Quote of the Day
"They've got us surrounded again, the poor bastards."
-- US Army General / Chief of Staff Creighton W. Abrams, Jr.
News of NoteOperation Iraqi Freedom
4 Marines Die as Tank SinksParty quits tortuous Iraq government talksIraq's progress "magnificent," U.S. contendsUS, Iraqi forces free kidnapped SunnisOperation Enduring FreedomWidows reach beyond 9/11 to aid AfghansHomeland Security / War on TerrorConfirmation LikelyWhite House Stands by Gen. Hayden for CIAData Mining No Surprise to ExpertsNation Split on NSA Records CollectionWhat spy agency might do with your telephone callsEffort to confirm CIA nominee hits snagChances to halt bomb plot missedKidnappers Free Three Foreign Oil Workers in NigeriaLone juror saved Moussaoui from death: report"Hi babe" is terror message, Australia court hears"Qaeda escapee" urges Europe strikes over cartoonsRice, Rumsfeld block access to secret detainees: ICRCOther Military NewsFather of Expanded Peacetime GI Bill Dies at 85White House Opposes Parts of Defense BillDefense bill revises prayer rulesReport: Pentagon finances fodder for scandalNew law turns fake war heroes into criminals ImmigrationBorder GuardSenate Reaches Deal on ImmigrationPentagon Exploring Border Control PatrolsHamas RisingIsraeli troops kill Palestinian militant: armyHamas Edges Toward Recognizing IsraelFighting between Hamas, Fatah buildsJordan Broadcasts Hamas ConfessionsWorldwide WackosIran's President Says Nuke Talks Possible (Great - and all we have to do is forcibly convert our people to Islam, and everything will be happy...Whatta guy)Video:
Chavez gets superstar treatmentPoliticsSenate OKs Tax Cut BillDeLay to Step Down June 9Rep. Murtha Predicts Troops Home by 2007, Dem TakeoverEx-U.S. Rep Gillespie V. Montgomery DiesU.N. NewsUN to resume food aid on a reduced scaleAnnan presses US to start direct talks with Iran (I could never be President. I'd offer a two word response to this one.)OdditiesMan admits foot-fetish assaults on subway (Egads)Video game "booth babes" forced to cover upHilton Causes Stir at Video Game ExpoL.A. sides with Skid Row over yuppies -- for now Gator gets hose in the nose from 74-year-old Indiana prisoner escapes all the way to -- lobby Record catch? Lake Erie yields 54-pound carp Young mayor drops MySpace over prank (from my neck of the woods)
Apology for deportation ringtone Other News of NoteGas tax opposition grows in U.S. Fox NewsVideo: Partial DNA Match in Duke Rape Case Reported-
Presumed Witness ArrestedDow Drops Over 140 PointsDJ Fired for Threatening to Sexually Assault 4-Year-OldNintendo Chief: We're Going After Non-Gamers With WiiIdentity Theft PageCybersecurity CenterReuters: Top NewsOhio priest guilty of nun's murder190 nations seek to bridge policy gaps on climateS.Korea charges stem cell scientist with fraudNintendo's Wii steals show at expoGame controllers steal console spotlightAmid extinctions, parrots, panthers get costly aidAs freedom shrinks, teens seek MySpace to hang outSmoking, obesity pose risks for 80 million AmericansAsia urged to use less invasive heart bypass: expertsNo myth: "M-I-3" failed to build its own historyPhilippine bishops issue their own "Da Vinci" guideStocks sink as oil and gold fan inflation fearsExpedia shares slide after hoursMovie Gallery profit more than doublesSunrise details accounting issuesJ.C. Penney Q1 profit rises 22 pct; stock fallsA new way to play housingAnother look at ToyotaAP World NewsChris Daughtry Gets Job Offer From FuelGame Distributor Sued Over Boy's Suicide .
