Sep 27th, 2009
Christian Schauf, a Minneapolis native, said he can see a difference in the service members after the band’s concerts.
“You see the looks on their faces, and for that minute they forget they were in the middle of the desert and it’s 110 degrees,” said Zachary Schauf, Catchpenny’s singer and keyboard musician and Christian Schauf’s brother.
Aug 26th, 2009
With Iraq facing a host of equally important issues, such as the drought, needed transportation improvements and the necessity of importing refined oil products, Williams anticipates that the mission of his office will continue for as long as the American military is in Iraq. The key, as he sees it, is to demonstrate to the Iraqi ministries how environmentally sound practices aid in creating the solutions to Iraq’s many problems.
May 13th, 2009
Traffic lights have been turned on again in a few busy intersections of the city.
“The traffic lights are doing their job,” explained a Kirkuk city resident. “It has been a lot safer driving around.”
“Everyone stops for it,” said 1st Lt. Akmad Hussein, an inspector for the Kirkuk city traffic police. “The people of the city are learning to respect the lights, and we have been giving out tickets to those who do not.”
“The lights definitely make our job a lot easier,” he said.
Mar 23rd, 2009
Lioness tells the story of a group of female Army support soldiers who were part of the first program in American history to send women into direct ground combat. Without the same training as their male counterparts but with a commitment to serve as needed, these young women fought in some of the bloodiest counterinsurgency battles of the Iraq war and returned home as part of this country’s first generation of female combat veterans. Lioness makes public, for the first time, their hidden history.
Mar 19th, 2009
Campbell also knew she had a second option: eject and allow the plane to crash.
But there were civilians down there, and there was no knowing who would be hit by the burning Warthog.
Moreover, “ejecting in itself over friendly territory is one thing. Now, ejecting over enemy territory and going down over Baghdad, where we were just delivering ordnance on Iraqi Republican Guard, is a totally different story.”
Mar 16th, 2009
“This was not an accident on the part of the Iranians,” officials said. “The UAV was in Iraqi airspace for nearly one hour and 10 minutes and well inside Iraqi territory before it was engaged.”
Mar 13th, 2009
The troops were on foot patrol. Two Bradley Fighting Vehicles accompanied them but were providing security at nearby intersections. Malone had a sniper set up the the highest building in the area to provide over watch, the “Ottoman castle”.
Feb 26th, 2009
The clinic provides nearly 500 residents from six surrounding village’s access to a medical facility and the medical services of a staff of three full-time doctors. The location of the clinic also increases the chances of survivability by providing people in a community, where vehicular transportation is scarce, access because of the clinic’s central location. Access results in more immediate care, so patients can be stabilized before they are moved to another medical facility, if more specialized care is necessary.
Feb 24th, 2009
Village children expressed sincere appreciation for the new facility to KRG leaders and were ecstatic to leave behind their temporary schoolhouse, which was a loaned-out chicken coop from one of the local farmers.
“It’s nice to finally be rid of that old school and not have to share (my new school) with chickens,” said a 13-year-old girl, who is excited to get back to school and continue her Arabic lessons.