Quote of the Day
"For over 221 years our Corps
has done two things for this great Nation.
We make Marines, and we win battles."
-- Gen. Charles C. Krulak, USMC (CMC)
News of Note
Operation Iraqi FreedomSenate Blocks Legislation to Cut Money for Troops in IraqBush defends Iraq troop plan, slams Democrats -
VideoIraq violence lowest since '06 mosque attack: U.S. -
VideoMilitary sums up results in BaghdadBush sidesteps criticizing Iraq shootingDemocrats proceed with Iraq legislationHomeland Security / War on Terror / Hamas-Hezbollah HappeningsIsrael PM confronts critics -
VideoQaeda urges attacks on Darfur force, talks questionedLebanese leaders seek to ease tension ahead of vote -
VideoRice glosses over Mideast differencesWorldwide WackosIran Warns of October 'Final Response' to Supporters of IsraelMcCain: Use Force to Keep Iranian Pres From Ground ZeroU.S. hopeful U.N. will approve Iran sanctions soonHomegrown MoonbatsNAACP: Grandma's Gotta GoPolitics / GovernmentSenate Condemns MoveOnDem presidential hopefuls fail to back measure (CT's Senator Dodd among them - jerk that he is)
Bush: Democrats 'Afraid' of MoveOn.orgMoveOn Gravy Train Makes and Breaks Political FortunesFeds: Dem Donor Swindled $60M -
Hsu returned to California to face chargesBush to meet Abbas in New York next week: W.HouseDespite Romney ad, Giuliani seen as energeticDemocratic rivals say doubt Clinton on health careHouse moves to protect air passengersThompson shrugs off Dobson criticismGiuliani adviser criticized for remarkMcCain to criticize Giuliani on gunsIn the Courts / Crime and Punishment / Law and OrderReport: Case Against McCanns Falling ApartAll Charges Dropped Against Maryland Mom Who Had Fetuses Buried on PropertyThousands Rally for 'Jena 6' in Small Louisiana TownSeven Disabled People, Including 5 Children, Imprisoned in Pa. Horror HouseAccused Child-Sex Prosecutor Tries Jailhouse SuicideManhunt On for Suspect in Toddler AbandonmentFeds Bust Suspected New Jersey Steroid FactoryFlorida Police: Boy, 10, Snatched in CarjackingReport: FBI Secretly Taped Sen. Stevens in ProbeDeadlocked Spector jury resumes deliberations -
VideoLA judge orders trial for Rod Stewart's son -
VideoSnoop Dogg gets probation for airport bust -
VideoSharpton: Congress should grill Jena DAPolice say man fed cats to his pit bullsAdventures in Political CorrectnessJudge: Hitler Buttons OK as School Uniform ProtestU.N. NewsArabs push through U.N. watchdog vote against IsraelScience / Medicine and Health / Technology'Hobbit' Was Distinct Species, Wrist Bones IndicateOne-third of U.S. lacked health insurance: surveyU.S. study finds potential new ways to fight agingPluggedIn: Hackers control PCs while users unawareSony delays PS3 "Home", but no talk of price cuts -
VideoGenome deciphered for elephantiasis-causing wormVicious dinosaur Velociraptor was feathered fiendAstronomers: Neptune's south pole warmerMother NatureWoman Says Doc 'Spilled' Cancer Cells Into StomachOdditiesBite-Sized Bird Being Gobbled Up by French PoachersWoman Claims Doctor 'Spilled' Cancerous Tissue into StomachGlamorous Bavarian wants law to allow 7-year itch -
VideoHeavyweights panic as woman dives for sumo ring -
Video'God' apparently responds to lawsuitOther News of NoteAnd the Most Wealthy Americans in 2007 Are...Heavyweights panic as woman dives for sumo ringMexico named as best place in the world to retire$5 bill to have splashes of purple, grayLa. protests hark back to '50s, '60sFox NewsFloyd Landis Guilty of Doping, Loses 2006 Tour TitleResidents, Oil Industry Keep Eye on Gulf StormPop Tarts: Gulping Garner: Jennifer Pulls a 'Miss South Carolina'Reuters: Top NewsNext Japan PM faces parliament fightBolivian parties agree on constitutional assemblyParton sings songwriters' praises in Nashville -
VideoInflation fears end rally, sending stocks down -
VideoOil hits high over $84Dollar struggles near record low versus euroGold hits 28-yr high on dollar fallAthenahealth shares soar in stock market debutGlobal Finance: James SaftFed right to cutDefine "miscellaneous"Inflation fears end rally, sending stocks downOracle net up 25 percentGoldman tops views, Bear falls short amid turmoilNike profit up 51 percentNasdaq, Dubai agree on OMX/LSEApple CEO subpoenaed in options caseFed, Treasury see boost in easing mortgage rules -
