Quote of the Day
"It is the soldier, not the reporter,
who has given us the freedom of the press.
It is the soldier, not the poet,
who has given us the freedom of speech.
It is the soldier, not the campus organizer,
who gives us the freedom to demonstrate.
It is the soldier who salutes the flag,
who serves beneath the flag,
and whose coffin is draped by the flag,
who allows the protester to burn the flag."
-- Father Dennis Edward O'Brien, Sergeant, USMC
News of NoteOperation Iraqi FreedomU.S. in Talks on Iraq Cease-Fires VIDEO-
Bomber in Iraqi Police Recruit Line Kills 25News agency AP says cameraman killed in IraqUS eyes cease-fires to end Iraq violenceBush, Talabani cite progress in IraqSunnis revolt against al-Qaida in IraqBaghdad embassy plans turn up onlineHomeland Security / War on Terror / Hamas-Hezbollah HappeningsDead Guantanamo prisoner had U.S. military trainingSyria may trouble Lebanon after U.N. vote: Hariri -
VideoHomeland Security probes TB fugitive case -
VideoBorder worker disregarded TB warning (This does NOT inspire confidence...)Troops on TrialU.S. Marine Vet Faces Hearing on Discharge Status for Wearing Uniform at ProtestFallen HeroesCrashed chopper had dropped off troopsOther Military NewsArmy Trains GIs for Wartime InterviewsPay Raise for '08 Nearly LockedPolitics / GovernmentN.H. Governor Signs Civil Unions BillPutin: U.S. Has Triggered New Arms RaceEdwards launches plan to boost ethanol useCuba could overshadow Rice's Spain tripEx-U.S. presidents attend Graham library launchThousands volunteer for candidate Obama in NevadaZoellick likely to be approved as World Bank chiefBush wants global meeting on climate change -
VideoIn the Courts / Crime and Punishment / Law and OrderSuspect: British Agents Killed Ex-KGB SpyIowa Woman Sues Wal-Mart Over Fall in Puddle of Vomit (Now there's a headline you don't see every day...)Son Nearly Amputates Mom's Arm With Samurai Sword, Police Say (and there's another one...) 2 Toddlers Drown in Northwestern Pennsylvania Pond as Babysitter SleepsTwo Years After Disappearance, Natalee Holloway's Mom Remains 'Hopeful'Spain Makes Court Claim Over Sunken Colonial-Era TreasureMan Described as One of World's Top 10 Spammers Arrested in SeattleAuthorities Believe Religious Differences Played Role in Slaying of California Father, Daughter'Guru of Ganja' Convicted on Marijuana ChargesMan Held in Calfornia Burning DeathsSpector Defense Seeks to Enter Wife's DiaryU.N. NewsAfrican Union hasn't yet approved large Darfur forceMedia in the Media / Bloggers in the News / Watching the WebWal-Mart Cashier Says He Was Fired Over MySpace Bomb JokeJunk Mail Piles Despite Spam King ArrestScience / Medicine / TechnologyWhat Global Warming?Bush Urges Greenhouse-Gas Standards by '08Wi-Find Out If It's Legal?Painful children's disease gets experts' attentionCDC says peanut butter salmonella sickened 628New games for weathering the summer doldrums -
VideoNokia unveils three new phonesDNA co-discoverer Watson gets his genome sequencedOrangutan study suggests early walking on two legsNASA clears Atlantis for June 8 launchJapanese robot dances to iPod musicMother NatureZoo: Rare Rhino Death Leaves 13 Left in World Forecast for '07: 17 Major Storms, 9 HurricanesAP finds 5 vulnerable hurricane areasOddities'Finest' Loch Ness Monster Video CapturedBosnian in legal row over cow falling in mass graveIndian lawyers tie man to tree, beat himOther News of NoteRussia spurns West's concessions on Kosovo futureSerbs snatch war-crimes general in gesture to WestFox News'Clevis' Stings Spelling Bee Favorite PHOTOSUniversal to Open Harry Potter Theme ParkNEWS IN PHOTOS: Images of Today's NewsTo Have and to Hold: How Stars Stay Happily HitchedPop Tarts: Naked Britney Spears Billboard Banned in New ZealandRarely-Before-Seen Marilyn Monroe Photos Show Sex Symbol Just Before She Died35 NFL Players Qualify for Dementia-Alzheimer's AssistanceReuters: Top NewsThat's Showbuzz! Highlights of US celebrity magsJohnny Cash's son opens up on parents' addictionsMTV's "Unplugged" reborn with Police, Bon JoviIt was 40 years ago today...Sgt Pepper wins new fansS&P 500 ends at record, Dell jumps after hours -
