DoD Identifies Army Casualty

DoD Identifies Army Casualty
No. 1206-05 Nov 21, 2005

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Pvt. Christopher M. Alcozer, 21, of DeKalb, Ill. , died in Mosul, Iraq, on Nov. 19, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire and grenades. Alcozer was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
For further information related to this release, contact Army Public Affairs at (703) 692-2000.

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

DoD Identifies Army Casualty
No. 1205-05 Nov 21, 2005


The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. Luis R. Reyes, 26, of Aurora, Colo. , died en route to Ali Al Salem, Kuwait, on Nov. 18, when the bus in which he was riding rolled over. Reyes was assigned to the Army National Guard's 947th Engineer Company, Durango, Colo.
The incident is under investigation.
For further information related to this release, contact Army Public Affairs at (703) 692-2000.

Abu Musab al Zarqawi: Did we get him???

Sunday 12:38 pm CST: Just thought I’d pass this on and see what comes of it as the news develops on this topic. Regardless... it seems that another eight high-ranking al Qaeda leaders have BIT THE DUST in Iraq... (Hat tip to DEBKAfile - they are the first to report on this as far as I know.)
Read more on topic below: (Will update as needed – latest news on top.)
>> The Jerusalem Post- (AP double talks in this write-up... not by their fault... but by the way the news is coming in with so much uncertainty.)
'Iraqi FM: Al-Zarqawi thought to be dead'
>> NBC4.com
‘U.S. Trying To Learn Whether Iraq Terror Leader Is Dead’
>> DEBKAfile...
Eight high-ranking al Qaeda leaders blew themselves up...
(More good reads from Debkafile here)

DoD Identifies Army Casualties

No. 1209-05 Nov 19, 2005
DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died of injuries sustained in Bayji, Iraq, on Nov. 17, when their HMMWV was involved in a vehicle accident during convoy operations. Both soldiers were assigned to the 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Killed were:
Spc. Vernon R. Widner, 34, of Redlands, Calif. , in Tikrit, Iraq, on Nov. 17.
Pfc. Anthony A. Gaunky, 19, of Sparta, Wis. , at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, on Nov. 18.
For further information related to this release, contact Army Public Affairs at (703) 692-2000.

President Addresses Troops

Troops stand at attention Saturday, 11/19/05 as the President and Mrs. Bush arrive in the Black Cat Hangar at Osan Air Base in Osan, Korea.
(Courtesy of The White House)
White House photo.........
by Shealah Craighead

President Addresses Troops at Osan Air Base in Osan, Korea
“Recently, the world learned of a letter written by al Qaeda number two leader, a man named Zawahiri. He wrote this letter to his chief deputy in Iraq, the terrorist Zarqawi. In it, Zawahiri points to the Vietnam War as a model for al Qaeda. He writes, "The aftermath of the collapse of American power in Vietnam and how they ran and left their agents is noteworthy." The terrorists witnessed our response after the attacks of American -- on American troops in Beirut in 1983, and Mogadishu in 1993. They concluded that America can be made to run again, only this time on a larger scale, with greater consequences. The terrorists are mistaken; America will never run. We will stand and fight, and we will win the war on terror.”
President George W. Bush
November 19, 2005
Read more at 'The White House'

Immediate Iraq Withdrawal – House voted 403- 3 to finish the Job First

It was a memorable night tonight watching the House on C-Span in a heated and sometimes unruly debate over our Troop withdrawal from Iraq. When the night was over and the House went quiet... until after the Thanksgiving Break... the final vote was 403 to finish the Job in Iraq-- 3 voted to Cut and Run... That’s how I saw it anyway...
AubreyJ.........
Read more on topic at:
>> Follow the Evidence, wherever it leads...
'Withdraw the Troops - Not'
>> Righting America......
‘GOP Shouts "NO" to Democrat's Weak Pullout Resolution’
>> The Violence Worker......
‘Only cowards cut and run’
>> The Conservative Voice......
‘Iraq - The Politics of Pulling Out’
>> SGT. HOOK............
‘Freedoms’
>> Oblogatory Anecdotes...
‘403-3’

I want this message heard

Mom,
Be my voice. I want this message heard. It is mine and my platoon’s to the country. A man I know lost his legs the other night. He is in another company in our battalion. I can no longer be silent after watching the sacrifices made by Iraqis and Americans everyday. Send it to a congressman if you have to. Send it to FOX news if you have to. Let this message be heard please......
Read letter in full at SGT HOOK.........
‘Taste of Freedom’
AubreyJ says: I did as asked SGT. I now ask others to pass it on...

Question to Talebani

(From interview with Die Presse.com)
Question to Jalal Talebani, the President of Iraq:
"How would you respond to the fact that many European countries believe that the war in Iraq was a mistake???”
Talebani reply:
"Europeans have no rights when it comes to this issue and the European criticism of Americans is positively inappropriate. Europeans have no idea what misery the Iraqi people endured...”
Read more of the answer and Atlas’s take on all of this at ATLAS SHRUGS--
‘Iraq to [Old] Europe’ (It’s a good read... Click it out.)