VideoAP World NewsMcCarthy calls Carrey 'autism whisperer'Surging Phillies rally to swat Nats 7-6Braves slow Brewers' playoff chancesSheen, Richards continue custody battle`Leave It to Beaver' actor sues SAGTighter credit stalling economy's growthStudy says soccer is better than joggingGolf reluctantly OKs anti-doping policyCENTCOM: News ReleasesCOALITION FORCES ARREST IRANIAN QUDS FORCE OFFICERCOALITION FORCES FIND WEAPONS, EXPLOSIVES NEAR TARMIYAHNOC MITIGATES DAMAGE TO TIGRIS RIVER AFTER PIPELINE ATTACKAL-QAEDA IN IRAQ LEADER KILLEDANSF DESTROY IED FACTORY AND WEAPONS CACHE IN KABUL PROVINCECOALITION FORCES CAPTURE 12 SUSPECTED TERRORISTS IN BAGHDADINSURGENT ROCKET ATTACK KILLS 2 EASTERN BAGHDAD RESIDENTS, WOUNDS 2 OTHERSSUSPECTED SHEIK SATTAR ASSASSINATION PLANNER CAPTUREDNASIRIYAH WATER PLANT TURNED OVER TO GOIUSJFCOMUSJFCOM, partners complete Bold Quest 07, begin data analysisLiveblogging: Bold Quest 07Bold Quest 07 begins to test Coalition Combat IDMore about Bold Quest 07Command profiles modeling and simulation usage at MODSIM World Conference and Expo 2007 President nominates Marine general as new commander Multi-National Force-IraqIraqi Security Forces make progress in northern IraqChief selects serve community as rite of passage1-10 Field Artillery shifting operations to FOB HammerProject on Taji brings donated medical books to Iraqi doctorsIraqi Security Forces, U.S. Special Forces destroy explosives cache in northwestern IraqTip leads Ameriya volunteers to large cacheCoalition airpower supports ground troopsJoint operation puts al-Qaeda on the run, builds rapport with localsIraqi National Police intelligence officer detained for suspected sectarian-related illegal activitiSoldiers find ordnance cache in Arab JabourDefenseLinkTOP NEWSBush: U.S. Goals in Iraq Remain UnchangedGates to Discuss Way Forward in Iraq -
VideoIRAQViolence Drops in Iraq as Capabilities Rise -
VideoCoalition Continues to Target al Qaeda LeadersCoalition Forces Kill Key Car-Bomb MastermindAFGHANISTAN
Troops Thwart Insurgent Ambush, Nab Suspect Militants Captured in Afghanistan OperationsMILITARY NEWS
Defense Civilian Earns High HonorConstruction Begins on Center for Wounded'Junior' Set to Drive National Guard Car in 2008PACOM Chief Praises Timor-Leste DemocracyCHAIRMAN HONORS TROOPSPace Thanks Enlisted Force for Dedicated Service, SacrificesPhotos: Pace Honors TroopsVideo: Pentagon CeremonyPace Details Lessons He LearnedPhotos: Pace Visits ChaminadeFamilies Who Lost Loved OnesON THE GROUND IN IRAQIraqis Help Rebuild CountryIraqi Police Improve SkillsMarines Fly Safely in Al QaimKarkh District Sees LightINSIDE AFGHANISTANTroops Learn Helicopter SupportAirmen Celebrate BirthdaySoldiers, Sailors Aid CommunityFACE OF DEFENSEHusband, Wife Serve in IraqSailor Visits Her BirthplaceAir Force Officer Combines Love for Stamp Collecting, AviationTroops Reunite in Combat ZoneAMERICA SUPPORTS YOUUSO Night Drives Home SupportPadres Salute TroopsArizona Group Helps VetsNCO Shares His View on Service -
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StoryNEWS UPDATES
Odierno: Violence in Iraq Down -
StoryON THE GROUNDArmy Engineers Help Iraqis Rebuild Country -
StoryTroops Learn to Factor Helicopters into Battle -
StoryFallon Visits Southwest Asia, Talks with Airmen -
StoryNew Generator Brings Electricity to 300 Homes -
StoryIN IRAQIraqi Police Improve Skills, Conduct OpsMarines Keep Skies Above Al Qaim RunningSecurity Forces Take Root in Isolated VillageAir Force School Replaces Symbol of TyrannyIraqi Boy Leads Soldiers to Weapons CachesCrews Race Against Time to Save LivesU.S. Marines Move In on Insurgent TerritoryFamilies, Friends Welcome Marines, SailorsSchool Renovations Include 11 New ClassroomsIN AFGHANISTAN Airmen Celebrate Six Decades of Air PowerU.S. Soldiers, Sailors Aid Afghan CommunityIN DJIBOUTI New Marine Unit Assumes Security OperationsAir Force Officers Play Soccer with Local BoysBACKGROUNDIRAQRenewal 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 ArchiveWar on Terror Reconstruction Report Iraq ReconstructionMapsAFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan 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 History0622 - Mohammad's Hegira (flight from Mecca to Medina) begins.