Matsui Breaks Wrist as Yanks Fall to SoxCorruption Charges Dropped Against SuhartoOil Prices Drop Below $73 a BarrelUnitedHealth May Have to Restate EarningsThe Seattle Times In pandemic, should shots go to the old or the young?DNA tests on felons' kin proposedAlmost all of town's couples divorced, and that's just the beginning of the taleCan Machu Picchu survive?Measure would add gay history to textsA monkey like no otherPart grizzly, part polar, all bearRocky icon, Sly both making a comebackEgyptian riot police clash with protestersBolivia warns oil firms may not be repaidNew museum reignites debate over Josef StalinGiant wind farm planned for gulf50 killed, 17 missing after battle at sea (Sri Lanka)
Chicago Sun-TimesThrough the eyes of a killerDavis ready if Stroger retires Daley aide's son tied to '97 scam Ryan adviser gets 8 months in prison O'Hare concession deals expire, don't get re-bid Pastor charged in spanking of girl claiming abuse Bomb-throwing beau burns self, gets 10 months Woman fought off man's advances before fall UIC plans $427 million expansion Man let girlfriend die after beating, prosecutors say Corliss girls' soccer coach fired in wake of brawl Potential jurors tell of ties to Daleys, other pols No bond for man described as DuPage's biggest crack dealer5 years for Burr Ridge mom who had meth lab on property Suburban man awarded for heroism Over half of nation's disabled work, make less Salvation Army names first African-American leader Milwaukee mayor rejects electric buses Puerto Rico budget crisis leads to tax plan Boston Globe: WorldAbortion ruling stirs ColombiaBolivian president roils summitUnique restaurant reflects Israeli social issueMilitary.comPanels Differ on PayArmy Racing's 'Mom' on DutyPentagon Seeks Expanded Counterdrug RoleCENTCOM: News ReleasesAIR FORCE FIGHTERS STRIKE ENEMY CAVES IN AFGHANISTANEIGHTH CGSC CLASS GRADUATES FUTURE ANA LEADERSLARGE CACHE FOUND IN EASTERN BAGHDADBAGRAM PRT BRIDGES THE GAP TO FREEDOMTERRORISTS KILLED, HIDEOUT DESTROYEDDepartment of Defense
Bush Honors Fallen Marine's Family -
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StoryIRAQIS TAKE THE LEAD
Iraqis Keep Criminals, Insurgents Out of Town -
StoryIraqis Help Administer Medical CareON THE GROUNDGuam Unit Trains for Enduring Freedom Duty -
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StoryIN IRAQU.S. Soldiers Note What They See and HearWounded Iraqi Police Receive WheelchairsTechnology Connects Deployed Parents, KidsIN AFGHANISTANMedical Program Treats Afghan PatientsCentral Air Forces Commander Visits Troops'Lion’s Pride' Brings Medical Care to AfghansFACE OF DEFENSESailor Comes to Afghan Boy's Rescue -
StoryAMERICA SUPPORTS YOUGroup Lauds Volunteer Support -
StoryTroops Get Whitewater FundsGift Certificates Help Honor TroopsGroups Help Connect FamiliesTOP NEWSIRAQSoldiers Killed by IEDsCoalition Strikes InsurgentsCasey Outlines Signs of Progress Terrorist Chemical Expert Killed Marine Harriers Conduct OpsRenewal In IraqFact Sheet: Progress and Work AheadReport: Strategy for Victory in Iraq Iraq Daily UpdateThis Week in Iraq (PDF)Multinational Force IraqState Dept. Weekly Iraq Report (PDF)'Boots on the Ground' Audio ArchiveIraq ReconstructionMapsAFGHANISTANU.S. General Notes ProgressAir Strike Kills 4 Enemy Fighters'Mountain Lion' Roars Into ValleyAfghan Police Discover IEDAfghanistan UpdateMapsWAR ON TERRORISMMemorial Honors Va. 9/11 Victims'Ardent Sentry' Tests ResponseN.D. Guard Team Trains for WMDsBush: Diplomacy Best Iran CourseSpeedy Budget Approval Urged Fact Sheet: Budget RequestFact Sheet: War on TerrorFact Sheet: Terror Plots DisruptedWaging and Winning the War on TerrorTerrorism TimelineTerrorism Knowledge BaseMILITARY NEWSMercy on Humanitarian MissionSeabees Receive Purple Heart MedalAgency Brings Americans HomeActive-Duty Recruiting Tops GoalsProgram Offers Access to Disabled National Guard, Reserve UpdateCASUALTIESOfficials Identify Marine Casualty -
StoryWeatherIraqAl Azamiyah Al Basrah Al Hillah Al Karkh Al KazimiyahAn Nasiriyah Baghdad Baqubah Mosul Najaf Nineveh Tall KayfAfghanistanBost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul QandaharGitmoToday in History1604 - The Spanish garrison of Aardenburg surrenders to Mauritius.
