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12-28-2004, 11:27 AM

Not A Lot Out Yet....... :lol:

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BAQUBA, IRAQ: Iraq National Guard officers secure the area following a road side bomb southeast of Baquba, 60 kms northeast of Baghdad 28 December 2004. Four ING officers were injured in the explosion earlier this morning. AFP PHOTO/ALI YUSSEF

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BAQUBA, IRAQ: Medics take care of injured Iraq National Guard officers caught in a road side bomb while in their vehicles southeast of Baquba, 60 kms northeast of Baghdad 28 December 2004. Four ING were injured in the explosion earlier this morning. AFP PHOTO/ALI YUSSEF
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BAQUBA, IRAQ: Men stand out side the morgue at the main hospital in the northeastern city of Baquba, 60 kms from Baghdad, 28 December 2004, while the body of killed police Captain Naim Fahed lies on a trolley. Captain Fahed was shot dead as he walked into a barber's shop this morning, and three clients were injured. AFP PHOTO/ALI YUSSEF

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: Iraqi National Guard secure the area as school girls, some crying, are sent home from school early following a car bomb that exploded in a residential neighborhood in Baghdad 28 December 2004. The explosion (background) occurred close to the home of the aid of Iraqi National Guard Major General Modher Maoula Abud. The suicide bomber was killed and six others were injured in the blast. AFP PHOTO/SABAH ARAR
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: People gather close to the debris of a car bomb that exploded in a residential neighborhood in Baghdad 28 December 2004. The explosion occurred close to the home of the aid to the Iraqi National Guard Major General in charge of Baghdad. The suicide bomber was killed and six others were injured in the blast. AFP PHOTO/SABAH ARAR

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FALLUJAH, IRAQ: A US Marine from the 3rd Squad of Bravo Company walks past, discarded school tables, in Iraqi restive city of Fallujah, some 50 kilometers east of capital Baghdad 28 December 2004. About 8,000 people have been admitted to the former rebel bastion of Fallujah in the four days since residents were allowed in to assess the damage from last month's offensive, a US spokesman said. AFP PHOTO HRVOJE POLAN

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FALLUJAH, IRAQ: US Marines from 3rd Squad Bravo Company patrol during house-to-house searches in a neighborhood in the city of Fallujah, some 50 kilometers east of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, 28 December 2004. About 8,000 people have been admitted to the former rebel bastion of Fallujah in the four days since residents were allowed in to assess the damage from last month's offensive, a US spokesman said. AFP PHOTO/HRVOJE POLAN

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FALLUJAH, IRAQ: US Marines from 3rd Squad Bravo Company patrol in house-to-house searches in a neighborhood in the city of Fallujah, some 50 kilometers east of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, 28 December 2004.

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FALLUJAH, IRAQ: A US Marine from 3rd Squad Bravo Company collects arms and other things found during searches in a neighborhood in the city of Fallujah, some 50 kilometers east of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, 28 December 2004. About 8,000 people have been admitted to the former rebel bastion of Fallujah in the four days since residents were allowed in to assess the damage from last month's offensive, a US spokesman said. AFP PHOTO/HRVOJE POLAN

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FALLUJAH, IRAQ: Bullet casing litter the street as US Marines from 3rd Squad Bravo Company carry out a house-to-house search in a neighborhood in the city of Fallujah, some 50 kilometers east of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, 28 December 2004. About 8,000 people have been admitted to the former rebel bastion of Fallujah in the four days since residents were allowed in to assess the damage from last month's offensive, a US spokesman said. AFP PHOTO/HRVOJE POLAN

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FALLUJAH, IRAQ: US Marines from 3rd Squad Bravo Company carry out a house-to-house search in a neighborhood in the city of Fallujah, some 50 kilometers east of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, 28 December 2004. About 8,000 people have been admitted to the former rebel bastion of Fallujah in the four days since residents were allowed in to assess the damage from last month's offensive, a US spokesman said. AFP PHOTO/HRVOJE POLAN

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FALLUJAH, IRAQ: US Marines from 3rd Squad Bravo Company carry out a house-to-house search in Fallujah, some 50 kilometers east of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, 28 December 2004. About 8,000 people have been admitted to the former rebel bastion of Fallujah in the four days since residents were allowed in to assess the damage from last month's offensive, a US spokesman said. AFP PHOTO/HRVOJE POLAN

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FALLUJAH, IRAQ: A US Marine from 3rd Squad Bravo Company is seen on patrol during a house-to-house search of a neighborhood in the city of Fallujah, some 50 kilometers east of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, 28 December 2004. About 8,000 people have been admitted to the former rebel bastion of Fallujah in the four days since residents were allowed in to assess the damage from last month's offensive, a US spokesman said. AFP PHOTO/HRVOJE POLAN

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FALLUJAH, IRAQ: US Marines from 3rd Squad Bravo Company stop their armored personnel carrier in what used to be a football pitch in the city of Fallujah, some 50 kilometers east of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, 28 December 2004. About 8,000 people have been admitted to the former rebel bastion of Fallujah in the four days since residents were allowed in to assess the damage from last month's offensive, a US spokesman said. AFP PHOTO/HRVOJE POLAN

