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Sunday, July 29, 2007

Welcome Home 'Red Bulls'

Welcome Home, Job Well Done, and THANK YOU to all of these brave heroes, now safely back home after nearly two years away from their families.



Soldiers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, "Red Bulls" finally land late at Volk Field, Wis,, July 15, 2007. A majority of the soldiers have just completed a 22-month tour of duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Lynette Hoke


Soldiers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, wait in line to turn in their weapons after a 22-month tour in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, July 15, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Lynette Hoke


A soldier assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division "Red Bulls" is welcomed home at Volk Field in Wis., July 15, 2007. A majority of the soldiers have just completed a 22-month tour of duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Photo courtesy of the Minnesota National Guard


Soldiers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division "Red Bulls" disembark at Volk Field in Wis., July 15, 2007. Photo courtesy of the Minnesota National Guard


A soldier assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division "Red Bulls" is welcomed home at Volk Field in Wis., July 15, 2007. Photo courtesy of the Minnesota National Guard


(left) 34th Infantry Division commanding general Maj. Gen. Rick Erladson greets 1/34th Brigade Combat Team returning Commander Col. David Elicerio (right) as he steps off the plane during the disembarkation of several units returning with the 1/34th Brigade Combat Team at Volk Field, Wis., July 15, 2007. The 1/34th Brigade Combat Team is returning from Iraq after approximately two years of mobilization in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joe Roos


Spc. Cassie McCane, Minnesota Joint Force Headquarters, hugs her dad, Master Sgt. John Schwartz as he steps off the plane during the disembarkation of several units returning with the 1/34th Brigade Combat Team at Volk Field, Wis., July 15, 2007. The 1/34th Brigade Combat Team is returning from Iraq after approximately two years of mobilization in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joe Roos



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AL TAQADDUM, Iraq (July 25, 2007) – Marines with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment patrol around the area here July 25. 1st Bn., 11th Marines frequently patrols the nearby area in defense of Camp Taqaddum. The unit is based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.Photo submitted 07/29/2007 Taken by Cpl. Thomas J. Griffith



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In Today's News - Sunday, July 29, 2007

Quote of the Day
"A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy.
Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him."

--Aesop

News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Security Tightened in Baghdad
Iraqi authorities impose vehicle bans
Heat Rises Between Iraq PM and Petraeus
Prime minister makes first trip to Diyala since taking office
Balad F-16s destroy terrorist training camp
Caches found, insurgent detained during Marne Avalanche
Operation Rogue Thunder: Outpost Established, Cache Discovered
Iraqi Army thwarts attack at new coalition outpost

Operation Enduring Freedom
Afghanistan: No Progress in Talks to Free 22 Hostages
Taliban says no more talks on Korean hostages
Karzai: SKoreans' kidnapping un-Islamic

Homeland Security / War on Terror / Hamas-Hezbollah Happenings
Hezbollah: We Are Ready To Strike Israel at Any Time
Nasrallah: U.S. vision 'gone with the wind'
I'm innocent, says freed Indian doctor
Palestinians head to Israel border on way to Gaza - Video

Troops on Trial
Report: GIs shot Iraqi several times

Fallen Heroes
Tillman comrade recalls final moments

Other Military News
Judge Orders Man to Clean Vets' Memorial With Toothbrush for Iraq War Memorial Scam

Worldwide Wackos
Iran says U.S. is too stretched to attack it (Silly Iranians...we've got more than enough people to press the "launch" button, and don't forget how close our planes already are to you...)

Politics / Government
Harassment Charges Could Stymie Bloomberg 2008 Bid
New British Prime Minister Brown to Meet With Bush
Japan government faces big election loss: exit polls
Cheney's heart device replaced
Pakistan says U.S. aid bill casts shadow on relations
Clinton, Obama quarrel anew over foreign meetings
Thailand looks set for "managed democracy"

In the Courts / Crime and Punishment / Law and Order
Bigamist Bride Accused of Scamming Second Spouse
Michael Vick's Co-Defendant May Seek Plea Deal in Dogfighting Case
Upper Deck pulls Vick cards, memorabilia
Man Blames Bad Nose for Not Smelling Missing Wife's Dead Body in House
Maryland Police Seek Prison Guard for Allegedly Killing Wife, Wounding Teen Stepson
Modern bank robbers are low-key
Sentences vary when kids die in hot cars

Adventures in Political Correctness
SA publishers cancel 'racist' comic book

Media in the Media / Bloggers in the News / Watching the Web
Police May Charge Suspect for Chopper Collision - VIDEO
Officials inspect debris of news copters

Science / Medicine / Technology
Recalled Food Still on Shelves - BOTULISM RECALL LIST
Russia Denies Report Astronauts Flew on Shuttle Drunk
Analysis: NASA culture still broken?
Russian subs make test dive on way to North Pole

Mother Nature
Oxygen-Poor 'Dead Zone' in Gulf of Mexico Is Third Biggest Ever
Rescuers Find Bodies of Missing Sewer Workers
Tropical Storm Usagi Forms Off Coast of Japan
Oxygen-Poor 'Dead Zone' in Atlantic Is Third Biggest Ever
People, snakes flee deadly South Asia floods

News from My Neck of the Woods
Thousands Mourn Connecticut Home Invasion Victims

Oddities
Would You Like Fries With That?

