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MND-SE holds memorial for fallen Marine

May 25th, 2008 | Comments Off

More than 400 Coalition Soldiers and Marines paid their respect to a fallen Marine at Basra Air Base, Iraq, May 23. Marine 1st Lt. Matthew R. Vandegrift, was honored in a memorial plaque dedication service. Lieutenant Vandegrift was killed while conducting combat operations in Basra, Iraq. He was assigned to the Military Transition Team in support of the 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division. The service was presided over by Marine Maj. Gen. George J. Flynn, the deputy commanding general of Multi-National Corps – Iraq, and Reverend Padre Mark Christian, the chaplain to the forces at Multi-National Division — South East. Lieutenant Vandegrift was killed while conducting combat operations in Basra, Iraq. He was assigned to the Military Transition Team in support of the 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, Obits, War on Terror

Families returning to Zambraniyah

February 4th, 2008 | Comments Off

Families returning to Zambraniyah

Residents of the Zambraniyah move through a Coalition checkpoint as they return to their homes, after fleeing al-Qaeda in Iraq clashes with Coalition Forces. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Paredes) Task Force Marne About 1,000 residents returned to Zambraniyah throughout the last week of January after learning the area had been secured by Coalition and Iraqi forces. When heavy fighting in the Zambraniyah area broke out in early January, Coalition Forces advised families to evacuate the area to … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror