"Don't be dismayed at good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends."
~~Richard Bach
A Run to Remember
Story by Lance Cpl. Casey Jones
Posted on 09.20.2008 at 01:20AM
By Lance Cpl. Casey Jones
Regimental Combat Team 1
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RAMADI, Iraq - The Marines and sailors of 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, came together to honor and remember service members killed during Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, Aug. 24, 2008. [Read more →]
I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend. Here’s your weekly dose of good news from the front lines. [Read more →]
Your weekly dose of good news from the front lines. [Read more →]
Once again I am offering a good news inoculation to cure you of the defeatist disease perpetuated by the main stream media. Take a peek at the good news pouring in from Iraq. Stability, economic growth, peace, citizen participation, patriotism, and vital industry being built may sound like success to the average person, but to the likes of Reid, Pelosi, et. al, it means defeat. Go figure! [Read more →]
A wonderful array of good news from the front lines. [Read more →]
A great roundup of good news from the front lines. [Read more →]
Good morning and once again I have plenty of good news to fill your morning with! The headlines this week are simply more reverberation and evidence of the successes we have had in the past couple of years. The naysayers will argue that the war was lost in the first few battles, but those who think critically know that those battles had to be fought to lay the groundwork for the success we have today in Iraq. Our Bravest and Finest have not fought for nothing. They fight with purpose and conviction and it’s evident. Posting these good news threads has only deepened my own appreciation for them and their sacrifices. These headlines are brought to you by their hard work, their time away from their families, and most notably by the blood of their fallen comrades. Read, enjoy, thank them often, and pray for them without ceasing. 
Posted on 07.30.2008
By Staff Sgt. Amber Emery
Multi-National Division-Center Public Affairs Office
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CAMP VICTORY, Iraq — The creation of the General Staff Historical Branch in July 1943 was the beginning of the Army’s efforts to accurately gather, record and archive events carried out by its Soldiers. The initial step in this effort was to create military history detachments.
The Center of Military History is responsible for the appropriate use of history throughout the United States Army, and obtains a large majority of its information through MHDs.
“[MHDs] came into being during World War II when the Army created teams of historical personnel to capture data on divisional operations,” said Dr. Lee S. Harford, Jr., Army Reserve Historian, U.S. Army Reserve Command. “Today, there are a total of 22 military history detachments in the Army: one in the active Army, 16 in the Army Reserve and five in the Army National Guard.” Read More
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Pentagon: Surge a success by any measure
by Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
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WASHINGTON (June 24, 2008) — The surge in Iraq has been a success by any measure, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said during a news conference June 23.
The policy, announced by President Bush in December 2006, pushed additional brigades in to Iraq to provide a security umbrella so the Iraqi military could build and the country’s government could grow.
The surge has allowed Iraq to make improvements from security, political and economic standpoints, Morrell said. The last of the five surge brigade combat teams recently left Iraq.
“By every metric that we measure violence in Iraq, there has been a dramatic improvement from where things were before the surge,” Morrell said. “I’ll just point to one, and that is [that] in July of last year, we had 79 U.S. [servicemembers killed in action] in Iraq. We have four thus far this month.”
The dramatic security gains have provided room for political and economic successes. “You name it, it is happening in Iraq,” Morrell said. “Do you want to talk about political gains? We’ve had basically all the major benchmark legislation passed.”
The Sunni bloc has returned to the government, 10 of 18 Iraqi provinces are under local control, and Najaf International Airport has reopened. “You see a $300 million luxury hotel opening up in the Green Zone [and] $50 million in refurbishment of the airport road,” Morrell said. “There’s economic investment, and there’s political progress. There’s increased security. All those things are undeniable, and they are attributable to the fact that we plussed up forces in there.”
There were, of course, other factors at work in the security improvement, Morrell said, but the surge and the change in U.S. counterinsurgency strategy made all else possible. The “Anbar Awakening” that allied formerly insurgent Sunni Muslims with the coalition and influential Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s cease-fire were other factors, he said, but he noted they didn’t happen independently of other events. Read MORE [Read more →]
Well, better late than never is my motto! I normally post this news in the morning, but I had a wedding to attend and my husband all to myself to spend the day with today. So, here I am and the news, as usual, is good! Enjoy!
Marines strengthen relationships through medical care
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by Pfc. Jerry Murphy
RCT-1 PAO
MUDIQ, Iraq (July 17, 2008) To strengthen their relationship with local Iraqis, Marines of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, conducted a combined medical engagement earlier this month.
“The people need to see our presence know we are here to help them,” said Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew G. McDonald, a corpsman with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines. “Our support through (medicines), food, stickers, suckers and interaction with the children is very important.” Read more…
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