1519 - Magellan starts his first successful circumnavigation of the world.
1565 - The Spaniards capture Fort Caroline (FL), massacring the French inside.
1664 - Maryland enacts the first anti-amaglmation law, aimed to prevent widespread intermarriage of English women and Black men.
1777 - In the "Paoli massacre," British troops led by Lord Grey bayonet American General Anthony Wayne's sleeping troops, killing 53, and wounding over 100.
1797 - In Boston, the U.S. frigate
Constitution (Old Ironsides) is launched.
1850 - The slave trade abolished in Washington, DC, but slavery is allowed to continue.
1854 - The British and French defeat the Russians at Alma, in the Crimea.
1859 - The electric range is patented.
1860 - The Prince of Wales (King Edward VII) becomes the first member of British royalty.
1863 - The Battle of Chickamauga (near Chattanooga, TN) ends.
1881 - Chester A. Arthur is sworn in as President.
1945 - German rocket engineers begin work in the U.S.
1951 - The first North Pole jet crossing takes place.
1954 - The First National People's Congress adopts the Chinese constitution.
1958 - Martin Luther King, Jr. is stabbed in the chest by a deranged woman in NYC.
1960 - The U.N. General Assembly admits 13 African countries and Cyprus.
1966 - The U.S. launches Surveyor-B launched towards the Moon; it crashes on Sept. 23
1967 - Hurricane Beulah hits the Texas-Mexican border, killing 38.
1970 - Luna-16 lands on the Moon's Mare Fecunditatis, and drills a core sample.
1973 - Baseball great Willie Mays announces his retirement at end of the 1973 season.
1977 - Voyager-2 is launched for a fly-by of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
1979 - A bloodless coup in the Central African Republic overthrows Emperor Bokassa I.
1979 - NASA launches HEAO.
1982 - NFL players begin a 57-day strike.
1984 - A suicide car bomber attacks the U.S. Embassy annex in Beirut.
1985 - Walt Disney World welcomes its 200-millionth guest.
1990 - Both Germanys ratify reunification;
Saddam Hussein demands that U.S. networks broadcast his message.
Birthdays357 BC- Alexander III (Alexander the Great), king of Macedonia, emperor
1833 - Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, journalist, Nobel Peace Prize winner (1907)
1934 - Sophia Loren, actress (Desire Under the Elms, Black Orchid)
1951 - Guy LaFleur Quebec, NHL right wing (Montreal, NY Rangers)
Passings1947 - Fiorello La Guardia (Mayor-NYC)
1973 - Jim Croce singer/songwriter (Time In A Bottle), in a plane crash; Glenn Strange, actor (Sam the Bartender-Gunsmoke)
Reported Missing in Action1965Black, Arthur N.,
USAF (PA); HH43B shot down (pararescue), released by DRV February, 1973 - alive and well as of 1998
Curtis, Thomas J.,
USAF (TX); HH43B shot down (pilot), released by DRV February, 1973 - alive and well as of 1998
Forby, Willis E,.,
USAF (SD); F105 shot down, released by DRV February, 1973 - retired as a Colonel - alive as of 1998
Hawkins, Edgar Lee,
USAF (TX); F105D shot down (pilot)
Martin, Duane W.,
USAF (CO); HH43B shot down (co-pilot) reported killed in captivity
Robinson, William A.,
USAF (NC); HH43B shot down (crew chief), released by DRV February, 1973 - alive and well as of 1998
Smith, Philip E.,
USAF (IL); F104C shot down (pilot), released by China March, 1973 - alive as of 1998
1966Bloom, Richard McAuliffe,
USMC (CA); A4E shot down (pilot), KIA, body not recovered
1972 Lester, Roderick B.,
USN (WA); A6A shot down (pilot)
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