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FALLUJAH, IRAQ: US Marines from 3rd Squad Bravo Company jump across the roofs during a house-to-house search in the city of Fallujah, some 50 kilometers east of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, 28 December 2004. About 8,000 people have been admitted to the former rebel bastion of Fallujah in the four days since residents were allowed in to assess the damage from last month's offensive, a US spokesman said. AFP PHOTO/HRVOJE POLAN

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FALLUJAH, IRAQ: A US Marine from 3rd Squad of Bravo Company aims his rifle during house-to-house searches in Fallujah, some 50 kilometers east of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, 28 December 2004. About 8,000 people have been admitted to the former rebel bastion of Fallujah in the four days since residents were allowed in to assess the damage from last month's offensive, a US spokesman said. AFP PHOTO/HRVOJE POLAN

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FALLUJAH, IRAQ: A US Marine from the 3rd Squad of Bravo Company, 3rd Division, 3 Platoon, secures the position as others carry out the house-to-house searches in Fallujah, some 50 kilometers east of Iraqi capital Baghdad, 28 December 2004. About 8,000 people have been admitted to the former rebel bastion of Fallujah in the four days since residents were allowed in to assess the damage from last month's offensive, a US spokesman said. AFP PHOTO/HRVOJE POLAN

Locked N Loaded

12-28-2004, 11:29 AM

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FALLUJAH, Iraq (Dec. 27, 2004) -- The Marines of Company B, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, moved toward the cement factory in the early morning hours. The object of the mission was to search the compound for any stored weapons or insurgents mixed in with the large group of civilian refugees. -- Photo submitted 12/28/2004 Taken by Cpl. Randy L. Bernard

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FALLUJAH, Iraq (Dec. 27, 2004) -- Marines of Company B, 1st Battalion, 8th Regiment, wait a short distance from the gates to the facility, waiting for translators to approach the guards and open the compound. Members of the Iraqi Security Forces also took part in the mission, speaking with the civilians and working to find any information that will lead to the capture of enemy fighters, and weapons caches. -- Photo submitted 12/28/2004 Taken by Cpl. Randy L. Bernard

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FALLUJAH, Iraq (Dec. 27, 2004) -- The Marines of Company B, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, move through the industrial facilities of the cement factory. The factory will be instrumental in the reconstruction of the city of Fallujah. -- Photo submitted 12/28/2004 Taken by Cpl. Randy L. Bernard

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FALLUJAH, Iraq (Dec. 27, 2004) -- Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, move along the buildings in the facility, searching for weapons caches and enemy fighters. -- Photo submitted 12/28/2004 Taken by Cpl. Randy L. Bernard

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FALLUJAH, Iraq (Dec. 27, 2004) -- Marines of Company B, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, crouch at an intersection within the cement factory. The Marines patrolled the facility, searching the buildings for weapons caches or enemy fighters. -- Photo submitted 12/28/2004 Taken by Cpl. Randy L. Bernard

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CAMP RAMADI, Iraq (Dec. 25, 2004) -- The Marines and Sailors use the computers at 2/11’s internet café. Christmas Day, the Marines and Sailors of Artillery Battery S, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, were given the day off, to do what they pleased. -- Photo submitted 12/28/2004 Taken by Lance Cpl. Graham Paulsgrove

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CAMP RAMADI, Iraq (Dec. 25, 2004) -- Two Marines use the phones to call friends and families back home. Christmas Day, the Marines and Sailors of Artillery Battery S, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, were given the day off, to do what they pleased. -- Photo submitted 12/28/2004 Taken by Lance Cpl. Graham Paulsgrove

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AL ASAD, Iraq (Dec. 27, 2004) -- Lt. Col. John G. McGonagle, commanding officer, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, addresses his Marines before kicking off their Christmas Day party at Al Asad, Iraq. The Marines from the reserve squadron from Norfolk, Va. had a party that consisted of a visit from Santa Claus, a gift giveaway and Christmas carols, revised for the Marines here. -- Photo submitted 12/28/2004 Taken by Sgt. Nathan K. LaForte

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AL ASAD, Iraq (Dec. 27, 2004) -- A Marine sits on Santa Claus's lap during the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Christmas Day party. -- Photo submitted 12/28/2004 Taken by Sgt. Nathan K. LaForte

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AL ASAD, Iraq (Dec. 27, 2004) -- Sgt. Maj. Steve M. Golder, squadron Sgt. Maj., Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, sits on Santa Claus's lap and tells him what he wants for Christmas. Santa visited the reserve squadron from Norfolk, Va., during their Christmas Day party at Al Asad, Iraq to deliver presents and lift their spirits. -- Photo submitted 12/28/2004 Taken by Sgt. Nathan K. LaForte

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AL ASAD, Iraq (Dec. 27, 2004) -- Lance Cpl. Michael Baughman, flight equipment technician, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, reads a card sent by an American citizen intended for a deployed service member. -- Photo submitted 12/28/2004 Taken by Sgt. Nathan K. LaForte

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FALLUJAH, Iraq (Dec. 25, 2004) -- Hundreds of Fallujians wait patiently outside Entry Control Point 3. To enter the sectors of the city that are now considered safe the residents must show proof of residencey and be thoroughly searched. -- Photo submitted 12/28/2004 Taken by Cpl. Jan M. Bender

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FALLUJAH, Iraq (Dec. 25, 2004) -- A Marine from 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine regiment looks over each of the residents paper work before they are allowed to move on to the next checkpoint. -- Photo submitted 12/28/2004 Taken by Cpl. Jan M. Bender

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FALLUJAH, Iraq (Dec. 25, 2004) -- An ISF Soldier conducts a meticulous inspection of a vehicle that is requesting entry into the city, while the driver waits in the background. -- Photo submitted 12/28/2004 Taken by Cpl. Jan M. Bender

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FALLUJAH, Iraq (Dec. 25, 2004) -- An ISF Soldier conducts a meticulous inspection of a vehicle that is requesting entry into the city, while the driver waits in the background. -- Photo submitted 12/28/2004 Taken by Cpl. Jan M. Bender

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NEW YORK (Dec. 27, 2004) -- John Vigiano (left) with a young Marine Lieutenant from Louisiana who jokingly told Vigiano he had “cleared the IED the hard way.” Vigiano is a NYC firefighter and former Marine sergeant who visited wounded service members at National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., and Walter Reed Army Medical Center. -- Photo submitted 12/27/2004 Taken by Courtesy of John Vigiano

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FALLUJAH, Iraq (Dec. 25, 2004) -- Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, dish out some Christmas cheer as well as some dinner for members of their company. -- Photo submitted 12/27/2004 Taken by Lance Cpl. Will Lathrop

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FALLUJAH, Iraq (Dec. 25, 2004) -- Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to go on a convoy Christmas day. -- Photo submitted 12/27/2004 Taken by Lance Cpl. Will Lathrop

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FALLUJAH, Iraq (Dec. 24, 2004) -- Sgt. Jason Tinnel, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Combat Service Support Battalion 1, puts the transmitter of an improvised explosive device, found right outside Fallujah, Iraq, into the new hardened engineering vehicle "Cougar." The transmitter was wired to two modified artillery shells that were also placed inside the vehicle. The Cougar is the most recent edition to the EOD toolbox and is currently undergoing field testing. -- Photo submitted 12/27/2004 Taken by Lance Cpl. Will Lathrop

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FALLUJAH, Iraq (Dec. 24, 2004) -- Sgt. E. J. "Hondo" Weis, a Tucson, Ariz., native and explosive ordnance disposal technician with Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 31, stacks ordnance found in Fallujah into a pile for destruction. -- Photo submitted 12/27/2004 Taken by Lance Cpl. Will Lathrop

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FALLUJAH, Iraq (Dec. 24, 2004) -- Sgt. E. J. "Hondo" Weis, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 31, places plastic explosives on weapons and ordnance while another EOD Marine, Sgt. Jason Tinnel, stacks them. -- Photo submitted 12/27/2004 Taken by Lance Cpl. Will Lathrop

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FALLUJAH, Iraq (Dec. 24, 2004) -- Sgt. Jason Tinnel, an explosive ordnance disposal technician, watches as Sgt. E. J. "Hondo" Weis, and EOD technician, lays uncovered weapons in a pit before destroying them in Fallujah. The EOD Marines' new vehicle, the hardened engineering vehicle "Cougar" sits a few feet away. The Cougar is currently undergoing field testing in Iraq. -- Photo submitted 12/27/2004 Taken by Lance Cpl. Will Lathrop

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FALLUJAH, Iraq (Dec. 24, 2004) -- Sgt. Jason Tinnel, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Combat Service Support Battalion 1, stands up on the new hardened engineering vehicle "Cougar" to watch the detonation of a weapons cache on the edge of Fallujah. The Cougar is the most recent addition to EOD's toolbox and is currently undergoing field testing. -- Photo submitted 12/27/2004 Taken by Lance Cpl. Will Lathrop

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MARINE CORPS RECRUITING STATION PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (Dec. 20, 2004) -- Gunnery Sgt. Carl Zador, pool specialist, Recruiting Station Portsmouth, N.H., instructs poolees on marksmanship and weapons familiarization during a poolee training event recently at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Londonderry, N.H. -- Photo submitted 12/27/2004 Taken by Staff Sgt. Ken Tinnin

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MARINE CORPS RECRUITING STATION PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (Dec. 20, 2004) -- Danyale Ward, 20, of Barrington. N.H., a poolee from Recruiting Station Portsmouth, N.H., takes aim using the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer at the Londonderry, N.H. Armed Forces Reserve Center. Ward was one of 15 female poolees that attended an RS Portsmouth’s poolee training event recently. -- Photo submitted 12/27/2004 Taken by Staff Sgt. Ken Tinnin

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CAMP TAQADDUM, Iraq (Dec. 26, 2004) -- A Christmas tree made out of spare metal is proudly displayed outside Combat Service Support Battalion 7, 1st Force Service Support Group headquarters. The tree was carefully constructed by 23-year-old, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., native Lance Cpl. Tara C. Taylor, metalworker, to spread holiday cheer. -- Photo submitted 12/28/2004 Taken by Cpl. Joel A. Chaverri

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12-28-2004, 11:31 AM

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Fallujah, Iraq - U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld speaks with Corporal Jeremy D. Edwards (left), and other Marines of 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, while visiting Marines and Sailors in Fallujah, Iraq. Edwards, 23, an infantryman, and Roseville, Calif. native participated in Operation Al Fajr.

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December 23, 2004: An Iraqi woman and her family enter into Fallujah, Iraq through Entry Control Point #3, after citizens were checked for weapons, they were allowed to enter into the city and return to their homes. Citizens also had line up to go through Biometrics Automated Toolset which is used for identification purposes. Official USMC photo by GySgt Robert Blankenship 041223-M-8479B-077 (Released)

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23 December 2004: Citizens of Fallujah, Iraq wait in line to enter the city at Entry Control Point #5 where all vehicles are searched prior to entering the city. Citizens will then line up to go through Biometrics Automated Toolset which is used for identification purposes. Official USMC photo by GySgt Robert Blankenship 041223-M-8479B-055 (Released)

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December 23, 2004: At Entry Control Point #5, the citizens of Fallujah, Iraq line up to go through Biometrics Automated Toolset which is used for identification purposes. Interpreters were also on hand to explain to the Iraqi people the process of obtaining identification & humanitarian assistance. Official USMC photo by GySgt Robert Blankenship 041223-M-8479B-040 (Released)

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December 23, 2004: After citizens are checked for weapons, they are allowed to enter into the city of Fallujah, Iraq through Entry Control Point #5. Citizens will then line up to go through Biometrics Automated Toolset which is used for identification purposes. Official USMC photo by GySgt Robert Blankenship 041223-M-8479B-034 (Released)

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December 23, 2004: After citizens are checked for weapons, they are allowed to enter into the city of Fallujah, Iraq through Entry Control Point #5. Citizens will then line up to go through Biometrics Automated Toolset which is used for identification purposes. Official USMC photo by GySgt Robert Blankenship 041223-M-8479B-026 (Released)

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December 23, 2004: After citizens are checked for weapons, they are allowed to enter into the city of Fallujah, Iraq through Entry Control Point #5. Citizens will then line up to go through Biometrics Automated Toolset which is used for identification purposes. Official USMC photo by GySgt Robert Blankenship 041223-M-8479B-019 (Released)

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December 16, 2004: Marines with Regimental Combat Team-7 (RTC-7), 4th Civil Affairs Group, speak with Iraqi National Guardsman in a courtyard in Akashat, Iraq during a humanitarian aid mission. RCT-7 is deployed to the 1st Marine Division Area of Operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. USMC Photo by: Corporal Christopher R. Rye 041216-M-6237R-014 (Released)

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December 16, 2004: Marines from 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) return to Camp Owen, for a well deserved and much needed break from operations in Fallujah, Iraq. The 1st LAR is attached to The 1st Battalion, 8th Marines in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and is participating in operations under the 1st Marine Division. Official USMC Photo By: LCpl. Jeremy W. Ferguson 041216-M-2353F-002 (Released)

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December 20, 2004: Engineers from the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (1/503rd) get ready to conduct a controlled detonation of a mine that did not explode during the initial controlled detonation while in various areas of the town of Ar Ramadi, Iraq to search for Improvised Explosive Devices that may have been planted over night. The 1st Marine Division, during Operation Al Fajr, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations in the Al Anbar Province in Iraq. (Official USMC Photo by LCpl Andrew D. Young) 041120-M-0036Y-021 (Released)

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December 20, 2004: Items that were found in one of the homes that Soldiers from the1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (1/503rd) during a foot patrol to search for Improvised Explosive Devices in and around the town of Ar Ramadi, Iraq. The 1st Marines Division, during Operation Al Fajr, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq. (Official USMC Photo by LCpl Andrew D. Young) 041220-M-0036Y-010 (Released)

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December 20, 2004: A Soldier from the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment set up security while the rest of the area is searched for Improvised Explosive Devices in and around the town of Ar Ramadi, Iraq. The 1st Marines Division, during Operation Al Fajr, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations in the Al Anbar Province in Iraq.(Official USMC Photo by LCpl Andrew D. Young) 041120-M-0036Y-009 (Released)

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December 20, 2004: Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment search the area for Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) in and around the town of Ar Ramadi, Iraq during a foot patrol. The 1st Marines Division, during Operation Al Fajr, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations in the Al Anbar Province in Iraq. (Official USMC Photo by LCpl Andrew D. Young) 041120-M-0036Y-004 (Released)

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December 19, 2004: Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment set up security in a house while out on a night time security patrol to try and catch anyone out after the set curfew in the town of Ar Ramadi, Iraq. The 1st Marines Division, during Operation Al Fajr, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, is engaged in Security And Stabilization Operations in the Al Anbar Province in Iraq.(Official USMC Photo by LCpl Andrew D. Young) 041219-M-0036Y-004 (Released)

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Ho-Ho-Ho! On Dec 25, 2004 Santa Claus and his marvelous reindeers patiently wait to enter an FOB in Iraq to drop off goodies to the troops serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Santa Claus poses for a quick photo while waiting in line to have his reindeers and sleigh checked over twice by security. Yes folks, even Santa Claus has to show his credentials. He wishes all the troops in Iraq a wonderful Christmas especially to those amazing folks in the Air Force who he tends to be a bit bias towards due to his love of flying. Merry Christmas!!! (Official US Army Photo by SFC Paul “Go Bucks” Edington) 041217-A-0480E-001 (released – CPIC

Digital Marine

12-28-2004, 11:32 AM

Great pics LnL! woot

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whow that truck is awesome!