VideoOil up, settles over $68 as U.S. crude stocks fall -
VideoDell rises after resultsNikkei tops 18,000 as Toyota gains groundDollar off 3-month high vs yen ahead of U.S. jobs dataJob growth seen perking upThe "quant" challengeDow Jones to consider Murdoch bid, other offersDell profit beats Street; to cut 10 pct of jobsFirst-quarter growth weak, future looks brighterWait until next year on U.S. interest rates?ICE urges CBOT members to defy board on CME dealWal-Mart: $4 generics now 38 pct of filled scriptsAP World NewsJackson goods net about $500,000Bancroft family to consider Murdoch bidDonovan leaving Gators to coach MagicParis Hilton's jail time countdown is onDell to cut 8,000 as 1Q earnings dipJordin Sparks says Sanjaya's got gutsStocks trade flat after weak GDP readingPacers hire O'Brien as new coachNBA-worst Grizzlies name Iavaroni coachNadal more impressive up close at FrenchNFL bans alcohol for team functionsFive cos. win gov't telecom contractMilitary.comHave You Spy Spoken Today?DT:
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Army Wives on TVAce the ASVABClint Eastwood Used His GI BillSimplify Your TransitionMovie Review: Knocked UpCENTCOM: News ReleasesTHREE SUSPECTED TERRORISTS CAPTURED10TH MOUNTAIN, 1ST ACB DESTROY ENEMY URBAN ASSAULT VEHICLEIRAQI SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES DETAIN SUSPECTED JAM COMMANDER IN BAGHDAD RAIDSUICIDE BOMB STRIKES MND-B CHECKPOINT, WOUNDS THREE IRAQIS, INCLUDING CHILDAIRPOWER SUMMARY FOR MAY 30VIPER'S BITE MILITARY OPERATION MEETS WITH SUCCESSIRAQI SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES DETAIN ALLEGED LEADER OF TERRORIST CELL IN BAGHDADIRAQI FORCES DETAIN 15 SUSPECTED INSURGENTS DURING CENTRAL IRAQ OPERATIONSSECRET CELL LEADER DETAINEDCOALITION RAIDS ROUND UP 23 SUSPECTED TERRORISTSAIRPOWER SUMMARY FOR MAY 29SOUTHERN BAGHDAD MOSQUE ATTACKEDCOALITION FORCES APPREHEND INSURGENTSEXTREMIST GUNMEN KILL NATIONAL POLICEMAN, COALITION FORCES TAKE DOWN ONE GUNMAN IN BAGHDAD FIREFIGHTEAST BAGHDAD MORTAR ATTACK KILLS IRAQI RESIDENT, WOUNDS FOUR OTHERSTHREE MILITANTS DETAINED IN RAIDUSJFCOMUSJFCOM testing Sense Through Structures capabilities -
podcastLiveblogging: Joint Urban Warrior 07 U.S. Joint Forces Command, Marines begin Joint Urban Warrior 07Unmanned vehicle management system capability under evaluation -
podcastMulti-National Force-IraqIraqis take lead at Al Suleikh JSSMedics train Iraqi National Police lifesaving skills, teamworkEarning, maintaining trust of residentsIraqi, Coalition Forces clear MuqdadiyaMND-B Soldier dies of wounds from IED strikeMND-B patrol struck by roadside bombBattalion provides medical aid to Iraqi womanExtremist gunmen kill National Policeman, Coalition Forces take down one gunman in Baghdad firefightDefenseLinkSecretary Calls Iraq Losses ‘Painful, Personal’Political Climate Shouldn’t Affect Iraq AssessmentAsia Remains Critical to U.S. Security InterestsMore Time May Be Needed for Iraq AssessmentOdierno: Time, Patience Needed for Surge PayoffVideo Clip: Lt. Gen. Odierno on new strategy in Iraq Reconciliation Needed for Peace in IraqMore Headline NewsAfghan Police Detain Taliban CommanderNavy to Lead Gulf of Guinea Security InitiativeFive U.S. Soldiers Killed in Chinook CrashMilitary NewsWright Flight Program Takes Youth to New Heights Officials Identify Navy