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Koreans Fumigate in Nasiriyah

The families in An Nasiriyah, Iraq endured some of the most intense battles of Operation Iraqi Freedom there were between the Coalition Forces and the Iraqi troops. They continue to experience another battle, one they have been waging for years - a battle against communicable diseases spread by local insects. Working hand-in-hand with doctors from

Karbala judicial system feels growing pains

In southern Iraq, the court system is meeting the changes and challenges of operating in a democratic environment, even if that sometimes means making some mistakes. A group of Marines and soldiers went to the Karbala courthouse June 19 so that Army Staff Sgt. John D. Craemer, a reservist with the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion of Green Bay, Wis.,

Some Ambassadors Wear Uniforms

They traveled thousands of miles to get here. They are the best 676 volunteers hand picked for the job. They are veterans of peacekeeping operations from Russia to the Western Sahara. Commonly known by the coalition forces as the "Rocks," they are the soldiers, sailors, and airmen of the Republic of Korea. Originally they came to Iraq to support

Iraqis, Marines live together

In a power transformer yard in northern Karbala, protected by barbed wire, the Marines of I Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines make their home. What makes this arrangement unusual is that inside the company's perimeter, is a row of small apartment buildings were a handful of Iraqi men, who run the transformer yard, live with their families. The

Commandant speaks to Iraqi Freedom veterans

General Michael W. Hagee, commandant of the Marine Corps, June 17 addressed Marines, sailors and soldiers assigned to the First Marine Expeditionary Force. Holding court in an amphitheater near the historic ruins of Babylon, Hagee told the Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans he was proud of their accomplishments in liberating the Iraqi people and

Bremmer meets with regional leaders

L. Paul Bremmer, head of the Coalition Provisional Authority, spoke to leaders from Southern Iraq at CPA's south-central regional office June 14. The former ambassador told the assembled leaders about the vision for Iraq's future conveyed to him by President George W. Bush at a recent meeting in Doha, Qatar. "I told him that I have found many

Marine squadron expanding its UAV coverage

Buzzing sounds ripple through the morning silence June 13 as Marines hurry back and forth on the dirt airstrip near the Euphrates River. Suddenly, the quiet is shattered by a terrific blast as the Pioneer Unmanned Aerial Vehicle rockets into the air and quickly out of site. Though this UAV, which is one of five operated by Marine Unmanned Aerial

Marines patrol night, Iraqis sleep safe

On the dimly lit streets of northern Karbala, there is little to give the people a sense of safety, except I Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, which is driving back fear by driving back crime. The Marines of 1st Squad, 2nd Platoon, led by Cpl. Bradley Newbery, from Concord, N.H., patrolled their assigned sector in northern Karbala June 12. The

Toys for Iraqi tots

Appearing as camouflaged Santas arriving in Humvees, members of an Army civil affairs group June 12 gave out bundles of donated toys to Iraqi children and their mothers at a hospital in Al Hillah. Members of the Norristown, Pa.-based 358th Civil Affairs Brigade, an Army Reserve unit working with the First Marine Expeditionary Force, had been

Civil affairs helps locals rebuild schools

For more than 20 years under Saddam Hussein, schools in Iraq had been neglected. Instead of playing soccer or basketball, the children of the Al Nazah School for Girls and the Al Amgad School for Boys play on abandoned anti-aircraft gun. "This is the real picture of Saddam," said Zahra Neama, headmistress of the school. "Instead of giving the

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