MARINO

12-28-2004, 12:07 PM

Nice pics

Howie Kaluha

12-28-2004, 12:10 PM

Very sweet pics today LnL....thanks woot

Locked N Loaded

12-28-2004, 12:14 PM

RIP
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MOSUL, IRAQ: U.S. soldiers pay their last respects to three fallen comrades, during a memorial ceremony held at Camp Marez, in Mosul, 380km north of Iraq's capital Baghdad, 28 December 2004. U.S. soldiers Paul D. Karpowich, from 2nd Battalion, 390th Infantry Regiment, Julian S. Melo, from 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment and Darren D. VanKomen, from 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, were three of fourteen soldiers killed when the dining facitily was attacked by a suicide bombing last 21 December. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio LIMA

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MOSUL, IRAQ: A U.S. priest soldier gives the last respects to three fallen comrades, during a memorial ceremony held at Camp Marez, in Mosul, 380km north of Iraq's capital Baghdad, 28 December 2004. U.S. soldiers Paul D. Karpowich, from 2nd Battalion, 390th Infantry Regiment, Julian S. Melo, from 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment and Darren D. VanKomen, from 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, were three of fourteen soldiers killed when the dining facitily was attacked by a suicide bombing last 21 December. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio LIMA
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RIP To ALL The Fallen!

Locked N Loaded

12-28-2004, 12:15 PM

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: TO GO WITH AFP STORY: "IRAQ-US-TECHNOLOGY." Iraqi girls attend a computer lesson at the Karada Cultural Center in Baghdad 29 November 2004. More than 130 Iraqi boys and girls aged between 8 and 14 from different schools in the Karada middle class neighborhood attend a two-hour computer course every day. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: TO GO WITH AFP STORY: "IRAQ-US-TECHNOLOGY." Iraqi children attend a computer lesson at the Karada Cultural Center in Baghdad 29 November 2004. More than 130 Iraqi boys and girls aged between 8 and 14 from different schools in the Karada middle class neighborhood attend a two-hour computer course every day. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI

Locked N Loaded

12-28-2004, 12:18 PM

..... :( .....Tragic!

RIP
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MATARA, SRI LANKA: Sri Lankan mourners lower a coffin into the ground during a funeral ceremony for a mother and her daughter in the southern coastal town of Matara, 28 December 2004, after the region was hit by quake-triggered tsunamis. Nearly 12,300 people were killed in the tidal wave disaster that devastated Sri Lanka and another 4,000 were injured, the government said Tuesday. AFP PHOTO / Jimin LAI
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BEIJING, CHINA: Chinese workers load the tents at the Beijing Capital International airport 28 December 2004, part of the aid in the form of food, tents, blankets and cash headed to India, Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. China will provide 21.6 million yuan (2.6 million dollars) worth of aid to Asian countries hit by the weekend's disastrous tidal wave. AFP PHOTO/GOH CHAI HIN
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CUDDALORE, INDIA: Indian fishermen attempt to pull a fishing boat which crushed a hut after being thrown onto land by a tidal wave in Cuddalore some 185 kms south west of Madras, 28 December 2004. The Indian Red Cross have issued an appeal for food, clothes, tarpaulin and kitchen utensils as survivors of a deadly tsunami scoured mountains of debris for thousands of missing loved ones.The grim, practical relief work of finding bodies and digging graves or cremating the dead was the main focus in the worst hit town of Nagapattinam in southern Tamil Nadu state where at least 1,700 died, 70 percent of whom were women and children, Raja Mahindran, a Red Cross official said. AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu SARKAR

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VELANKANI, INDIA: An Indian volunteer distributes clothing to tidal wave survivors in the village of Velankani some 365 km south of Madras, 28 December 2004, after tidal waves hit the region. The death toll in India from giant tidal waves that crashed into the coasts of Asia has crossed 7,500 with tens of thousands of people missing, officials said. The death toll of 7,523 included 3,000 in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, close to the epicentre of the Indonesian earthquake that caused the tsunamis, and another 4,500 in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the former French colony of Pondicherry, officials and the Press Trust of India said. AFP PHOTO/Prakash SINGH

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COLOMBO, SRI LANKA: Sri Lankan medical students collect medical supplies donated by members of the public at an emergency centre in Colombo, 28 December 2004. Nearly 12,000 people were killed in the tidal wave disaster that devastated Sri Lanka and another 2,000 were reported missing in rebel-held areas, government and rebels said. The government military said the confirmed body count stood at 10,588, including 58 security personnel and 70 foreign nationals excluding the areas of the island's north held by the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). AFP PHOTO / Sena VIDANAGA
SAD Story......... :|

