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I just wanted to show you guys that the military is, in fact, doing good things in Iraq despite what you hear in the media. There are so many agendas in the media, that everything you see is twisted to meet someone's personal gains or beliefs. It's not just straight news anymore. All you see is what the military is doing wrong and when our servicemembers are killed.
[No more tears
5/12/2004 - TALLIL, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Tracy Praznik wipes away tears from an Iraqi baby's face as she gives his mother water during a visit here May 7. The visit was supporting Operation Reachout, a program started by security forces Airmen to build a friendship with families living around nearby Tallil Air Base. Airmen visit the families weekly and bring them packaged meals, water and candy. Sergeant Praznik is assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron.
Troops treat villagers near Iraqi post
Army Spc. Elizabeth Jarry, a dental hygienist at Balad Air Base, Iraq, shows villagers of all ages how to brush their teeth during a recent Medical Civic Action Project at a small village in Balad.
Air Force Col. John Cinco, 332nd Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility flight surgeon at Balad Air Base, Iraq, checks an infant Iraqi girl's breathing during a recent Medical Civic Action Project, or MEDCAP.
Marines return to Fallujah, no shots fired
A member of the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps flys the Iraqi flag at the onset of a joint patrols including the ICDC, Iraqi police and the Marines of 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment through Fallujah May 10.
Officer goes above, beyond call of duty, receives Bronze Star
A rocket explodes next to an officer and other Marines, knocking them to the ground. The first thing he sees after lifting his head are the legs of a 17-year-old Marine shaking under the power of the machine gun in his hands.
While in Iraq, Capt. Shawn M. Basco, pilot, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 servedas a forward air controller, calling in airstrikes and fire support for the Marines of Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. During the fight to control Saddam Hussein’s presidential palace on April 10, 2003, Basco’s unit came under heavy fire, and Basco himself was wounded in the leg by a rocket attack.
More Iraqis accept their US-trained forces
Lt. Col. Gregg Olson met with Iraqi Lt. Col. Jubeir Makhlaf Hussein in Fallujah last week. The US-trained Iraq Civil Defense Corps is out front on security.
I can update more as I find them.
[No more tears
5/12/2004 - TALLIL, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Tracy Praznik wipes away tears from an Iraqi baby's face as she gives his mother water during a visit here May 7. The visit was supporting Operation Reachout, a program started by security forces Airmen to build a friendship with families living around nearby Tallil Air Base. Airmen visit the families weekly and bring them packaged meals, water and candy. Sergeant Praznik is assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron.
Troops treat villagers near Iraqi post
Army Spc. Elizabeth Jarry, a dental hygienist at Balad Air Base, Iraq, shows villagers of all ages how to brush their teeth during a recent Medical Civic Action Project at a small village in Balad.
Air Force Col. John Cinco, 332nd Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility flight surgeon at Balad Air Base, Iraq, checks an infant Iraqi girl's breathing during a recent Medical Civic Action Project, or MEDCAP.
Marines return to Fallujah, no shots fired
A member of the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps flys the Iraqi flag at the onset of a joint patrols including the ICDC, Iraqi police and the Marines of 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment through Fallujah May 10.
Officer goes above, beyond call of duty, receives Bronze Star
A rocket explodes next to an officer and other Marines, knocking them to the ground. The first thing he sees after lifting his head are the legs of a 17-year-old Marine shaking under the power of the machine gun in his hands.
While in Iraq, Capt. Shawn M. Basco, pilot, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 servedas a forward air controller, calling in airstrikes and fire support for the Marines of Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. During the fight to control Saddam Hussein’s presidential palace on April 10, 2003, Basco’s unit came under heavy fire, and Basco himself was wounded in the leg by a rocket attack.
More Iraqis accept their US-trained forces
Lt. Col. Gregg Olson met with Iraqi Lt. Col. Jubeir Makhlaf Hussein in Fallujah last week. The US-trained Iraq Civil Defense Corps is out front on security.
I can update more as I find them.