video Is Propaganda
Police Blow Up News Rack Due to 'M:I:III' Advertisement
Body Found in Hotel ID'd as Missing Georgia Soldier
Oil Industry Unapologetic
Small Business Page
Cybersecurity Center

Reuters: Top News
Russia's atomic proposal still on table: Iran
Nepal's king swears in arch rival as new premier
US, Iraqi troops kill more than 20 foreign rebels
Latin Americans cement left alliance
Pakistan frees aide to disgraced nuclear scientist
Economist John Kenneth Galbraith dies
L.A. mayor picks NFL talks over immigrant boycott
Bush skewers self at correspondents' dinner
Calif. Democrats pick Schwarzenegger challenger
Making money on the moon seen key to exploration
NASA launches climate satellites
New physics chip aims to shake up video games
Kurdistan buzzes as other parts of Iraq burn
Power hangs in balance on European Microsoft case
Bullion stocks get no glitter from gold's jump
Glut of retail assets could slow auctions
U.S. banks catch investors' attention
Avon sales growth tops estimates, shares jump
AFP in talks to sell AFX agency to Thomson: source
Will data pave way for rate-hike halt?
Cummins profit rises, but shares fall
American Axle quarterly earnings fall, shares drop
Avon sales growth tops estimates, shares jump
Phillips-Van Heusen raises outlook, shares hit high

AP World News
U.S., Iraqis Kill More Than 20 Insurgents
Sudan Says It's Ready to Sign Darfur Deal
China Paper: Man Buys Fighter Jet on EBay
Draft Surprise: Bush, Leinart, White Fall
Israel Changes Route of West Bank Barrier
Rally Planned to Protest Darfur Genocide
Storms Batter Texas With Wind and Hail
Church Launches 'Da Vinci Code' Campaign
Scientists Study Hundreds of Dead Dolphins
U.S. Cautious About Mexico Drug Measure
Iran Official: U.N. Won't Impose Sanctions

Military.com
Bush Warns of More Tough Fighting
Pentagon Hacker Compromises Personal Data
Bush OKs Dubai Firm Operating U.S. Plants
Army Charges Former Abu Ghraib Officer
House Panel Boosts F-22A Spending

CENTCOM: News Releases
COALITION DESTROYS CACHES IN PAKTIKA, GHAZNO PROVINCES

IEDs DISCOVERED IN KUNAR, ZABOL PROVINCES

SPARTAN COMMANDER HONORS PRT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

U.S. REPATRIATES TEN SOMALIS

INSURGENTS FLEE, CACHE FOUND

Department of Defense
Bush: Democracy Will Hurt Terrorism - Story
Forces Capture 10 Terrorism Suspects - Story
U.S. Soldier Injured in Afghanistan Landing - Story

DefendAmerica Week in Review
Sunday - Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Saturday

IRAQ
Renewal In Iraq
Fact Sheet: Progress and Work Ahead
Report: Strategy for Victory in Iraq
Iraq Daily Update
This Week in Iraq (PDF)
Multinational Force Iraq
State Dept. Weekly Iraq Report (PDF)
'Boots on the Ground' Audio Archive
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps

AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
Fact Sheet: Budget Request
Fact Sheet: War on Terror
Fact Sheet: Terror Plots Disrupted
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
National Guard, Reserve Update

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

Afghanistan
Bost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul Qandahar

Gitmo

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