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12-28-2004, 12:41 PM

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041224-N-7293M-035 Santa Rita, Guam (Dec. 24, 2004) – Cdr. Christopher Kaiser and the crew of the Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine USS Houston (SSN 713) man the sail as the Houston arrives at its new homeport of Apra Harbor in the U.S. territory of Guam. The Houston is the third Los Angeles-class submarine to be forward deployed to Guam with Submarine Squadron Fifteen. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Nathanael T. Miller (RELEASED)

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041224-N-7293M-022 Santa Rita, Guam (Dec. 24, 2004) - The nuclear-powered Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Houston (SSN 713) prepares to tie up at Polaris Point on Naval Base Guam. The Houston and its families have moved from Bremerton, Washington, to the sub’s new homeport in the U.S. territory of Guam. The Houston is the third Los Angeles-class submarine to be forward deployed at Guam with Submarine Squadron Fifteen. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Nathanael T. Miller (RELEASED)

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041224-N-4658L-116 Santa Rita, Guam (Dec. 24, 2004) – Cdr. Christopher Kaiser and the crew of the Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine USS Houston (SSN 713) man the sail as the Houston arrives at its new homeport of Apra Harbor in the U.S. territory of Guam. Houston is the third Los Angeles-class submarine to be forward deployed to Guam with Submarine Squadron Fifteen. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Mark Allen Leonesio (RELEASED)

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041223-N-5781F-089 Yokosuka, Japan (Dec. 23, 2004) – The conventially powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) crash-and-salvage division rehearses pilot extraction procedures during flight deck drills. The crash-and-salvage division serves as the ship's flight deck firefighting and rescue team. Currently in port, USS Kitty Hawk demonstrates power projection and sea control as the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, operating from Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Bo J. Flannigan (RELEASED)

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041219-M-7981G-003 Al Anbar, Iraq (Dec. 19, 2004) - Actress Kerry Turner, autographs the Kevlar helmet for a U.S. Marine assigned to the 1st Battalion 8th Marines, 1st Marine Division, during a USO tour for U.S. troops in Iraq. 1st Marine Division, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trevor R. Gift (RELEASED)

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041223-N-4614W-054 Baghdad, Iraq (Dec. 23, 2004) - A young Iraqi boy lead U.S. Army Soldiers to a cache of money, CD-ROMS, wiring, car remotes and an AK-47 assault rifle with five magazines in the city of Baghdad, Iraq. The Soldiers were initially there to raid a large mosque to look for negative propaganda and illegal weapons. The raid, performed by 303rd Iraqi National Guard, U.S. Army 82nd Airborne and 10th Mountain Divisions, resulted in the collection of large amounts of negative propaganda and seven rifles. No injuries or shots were fired in the mosque. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Jeremy L. Wood (RELEASED)

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041213-N-4614W-036 Fallujah, Iraq (Dec. 13, 2004) – Smoke rises from sporadic fighting between U.S. Marines and insurgents inside the city of Fallujah, Iraq. In other areas of the war torn city, the U.S. Marine Corps and Army are assisting Iraqi contractors in clean-up efforts after recent fighting. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Jeremy L. Wood (RELEASED)

§nake

12-28-2004, 01:00 PM

GP! woot

Ria

12-28-2004, 01:28 PM

thank you for the pics LnL :)

and RIP to the fallen.

Lupin

12-28-2004, 01:31 PM

Locked N Loaded

12-28-2004, 01:38 PM

You're Welcome........... ;)

Wish there was more to post....... :lol:

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'HI-RES' (http://www.marines.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/7c83d4ee117f7ba385256f780060390c/$FILE/NCIS1.JPG)

AL ASAD, Iraq (Dec. 28, 2004) -- An agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service stands guard during a recent VIP visit on Al Asad, Iraq. Along with providing personal security for important persons, NCIS's primary mission is to prevent and solve crimes that threaten the war fighting capability of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. -- Photo submitted 12/28/2004 Taken by Staff Sgt. Chad McMeen

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'HI-RES' (http://www.marines.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/63d3bee98eb1bee385256f780060a457/$FILE/NCIS2.JPG)

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'HI-RES' (http://www.marines.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/47be72a1c4b52e8b85256f7800622c5b/$FILE/NCIS3.jpg)

AL ASAD, Iraq (Dec. 28, 2004) -- An agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service stands guard during a recent VIP visit on Al Asad, Iraq. Along with providing personal security for important persons, NCIS's primary mission is to prevent and solve crimes that threaten the war fighting capability of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. -- Photo submitted 12/28/2004 Taken by Staff Sgt. Chad McMeen

Millen

12-28-2004, 01:39 PM

nice pics today thx

Argyll

12-28-2004, 02:40 PM

I hate these .mil sites............I never get to see these pics just red x's! :(

Guttorm

12-28-2004, 02:52 PM

Man...
Every time I see pictures from war/crisis zones my respect for the people willing to put themselfs in danger for their country increases.

RIP to all the fallen.

Yes Man

12-28-2004, 02:59 PM

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_041223-N-4614W-054.jpg

Is that alot, cause from my point of view it looks like some dudes music collection and a few dollars.