Pilot Missing from Vietnam War Video: Maryland Guard Troops DeployWar on TerrorMilitia Commander’s Capture Highlights Iraq OperationsTroops Continue to Adapt Soldiers Killed, Wounded In IraqU.S., Iraqi Troops Seize 47 America Supports YouGrant Helps Group Expand Services to Troops, FamiliesGolf Tourney Honors TroopsGirl Scouts Support TroopsPace, NASCAR Honor TroopsPhotos: Pace, NASCAR Honor TroopsTransformationMarines Practice Communication SkillsNavy Names Combat Logistics Ship'Hellions' Take Off at WhitingFace of DefenseNavy Was Natural Choice‘Mail Call’ More Frequent Wedding Via Teleconference Reserve Chief Is Business SavvyDefendAmericaNEWS UPDATESIraq Review May Need More Time -
StoryON THE GROUNDIraqi, Coalition Forces Open Municipal Center -
StoryMovie Theater Helps Marines Relax in Haditha -
StoryCivil Affairs Help Make a Difference for Iraqis -
StoryMarine Engineers Hone Demolition Skills -
StoryIN IRAQIraqis Take the Lead in Security Operations Operation Scimitar Cuts Down Insurgent Activity Commander Moves with Mobile Assault Platoon IN DJIBOUTI Medical Techs Keep Troops Mission-Ready New Water Drilling Rig Arrives In Djibouti German Navy Donates Vehicles, Suppport IN AFGHANISTAN Task Force Anzio Takes on New CommandMedevac Crews Provide Life-Saving SupportHard Work Creates Progress in Border ProvincesCoalition Forces Defuse Soviet–era BombBACKGROUNDIRAQRenewal In IraqIraq: Security, StabilityFact Sheet: Progress and Work AheadReport: Strategy for Victory in Iraq Iraq Daily UpdateThis Week in Iraq Multinational Force IraqState Dept. Weekly Iraq Report 'Boots on the Ground' Audio ArchiveWeekly Reconstruction Report (PDF) Iraq ReconstructionMapsAFGHANISTANAfghanistan UpdateMapsWAR ON TERRORISMFact Sheet: Budget RequestFact Sheet: Terror Plots DisruptedWaging and Winning the War on TerrorTerrorism TimelineTerrorism Knowledge BaseWeatherAfghanistanBost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul QandaharGermanyAnsbach Aschaffenburg Berlin Berlin-Tempelhof Berlin/Schonefeld BremerhavenDarmstadt Frankfurt Frankfurt/Main Freiburg/Breisgau GarmischGarmisch-Partenkirchen Geilenkirchen Gelnhausen Giessen KitzingenHanau Am Main Heidelberg Mainz Mannheim Nurnberg Stuttgart TrierWiesbaden WurzburgGitmoGuamAgana Agana Heights Agat Andersen AFB Asan BarrigadaIraqAl Azamiyah Al Basrah Al Hillah Al Karkh Al Kazimiyah Al KutAn Nasiriyah Baghdad Baqubah Mosul Najaf Nineveh Tall KayfJapanKadena Air Base Okinawa Tokyo YokohamaToday in History1634- Massachusetts Bay Colony annexes Maine colony
1659 - France, England, and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of The Hague
1678 - Lady Godiva rides naked through Coventry in a protest of taxes
1790 - The US enacts the copyright law
1862 - Battle of Seven Pines, VA (Fair Oaks); a Union victory
1868 - Ironton, OH, holds the first Memorial Day parade
1884 - Dr. John Harvey Kellogg patents "flaked cereal"
1900 - British troops under occupy Johannesburg; US troops arrive in Peking to help put down the Boxer Rebellion
1902 - The Boer War Ends; Treaty of Vereeniging signed, Britain annexes Transvaal
1912 - US Marines land on Cuba
1915 - An LZ-38 Zeppelin makes an air raid on London
1916 - Battle of Skagerrak: British-German sea battle at Jutland (10,000 dead); the British battle cruiser Invincible explodes, killing all but 6
1926 - Portuguese President Bernardino Machedo resigns after a coup
1937 - German battleships bomb Almeria, Spain
1941 - The total of U-boats sunk this month: 41 (325,000 tons); British troops vacate Kreta
1942 - The Luftwaffe bombs Canterbury
1944 - Allies break through in Italy
1947 - Communists seize power in Hungary; the Italian Government of Gasperi forms
1953 - Lebanese President Camille Shamun disbands the government
