Week of pro troop support rallies across Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids residents organize two Saturday rallies to honor U S troops in Iraq with events at First Avenue and Collins Road NE and at May's Island. Organizers emphasize peaceful demonstrations and a broader show of support alongside opposing views.
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Cedar Rapids
U.S
Iraq
First Avenue
Collins Road
May's Island
Kacey Gallagher
Marion
Gallagher
Jan Yanecek
May
Fim
Yanecek
Vnly
Kacey Gallacher
Marvia
Maron
M Ranes
Wounded U S soldiers recount Iraqi ambush near Nasariyah
Army Sgt. Charles Horgan and Staff Sgt. Jamie Villafane described a three vehicle convoy attack near An Nasariyah in southern Iraq. Iraqi attackers disguised as Bedouin opened fire with an anti tank missile, wounding Horgan and Villafane while three other attackers surrendered after being spotted. More than two dozen U S soldiers have been treated at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center since the war began.
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Landstuhl
Germany
Army
Charles Horgan
Iraq
An Nasariyah
Jamie Villafane
Horgan
Villafane
Iraq War Update From Basra To Baghdad Battles Rage On
In early reports British forces claim destroying 14 Iraqi tanks near Basra, while Allied planes bomb northern Iran near Kurdish zones and strike Republican Guard units. Nighttime explosions rock Baghdad as U S and British forces push toward the capital, with air and ground operations, parachute drops, and renewed fighting in central and southern Iraq.
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Iraq
Basra
Iran
Baghdad
Saddam
Thomas Parker
Persian Gulf
Kirkuk
U.S
Chamchamal
Tallil
Bush International Airport
Batra
An Nasr
Humanise
Umm Qasr
Pentagon
Bush
Blair
Iraqi youths pressed in suicide charges against U S forces
U S and Marine officials describe Iraqi fighters aged 18 to 35 using bare arms and improvised weapons to charge Marine positions in central Iraq. Analysts link some groups to the Al Quds Army while others are coerced by threats to families in Basra, with columns destroyed by allied air and armor.
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Iraq
U.S
Ben Saylor
1St Marine Division
Saylor
Dave Nettles
Clarke Lethin
1St Marine
al Quds
West Bank
Palestine
Il” Lethin
Shortage of administrators pushes school pay demands higher
Cedar Rapids area schools face a administrator shortage. Iowa survey shows many districts struggle to attract superintendents with Cedar Rapids expected to pay higher salaries. State study links funding, mandates, and politics to leadership turnover and calls for higher pay and better support to recruit qualified leaders.
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Mer Eaecuine Direttar
Inva
Cedar Rapids
College Communi
Linn Mar
Newman
Schoo
Iowa
St . Trim
Mts
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Sheldon
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168Th Infantry
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Colo
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Helena, Mont
30Th Infantry Regiment
Brentwood
N.Y
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Fifth Avenue
Doameomete
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An Nasiriyah
Wtvd-Tv
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Nasiriyah
1St Battalion
Alpha Battery
Lew Finch
Superinien Ferix
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Tages
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