1780 - Charleston, SC falls to the British
1789 - The Society of St. Tammany is formed by Revolutionary War soldiers, later becoming an in famous NYC political group.
1792 - A toilet that flushes itself at regular intervals is patented.
1862 - Federal troops occupies Baton Rouge, LA.
1864 - Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia.
1870 - Manitoba becomes a province of Canada.
1881 - Tunisia becomes a French protectorate.
1898 - Louisiana adopts a new constitution with a clause designed to eliminate black voters.
1915 - Croatians plunder Armenia; 250 are killed.
1925 - Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan become autonomous Soviet republics.
1928 - Mussolini ends woman's rights in Italy.
1933 - The Federal Emergency Relief Administration and Agricultural Adjustment Administration are formed.
1940 - Nazi conquest of France begins when the Germans cross the Meuse River.
1942 - 1,500 Jews are gassed in Auschwitz; A German U-boat sinks an American cargo ship at mouth of Mississippi River.
1943 - German troops in Tunisia surrender.
1944 - More than 900 8th Air Force bombers attack Zwikau, Bohlen, and Brüx.
1949 - The Berlin Airlift begins.
1951 - On Enewetak Atoll, the first H-Bomb test occurs.
1963 - A race riot erupts in Birmingham, AL.
1964 - Manlio Brosio is named secretary-general of NATO.
1965 - Israel and West Germany begin diplomatic relations.
1970 - Harry A. Blackmun is confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice; 6 blacks are killed (5 of them by police) during race riots in Augusta, GA.
1975 - The U.S. merchant vessel Mayaguez is seized by Cambodian forces.
1980 - Maxie Anderson and his son, Chris, complete the first non-stop crossing of the U.S. via hot-air balloon.
1982 - In Portugal, a Spanish priest with a bayonet is stopped before he can attack Pope John Paul II.
1986 - President Reagan appoints Dr. James C. Fletcher Administrator of NASA
1989 - Retired British pilot Jack Mann is kidnapped by Islamic extremists
1997 - 14 North Koreans defect to South Korea
Birthdays 1670 - August II ("The Strong One"), King of Poland - had over 350 children.
1806 - Amos Beebe Eaton, Union Brevet Major General
1812 - Louis Ludwig Blenker, Union Brigadier General
1889 - Otto Frank, father of Anne Frank
1910 - Dorothy Crowfoot-Hodgkin, British chemist / Nobel prize winner
1914 - Dan Daniel (Representative-VA); Howard K Smith, TV newsman
1922 - Barend Busnac, resistance fighter
1926 - Earl Hutto (Representative-FL); Mervyn M. Dymally (Representative-CA)
1928 - Manuel Lujan, Jr. (Representative-NM)
1936 - Tom Snyder, newscaster
1937 - Gerry E. Studds (Representative-MA)
1938 - Andrei Amalrik Russian dissident
1939 - Ronald Ziegler press secretary to Richard Nixon.