BTW what is the policy on iraq citizens owning weapons?

American Patriot

12-28-2004, 03:01 PM

They just seized that money because it was found near anti-Iraqi propaganda.

One_A

12-28-2004, 03:01 PM

http://www.marines.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/e48a2e20fa37fb2b85256f7700603b61/$FILE/ISMT-2low.jpg
MARINE CORPS RECRUITING STATION PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (Dec. 20, 2004) -- Danyale Ward, 20, of Barrington. N.H., a poolee from Recruiting Station Portsmouth, N.H., takes aim using the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer at the Londonderry, N.H. Armed Forces Reserve Center. Ward was one of 15 female poolees that attended an RS Portsmouth’s poolee training event recently. -- Photo submitted 12/27/2004 Taken by Staff Sgt. Ken Tinnin
This recruit needs to open the proper eye while aiming her rifle.

scrybe

12-28-2004, 03:24 PM

Great pics LNL. I liked the caption from the wounded Marine about clearing an IED the hard way. It's good he is well enough to have a sense of humor about it.

ar15hitman

12-28-2004, 03:49 PM

[AFSOC]

12-28-2004, 03:49 PM

AOCBravo2004

12-28-2004, 03:56 PM

She needs more training. :bash:

She's a poolee, not a full fledged Marine, she hasn't even gone to boot camp yet to get more proper training. :bash:

JTAR7242

12-28-2004, 04:47 PM

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'HI-RES' (http://www.marines.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/e48a2e20fa37fb2b85256f7700603b61/$FILE/ISMT%202.jpg)
[quote]MARINE CORPS RECRUITING STATION PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (Dec. 20, 2004) -- Danyale Ward, 20, of Barrington. N.H., a poolee from Recruiting Station Portsmouth, N.H., takes aim using the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer at the Londonderry, N.H. Armed Forces Reserve Center. Ward was one of 15 female poolees that attended an RS Portsmouth’s poolee training event recently. -- Photo submitted 12/27/2004 Taken by Staff Sgt. Ken Tinnin

Ahhh, the ISMT, the million dollar videogame. We never did anything "fun" like that back when I was in the DEP. :lol: Of course, it would have only been fun while in the DEP.

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_041219-M-7981G-003.jpg

041219-M-7981G-003 Al Anbar, Iraq (Dec. 19, 2004) - Actress Kerry Turner, autographs the Kevlar helmet for a U.S. Marine assigned to the 1st Battalion 8th Marines, 1st Marine Division, during a USO tour for U.S. troops in Iraq. 1st Marine Division, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trevor R. Gift (RELEASED)

It's the woman from JAG. I knew she looked familiar. Rather odd to see her signing a helmet for a Marine, dressed in an Army jacket, and playing a Navy officer on the show.

johnyjee

12-28-2004, 05:16 PM

Locked N Loaded

12-28-2004, 05:36 PM

You All Are Bad Making Fun Of A Poolee.....::Snickers::.... :D

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Iraqis look at the remains of a destroyed vehicle following a roadside bomb and suicide bomb southeast of Baquba, 60 kms northeast of Baghdad.

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Iraq National Guard officers secure the area following a roadside bomb southeast of Baquba, 60 kms northeast of Baghdad.

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20041228/capt.sge.sgb89.281204205630.photo00.photo.default-370x275.jpg..... :hug:

Members of the Iraqi National Guard secure the area as girls, some crying, are sent home from school early following a car bomb that exploded in a residential neighborhood in Baghdad.

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20041228/i/r261958417.jpg..... :hug:

A seven year-old Iraqi girl cries near an armed guardsman after a car bomb exploded near her school in northern Baghdad, December 28, 2004. A car bomb targeting a senior officer in the U.S.-backed Iraqi National Guard killed one person and injured eight, witnesses and a police source said.

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20041228/i/r991563014.jpg..... :hug:

An Iraqi grandmother comforts her crying grandchildren, who were frightened after a car bomb exploded near their school in northern Baghdad, December 28, 2004. A car bomb targeting a senior officer in the U.S.-backed Iraqi National Guard killed one person and injured eight on Tuesday, witnesses and a police source said.

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Iraqi National Guard secure the area following a car bomb in a residential neighborhood in northern Baghdad. At least 42 people were killed in a string of attacks on Iraqi security forces and other targets after Osama bin Laden declared fugitive Jordanian Islamist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi his 'emir' in the country.

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An Iraqi National Guard collects remains of a suicide bomber after a car bomb targeted the home of a senior Iraqi National Guard officer in the Azimiyah neighborhood, Baghdad Tuesday Dec. 28, 2004, injuring nine of his guards and passersby.

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Iraqi National Guards inspect a living room after a car bomb targeted the home of a senior Iraqi National Guard officer in the Azimiyah neighborhood, Baghdad Tuesday Dec. 28, 2004, injuring nine of his guards and passersby.

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Iraqi National Guards secure the area after a car bomb targeted the home of a senior Iraqi National Guard officer in the Azimiyah neighborhood, Baghdad Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004, injuring nine of his guards and passersby.
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Medics check on a man injured when a car bomb targeted the home of a senior Iraqi National Guard officer in the Azimiyah neighborhood in Baghdad Tuesday Dec. 28, 2004, injuring nine of his guards and passers-by.

