Marines Honor Two Soldiers Drowned Crossing Canal
Two M 16 rifles stand in the sand upside down by the canal edge as Sgt Brad Korthaus 28 Davenport IA and Cpl Evan James 20 La Harpe IL are honored in a memorial service. Maj Michael McCarthy led prayers praising fallen Marines. They drowned March 24 while swimming across a 225 foot wide canal during a reconnaissance mission.
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Truck plows into U S soldiers at Kuwaiti base
A pickup driven by a civilian struck U S soldiers outside Camp Udairi injuring 15 with one hospitalized. An Egyptian driver was reported in critical condition after being shot by troops. Investigators probe whether the act was deliberate amid a string of Kuwait incidents.
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Basra refugees shelled as Iraqi troops clash with British forces
At Zubayr Bridge near Basra Iraqi troops fire machine guns and artillery at hundreds of refugees fleeing the city triggering a firefight with British soldiers. Civilians huddle as combatants use militia tactics and urban warfare complicates identification.
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Operation Iraqi Freedom Day 12 Progress Report
Allies face pockets of resistance in Kurdish controlled region as U S troops push toward Baghdad. Suppy lines reinforced and air strikes continue on Republican Guard positions near the capital.
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Saddam restructures Iraqi command for guerrilla warfare
Saddam Hussein reorganized before the war by creating four regional commands led by his son Qusai and trusted aides. Each region gains power to act without waiting for orders, shielding Saddam from U S surveillance while preparing a defense in Najaf Basra Mosul and other areas. Iraqi TV broadcast shows Saddam with aides amid coverage of a death attributed attack that killed four U S soldiers near Najaf.
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Two U S Soldiers Stranded In Desert Survive After Week
Spc Jeffrey Klein and Spc Mattheeppi endured a week stranded in the Traqi desert when their truck failed and a Humvee broke down. They rationed food for Iraqi civilians, drew SOS in sand, and one wrote poems to his wife. Marines found them and evacuated them to a forward position.
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