Army report cites navigational error in Nasiriyah ambush
The Army says a single navigational error by Capt. Troy King led the 507th Maintenance Company into Nasiriyah where 11 soldiers were killed and six captured including Pfc. Jessica Lynch. The report notes no blame assigned and cites rapid advance and fatigue as contributing factors.
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507Th
Iraq
Jessica Lynch
Fort Bliss
Texas
Troy King
U.S
Kuwait
Nasiriyah
Del Rio Firefighters Aiming For Full EMT Qualification
Firefighters in Del Rio push to certify every responder as a basic emergency medical technician. Chief Harold Bean and Deputy Chief John Sheedy lead a three-station, all-shift effort with two years of planning. EMT training for shifts one and two progresses, aiming for completion by year end though some delays may push into 2004.
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news-Herald
Bill Sontag
del Rio
Jim Ortiz
Alberto Rodriguez
San Felipe
del Rio Fire & Rescue
Ortiz
Harold Bean
Bean
John Sheedy
Fire Department
Sheedy
Del
Del Rio group pushes council on attracting new industry
Del Rio business leaders urged the city council to act swiftly to lure new industries as a Toyota plant nears in San Antonio. They cited lack of air service, a deteriorating truck route on Frontera Road, and the absence of an on staff economic development planner. They urged joint city county action to reroute traffic and align with a federal 24 million port of entry expansion, stressing Del Rio’s strategic position between San Antonio and Saltillo Mexico.
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del Rio
Texas
Mexico
Toyota
San Antonio
Go del Rio
Najla Weathersbee
Weathersbee
Jerry Simpson
anewe-Herald
Brian Argabright
Frontera Road
Simpson
International Bridge
Simpton
Homecoming for Capt. Jake Freeman in Del Rio
U S Army Captain Jake Freeman returned to Del Rio after four years away with Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. The 33 year old logistics officer described life in Kuwait and Kuwait's Ash Shuaybah Port, where he coordinated cargo discharge and ship status reports while facing constant missile alerts and hot chemical gear. Freeman thanked family and friends at his mother’s home and recalled the abrupt Kuwait deployment order.
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Jake Freeman
del Rio
Freeman
Joan Gardner Freeman
Okinawa
Japan
Diego Garcia
Kuwait
Ash Shuaybah
News-Herald
Brian Argabright
Joan Gardner
Jenny Zimmerman
Gardner
Virginia
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