Profiles of 126 U.S. service members killed or missing in Iraq
The Gazette profiles three fallen and missing sailors and Marines. Lincoln Hollinsaid of Malden Illinois at Fort Stewart died April 7 while crane operations were hit by an RPG. Nolen Hutchings from Camp Lejeune was killed March 23 after returning to the school to recruit. Gregory Huxley Jr. of Forestport New York died in combat April 6 at Fort Benning.
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Military Lives Remembered Amid Losses in Service
Profiles of fallen service members from the Army Navy and National Guard recount Jamar James Jeffries and Johnson. Scott Jamar 32 of Granbury Texas died April 2 in a Black Hawk crash at Hunter Army Airfield. Evan James 20 of La Harpe Illinois drowned March 24 crossing Saddam Canal. William Jeffries 39 of Evansville Indiana died March 31 in Spain after a Kuwait illness. Howard Johnson II 21 of Mobile Alabama killed March 23 when the 507th Maintenance Company was attacked. Memorials mark the sacrifices of these servicemen and their families across the nation.
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Navy Medic Michael Vann Johnson Jr. Remembered at 25
Photos on a coffee table show Michael Vann Johnson Jr. smiling in Mickey Mouse ears as family recalls a fun, art loving man who enjoyed basketball. The 25-year-old Navy corpsman with the 1st Marine Division was killed March 25 tending to wounded colleagues after being hit by shrapnel. He and his wife Cheriie lived in San Diego.
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Army Private Devon D Jones Remembered After Fatal Vehicle Fall
Army Pvt. Devon D. Jones of San Diego based at Fort Stewart died April 4 when his vehicle toppled into a ravine. A foster-family reunion story notes he sought teaching, joined the service for college funding, and found a home with Evelyn Houston and her family. Plus a sentimental piece on Tyler Jordan and his father Phillip A. Jordan sharing overseas letters and a ship photo.
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Saddam's Elite Lived Luxuriously Amid Ruin and Looting
Reports from Baghdad reveal Saddam Hussein and his inner circle led opulent lives while parroting sanctions rhetoric. Odai built a city within a palace complex with a zoo and luxury, while weapons caches and rare riches appeared in other residences. Journalists note a stark parasitic class, widening gulf between haves and have-nots fueling looting, with tales of luxury rooms and weapon storages contrasted by wartime scarcity. Jordan family tragedy and deployed soldiers' losses are also noted as context.
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Syrians pledge not to aid war criminals amid Iraqi crisis
Amid postwar turmoil Syria says it will not shelter Iraqis wanted for war crimes. Bush notes Syria seems to heed warnings as U S forces move from Patriot batteries toward stability in Israel region. Iraqi Christians face long history of discrimination with 700 000 currently in country.
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