1942 - Dumitru Dediu Romania, cosmonaut (Soyuz 40 backup)
Passings
0912 - Leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor (886-912), dies at 45
1003 - Sylvester II [Gerbert van Aurillac], 1st French Pope (999-1003)
1012 - Sergius IV [Pietro Crescentii], Italian Pope (1009-12)
1382 - Johanna I, Queen of Naples/Provence
1641 - Thomas Wentworth, English viceroy of Ireland, beheaded at 48
1649 - Isaac Doreslaer, English lawyer/diplomat, murdered
1788 - Louis E. van Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Austrian duke, dies at 69
1814 - Robert Treat Paine, US judge (signed Declaration of Independence), dies at 83
1864 - Abner Monroe Perrin, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 37; J. E. B. Stuart, Confederate General, dies at 31
1871 - John F. W. Herschel, British astronomer (Catalogue of Nebulae)
1925 - Alfred Milner, British Governor (Cape Colony)/minister, dies at 71
1932 - Lindbergh baby found dead
1935 - Josef Pilsudski, Polish dictator (1926-35)
1951 - Oscar DePriest (Representative-IL), dies at 80
1956 - Hendrik P. Marchant, Dutch minister of Education, dies at 87
1970 - Leonie "Nelly" Sachs, German/Swedish poet (Nobel 1966), dies at 78; Wladyslaw Anders, Polish general (WWI, WWII), dies at 78
1981 - Benjamin H. Sheares, President of Singapore
1989 - Joe Valdez Caballero, creator of hard taco shell, dies at 81
1994 - John Smith, British Labour Party chairman (1992-94), dies at 55
1996 - Hubert William Dean, air armaments specialist, dies at 84
Reported Missing in Action1967Ashlock, Carlos,
USMC (PA); KIA in ground attack (w/Agosto-Santos)
Agosto-Santos, Jose,
USMC (PR); wounded and captured after ground attack (w/Ashlock) - released (POW exchange) January, 1968
Grenzebach, Earl Wilfre, Jr.,
USAF (NY); F105D shot down, presumed KIA
Gaddis, Norman C.,
USAF (TN); F4C shot down (w/Jefferson), released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Brigadier General - alive and well as of 1998
** also F-84G Fighter Pilot in the Korean War, TDY 31st TFW **Jefferson, James M.,
USAF (CA); F4C shot down (w/Gaddis) - remains ID'd June, 2000
Pitman, Peter P.,
USAF (GA); F105F disappeard on mission (w/Stewart)
Stewart, Robert A.,
USAF (DC); F105F disappeared on mission (w/Pitman)
1968The following USAF personnel lost in the shootdown of a C130B at Ngok Tavak:Bucher, Bernard L. (IL); pilot
Hepler, Frank M. (PA); flight engineer - released by PRG March, 1973
Long, George W. (KS); loadmaster
McElroy, John L. (NY); navigator
Moreland, Stephen C. (CA); co-pilot
Also lost on the C130B:
Orr,Warren R., Jr.,
US Army SF (IL); passenger
The following US Army personnel also lost at Ngok Tavak, and believed KIA:
Coen, Harry B. (WY)
Craven, Andrew J.(NC)
Long, Julius W., Jr., (WA)
Moore, Maurice H. (MD)
Ransbottom, Frederick J. (OK);
Simpson, Joseph L. (CO);
Skivington, William E., Jr. (NV)
Sands, Richard E. (IL)
Stuller, John C. (VA)
Widner, Danny L. (TX)
Williams, Roy C. (TX)
Widdison, Imlay S. (VT)
1970
Preiss, Robert F., Jr.,
US Army SF (NY); remains ID'd June, 1998
1972Adair, Samuel Y., Jr.,
USAF (GA); F4E shot down (w/Cressey) - remains recovered November, 1974
Bogard, Lonnie P.,
USAF (LA); F4D shot down (w/Ostermeyer)
Cressey, Dennis C.,
USAF (WY); F4E shot down (w/Adair) - remains recovered November, 1974
Ostermeyer, William H.,
USAF (FL); F4D shot down (w/Bogard)
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