1961 - Dominican Republic President Trujillo is assassinated; Judge Irving Kaufman orders the Board of Education of New Rochelle to integrate; the Union of South Africa becomes a republic, leaving the Commonwealth
1979 - Zimbabwe proclaims its independence
1989 - Speaker of the House Jim Wright resigns
Birthdays1469 - King Manuel I of Portugal
1557 - Russian Czar Theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj)
1837 - Confederate Major General Stephen Dodson Ramseur Major
1837 - Confederate Major General William Henry Fitzhugh "Rooney" Lee
1892 - Gregor Strasser, German pharmacist/NSDAP-Reich organization leader
1907 - Valston Hancock, British air marshal
1912 - Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson (Senator-WA)
1913 - Peter Gibson, British Rear-Admiral
1923 - Clint Rainier III, Prince of Monaco
1927 - James Eberle, British Admiral / Director, Royal Institute of International Affairs
1929 - ? 1st reindeer born in the US
1931 - John Schrieffer, US physicist , Nobel Prize winner; Steve Horn (Representative-CA)
1932 - George Vallings, British Vice-Admiral
1937 - Vladislav Ivanovich Gulyayev, cosmonaut
1948 - Duncan L Hunter (Representative-CA)
Passings0455 - Petronius Maximus senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched
1910 - Elizabeth Blackwell, first woman physician
1916 - Horace Hood British spy (Battle of Jutland), in battle
1962 - Adolf Eichmann war criminal, hanged for crimes against Jews in WWII
1989 - Terry Drinkwater, CBS news correspondent
1992 - Lutz Stavenhagen, top aid to German Chancellor Helmut Kohl
1996 - Timothy Francis Leary Harvard professor/LSD guru
1997 - Rosie Will Monroe, "Rosie the Riveter," WWII icon
Reported Missing in Action1965Peel, Robert D.,
USAF (TN); F105D shot down, released by DRV February, 1973 - retired as a Lt. Colonel - alive and well in 1998
1966The following USAF personnel KIA when their C130E was shot down:Albertson, Bobby J. (CA)
Case, Thomas F. (GA); remains returned April, 1986
Edmonson, William R. (MO)
Harworth, Elroy E. (MN); remains returned April, 1986
McDonald, Emmett R. (WA)
Shingledecker, Armon D. (OH); remains returned 1986 - ID'd April, 1998
Stickney, Phillip J. (NH)
Zook, Harold J. (PA); remains returned April 1986
Reported MIA this day in 1966, from the same incident:
Herrold, Ned R.,
USAF (NJ); F4C shot down
Ragland, Dayton W.,
USAF (MO); F4C shot down
*** was also a POW during Korean War ***Also reported MIA this day in 1966:
Steen, Martin W.,
USAF (ND); F105C shot down; good chute, harness empty
1967 The following US Army personnel reported MIA when their LRRP unit failed to check in:Fitzgerald, Joseph E.,
US Army (MA); Remains returned February, 1997
Jakovac, John A.,
US Army (MI); Remains returned February, 1997
McGar, Brian K.,
US Army (CA); Remains returned February, 1997
Also reported this day in 1967:
Chauncey, Arvin R.,
USN, (CA); A4E shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Captain - alive and well in 1998
1968 Beresik, Eugene Paul,
USAF (MA); F105D shot down, KIA / BNR
Gatewood, Charles Hue,
USMC (IL); presumed KIA in ground action
Leonard, Edwawrd W.,
USAF (WA); A1H shot down, released by PL March, 1973 - retired as a Lt. Colonel - alive as of 1998
1970The following Civilians reported MIA when their convoy was ambushed in Cambodia (about 32 mi. south of Phnom Penh):Colne, Roger,
NBC sound technician (France)
Hangen, Welles,
NBC news correspondent (US); executed after capture, remains returned January, 1993
Sakai, Kojiro,
CBS sound technician (Japan)
Waku, Yoshihiko,
NBC cameraman (Japan)
1971Brunson, Jack W.,
US Army (NY); OV1A shot down (w/Musil)
Musil, Clinton A., Sr.,
US Army (MN); OV1A shot down (w/Brunson)
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