Other News of Note
Report: China Detains Priests From Underground Church
Northwest Cancels 166 Flights Due to Absentee Pilots

Fox News
Baby Boy Born to Bachelorette Couple Trista and Ryan Sutter

Reuters: Top News
SE Asia drafts first charter, without rights body
Pakistan's Musharraf, Bhutto meet: minister
Kiss singer Paul Stanley suffers heart ailment
Sixth in a row for Orioles, Red Sox beat Devil Rays
Somali wedding planners rejoice in new freedom
"Simpsons" movie enjoys huge box office opening
Lohan's new movie one of the worst of the year
Data, earnings loom after painful week - Video
Stocks plummet on credit fears, bonds rally
U.S. oil jumps $2 on economic data, supply worries
Dollar gains on repatriations, solid GDP reading - Video
Lululemon stock jumps 50 pct in eagerly awaited IPO
Investors wait for Citigroup rebound
Turmoil puts squeeze on private deals
Bancrofts tussle ahead of Dow Jones decision
Pearl, Deutsche last Abbey Life bidders: sources
Deripaska eyes Ford's Land Rover, Jaguar: report
Shanghai Auto tie-up may create Chinese car champion
India's Tata may begin Jaguar due diligence
ABN leans toward dropping support for Barclays

AP World News
Dontrelle keeps Bonds at 754 home runs
Fla. man, 88, becomes an Eagle Scout
Steve Martin, girlfriend wed in LA
'Ugly Betty' wins at 22nd Imagen Awards
Contador all but clinches Tour victory
Writers: Don't expect 'Simpsons' to slow

Military.com
Blog: Going Bonkers in Iraq
Op-ed: Walter Reed Just the Beginning
Daily Shock: Assault Breacher Vehicle
Def-Tech: Murtha Irked by CSAR-X
Historic Newsreel: Potsdam Conference
Road Warriors: Pimp Your Ride Now
Movie Review: The Simpson Movie

CENTCOM: News Releases
IRAQI SECURITY FORCES AND U.S. SPECIAL FORCES DETAIN 13 SUSPECTED TERRORISTS
IA, ISF, U.S. SPECIAL FORCES DETAIN KEY ROGUE JAYSH AL-MAHDI SUSPECT IN SOUTHERN IRAQ

USJFCOM
Visitors get up close and personal with Command and Control Data Pilot initiative - podcast
U.S. Joint Forces Command supports Exercise Talisman Saber 2007 - podcast
USJFCOM assessing digital Joint Close Air Support capability - podcast
Joint Systems Integration Command kicks off Joint Intelligence Operations – Command and Control program - podcast

Multi-National Force-Iraq
Electronic training aids Soldiers in combat
Local residents lead Soldiers to huge weapons cache
Seven terrorists killed, one detained in Coalition operation
Rusafa car bomb kills two, wounds five others

DefenseLink
Vice Chairman Honored for Contributions, Service - Photos - Video
Giambastiani Urges Force to Embrace Change
Retiring 'Admiral G' Lauded for Vision
Improved Security May Mean Fewer Troops
General Urges Wounded Troops to Share Stories
Friends Survive Blast, Receive Purple Hearts
USNS Comfort Arrives in El Salvador
U.S., Iraqi Generals Chart Progress in Baghdad
Civilian Skills Help with Afghan Poppy Problem
Course Offers ‘Big Picture’ for Future Leaders

Military News
Institute Creates, Preserves U.S. Military Heraldry
Some TRICARE Beneficiary Data Put at Risk
Guard, Reserve Forces Need Experienced Leaders
Vice Chairman Honored for Contributions, Service - Photos - Video
Giambastiani Urges Force to Embrace Change
Retiring 'Admiral G' Lauded for Vision
Improved Security May Mean Fewer Troops
General Urges Wounded Troops to Share Stories
Friends Survive Blast, Receive Purple Hearts
USNS Comfort Arrives in El Salvador
U.S., Iraqi Generals Chart Progress in Baghdad
Civilian Skills Help with Afghan Poppy Problem
Course Offers ‘Big Picture’ for Future Leaders
Institute Creates, Preserves U.S. Military Heraldry
Some TRICARE Beneficiary Data Put at Risk
Guard, Reserve Forces Need Experienced Leaders

