Hero Stories for April 2009

Army welders use skills to counter IEDs in Iraq

BAGHDAD - On a dark night, two terrorists discovered tunnels underneath a heavily traveled road in western Baghdad and used an improvised explosive device to blow a huge hole in the street to disrupt traff

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RALLY FOR TROOPS SUNDAY APRIL 19, 2009 IN DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND

RALLY FOR TROOPS SUNDAY APRIL 19, 2009 IN DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND 7th Annual Rally for Troops, Sunday April 19, 2009, in Downtown Cleveland Public Square from 11 AM to 12 NOON. Free parking at all Tower City parking lots. Anticipate over 2000 motorcyclist from various Harley Davidson Dealerships in NE Ohio will meet at 8:30 AM and depart at 9:30 AM in a processional ride to downtown Cleveland Ohio to attend the Rally. Jim Mantel of WGAR will MC the ceremony and Monica Robins of WKYC will sing t...

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I Corps deputy commander tasked with overseeing drawdown in Iraq

Having been on the job in Iraq for a little more than a week, the I Corps deputy commanding general for sustainment faces a daunting task as she looks to the August 2010 date set by the president for the drawdown of forces in Ir

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154th Transportation Company repositioned to Afghanistan

CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq - A transportation company here was moved from Iraq to Afghanistan on April 14, marking the second time in three weeks a 3rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) unit has moved directly from one combat theater to anothe

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Richard A. Dewater

Pfc. Richard A. Dewater, 21, of Topeka, Kansas, died April 15, 2009, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device while on a dismounted patrol near Korengal Valley, Afghanistan. Pfc. Dewater was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. </d

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Ceremony recognizes military working dog's contributions, achievements

BAGHDAD - Military working dog teams from throughout Victory Base Complex came out April 13 for a ceremony at the division chapel to honor one of their ow

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Day of the Sniper: 'Million dollar' shot clears road in Iraq

The four man sniper team hardly dared to breathe. For two days and nights they had waited for the right situation, and it was finally here. To Sgt. 1st Class Brandon McGuire it seemed that all his prior experience had prepared him for this mome

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Medal of Honor recipients visit Soldiers in Iraq

BAGHDAD - Presented by the President of the United States, the Medal of Honor is the highest and most distinguished award given to U.S. servicemembers for "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty

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Iraqi Army, U.S. Soldiers work to end smuggling

Iraqi and American forces are working together to make Iraq a safer pla

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Francisco X. Aguila

Cpl. Francisco X. Aguila, 35, of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, died April 14, 2009, in Kabul, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Cpl. Aguila was assigned to the 82nd Sustainment Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d

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