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Two men look at destroyed homes following a car bomb that exploded next to a US-Iraqi convoy in Samarra, north of Baghdad.

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Medics look after an injured man following a car bomb that exploded next to a US-Iraqi convoy in Samarra, north of Baghdad. At least 42 people were killed in a string of attacks on Iraqi security forces and other targets after Osama bin Laden declared fugitive Jordanian Islamist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi his 'emir' in the country.

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Relatives of a policeman killed in an insurgent attack grieve during his funeral in Tikrit, Iraq Tuesday Dec. 28, 2004. Twelve policemen died when gunmen attacked the station Tuesday.

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People inspect the damage in a destroyed police station 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Tikrit, Iraq Tuesday Dec. 28, 2004. 12 policemen died when gunmen attacked the station.

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A man checks a destroyed police station 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Tikrit, Iraq Tuesday Dec. 28, 2004. Twelve policemen died when gunmen attacked the station.

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An Iraqi policeman surveys the damage in the Dejlah police station after it came under attack by insurgents in Saddam's hometown of Tikrit, December 28, 2004. Guerrillas killed 17 Iraqi policemen and tried to assassinate a National Guard general with a car bomb on Tuesday, hours after Osama bin Laden called on Iraqis to boycott next month's election.
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Mohammed Khodayer, 41, is brought into Samarra, Iraq hospital Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004, after he was injured in a car bomb explosion. In the central city of Samarra a suicide attacker detonated his car in the city center wounding 10 people, including three children, Iraqi police Maj. Saadoun Ahmed Matroud said.

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US Brigadier General Jeffery Hammond of the 1st Cavalry Division, gives a press conference in Baghdad. Hammond said there would be 5,000 extra troops deployed in Baghdad for the upcoming elections.

Crazyjack

12-28-2004, 05:50 PM

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Seeing this picture makes me sad. A generation of young men will not only be physical harmed, but also psychical.

platform389

12-28-2004, 05:57 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v414/h18w777/ISMT2.jpg

Errr...New sighting technique there deadeye...?

http://instagiber.net/smiliesdotcom/otn/ez/ezpi_wink1.gif

http://instagiber.net/smiliesdotcom/contrib/aahmed/biggrin.gif

johnyjee

12-28-2004, 06:20 PM

crazyJack: i know, but, look at the other picts, all i see is kid crying, home destroyed, life ruined... for what? "freedom"?
this guy is lucky, hes home now, and alive ... but hes gonna remember this forever :petting:

whoreable

12-28-2004, 06:34 PM

[AFSOC]

12-28-2004, 07:14 PM

She needs more training. :bash:

She's a poolee, not a full fledged Marine, she hasn't even gone to boot camp yet to get more proper training. :bash:

still doesnt take a genius to know which eye to use...

[AFSOC]

12-28-2004, 07:17 PM

<img src=http://cache.*****images.com/comp/51897824.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=BE815FD6B606093BB3AD286DC15DD3F2A9C30E9B9B114CE8>

it commands me :roll:

GrimmyRX

12-28-2004, 07:20 PM

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She needs more training. :bash:

She's a poolee, not a full fledged Marine, she hasn't even gone to boot camp yet to get more proper training. :bash:

still doesnt take a genius to know which eye to use...

Not nessasarily.

If you put the rifle in your right shoulder, but your dom eye is your left, then a lot of people's reaction IS to do what she did.

ßå$tÄ®Ð¢HÏ¿ð

12-28-2004, 09:06 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v414/h18w777/ISMT2.jpg

Errr...New sighting technique there deadeye...?

Ironically even though shes doing it wrong, shes still doing alot more military wise then majority of the asshats on this forum.

garoco

12-28-2004, 09:31 PM

Same same Argyll. It sucks eh.

Crazyjack

12-29-2004, 06:15 AM

You mean Physically and Physialogically or Mentally.
Yes, Sir!
Damn Adverbs...

big_les

12-29-2004, 10:11 AM

You mean Physically and Physialogically or Mentally.
Yes, Sir!
Damn Adverbs...

And *you* mean 'physiologically'.

One_A

12-29-2004, 10:17 AM

Ironically even though shes doing it wrong, shes still doing alot more military wise then majority of the asshats on this forum.

Agreed.

0#256

12-29-2004, 10:23 AM

Ironically even though shes doing it wrong, shes still doing alot more military wise then majority of the asshats on this forum.

Agreed.
x2

Digital Marine

12-29-2004, 10:34 AM

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_041219-M-7981G-003.jpg
[quote]041219-M-7981G-003 Al Anbar, Iraq (Dec. 19, 2004) - Actress Kerry Turner, autographs the Kevlar helmet for a U.S. Marine assigned to the 1st Battalion 8th Marines, 1st Marine Division, during a USO tour for U.S. troops in Iraq. 1st Marine Division, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trevor R. Gift (RELEASED)

It's the woman from JAG. I knew she looked familiar. Rather odd to see her signing a helmet for a Marine, dressed in an Army jacket, and playing a Navy officer on the show.

lol i didnt even notice it :)