War on Terror
Coalition Forces Combine Gains
Troops Net Suspected Smuggler
Teams Help Rebuild Iraq
Troops Thwart Ambushes

Transformation
Guests Visit HMS Illustrious
Army Launches Chain-Teaching
Cyber Command Online for Future

Face of Defense
Family of Musicians Rocks
Sailor Promotes Volunteerism
Marine Serves Fifth Iraq Tour

America Supports You
‘Horseplay’ Benefits Troops
Fund Memorializes Soldier
Project Embodies Compassion
NASCAR Fans Support Troops

DefendAmerica
IN IRAQ
Khalis Tribal Leaders Sign Peace Agreement
Language Barrier Can’t Stop Iraqis from Training
Kindness, Expertise Push Iraqis Forward
Army Engineers Help Rebuild Water System
Iraqi Army Takes Lead in Assessment Mission
Tigris River Provides Water for Troops in Iraq
Iraqi Doctor Jump Starts Immunization Program

IN DJIBOUTI
Seabees Drilling Wells, Building Schools in Africa
Task Force Members Survive in Djibouti Desert
Civil Affairs Team Celebrates Fence Completion
Servicemembers Move into New Living Units

IN AFGHANISTAN
Afghan Soldiers Undergo 'Commando' Training
Ready Reserve Soldiers Respond to Duty

BACKGROUND
IRAQ
Renewal In Iraq
Iraq: Security, Stability
Fact Sheet: Progress and Work Ahead
Report: Strategy for Victory in Iraq
Iraq Daily Update
This Week in Iraq
Multinational Force Iraq
State Dept. Weekly Iraq Report
'Boots on the Ground' Audio Archive
War on Terror Reconstruction Report
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps

AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan Update
Maps

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

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

Weather
Afghanistan
Bost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul Qandahar

Germany
Ansbach Aschaffenburg Berlin Berlin-Tempelhof Berlin/Schonefeld Bremerhaven
Darmstadt Frankfurt Frankfurt/Main Freiburg/Breisgau Garmisch
Garmisch-Partenkirchen Geilenkirchen Gelnhausen Giessen Kitzingen
Hanau Am Main Heidelberg Mainz Mannheim Nurnberg Stuttgart Trier
Wiesbaden Wurzburg

Gitmo

Guam
Agana Agana Heights Agat Andersen AFB Asan Barrigada

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

Japan
Kadena Air Base Okinawa Tokyo Yokohama

Today in History
1586 - Sir Thomas Harriot introduces potatoes to Europe.
1588 - The Spanish Armada sails to overthrow England's Queen Elizabeth I.
1821 - Peru declares independence from Spain (National Day).
1830 - In France, a revolution Charles X with Louis Philippe.
1862 - Confederate forces are defeated at More's Hill, MO.
1868 - The 14th Amendment is ratified, granting citizenship to ex-slaves.
1900 - In Connecticut, Louis Lassing creates the Hamburger.
1914 - Austria-Hungary attacks Serbia, officially beginning WW I.
1931 - Congress makes "The Star-Spangled Banner" the U.S. National Anthem.
1942 - Nazis murder 10,000 Jews in Minsk, Russia.
1943 - Italian Facist dictator Benito Mussolini resigns; FDR announces the end of U.S. coffee rationing.
1945 - A U.S. Army bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building, 14 die; the U.S. Senate ratifies the UN charter 89-2
1962 - Mariner I is launched for Mars; it plummets into the Atlantic Ocean.
1964 - Ranger 7 is launched toward the Moon; it sends back 4308 TV pictures.
1977 - Oil first flows through the Alaska pipeline.
1986 - NASA releases the transcript from the doomed Challenger Space Shuttle.
1988 - Israeli diplomats arrive in Moscow for the first Israeli visit in 21 years.
1990 - A blackout hits Chicago.

Birthdays
1165
- Ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic/philosopher
1746 - Thomas Heyward, soldier, signed Declaration of Independence
1859 - Balington Booth, founded Volunteers of America
1907 - Earl S. Tupper inventor of Tupperware
1929 - Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, First Lady
1961 - Scott E. Parazynski, MD/astronaut

Passings
1540 - Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed
1655 - Cyrano de Bergerac, French dramatist/novelist
1746 - John Peter Zenger, journalist, involved in 1st Amendment fight
1750 - Johann Sebastian Bach, German composer (Art of the Fugue)
1794 - Maximilien Robespierre, French revolutionary/avocat, guillotined

Reported Missing in Action
1966
McSwain, George P., USN (CA); A4E shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - alive in 1998

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