A transfer of authority ceremony took place at Baghdad's Joint Security Station Muthana recently, which gave the Iraqi Police primary control of the facility and the security of the community as the Coalition forces take a step ba
Spc. Jake R. Velloza, 22, of Inverness, California, died from wounds sustained after he was shot by enemy forces in Mosul, Iraq, on May 2, 2009. Spc. Velloza was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. </d
Spc. Jeremiah P. McCleery, 24, of Portola, California, died from wounds sustained after he was shot by enemy forces in Mosul, Iraq, on May 2, 2009. Spc. McCleery was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. </d
Two deafening booms followed bright, orange flashes. The Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle shook violently. Smoke engulfed the vehicle inside and out. The engineers traveling inside the MRAP in western Baghdad knew they had just been attack
Sgt. James D. Pirtle, 21, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, died on May 1, 2009, near the village of Nishagam, in Konar Province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit using direct fire. Sgt. Pirtle was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. </d
Spc. Ryan C. King, 22, of Dallas, Georgia, died on May 1, 2009, near the village of Nishagam, in Konar Province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit using direct fire. Spc. King was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. </d
