Writings reveal Iraq war through troops eyes
From Mosul Iraq soldier Ry an Alexander wrote a poem about a pregnant cat a happy distraction he fed from prepackaged military meals. Back home in Colorado Springs Melissa Herman imagined the reaction to her Army husband aboard a helicopter crash in Iraq. NEA asked soldiers and families to write about what they saw heard and felt during the war for Operation Homecoming. About 400 pieces have arrived with more expected.
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Alexander
America
Colorado Springs
Colo
Melissa Herman
National Endowment For the Arts
USS
NEA
Andrew Carroll
Freighter Bow Sinks Draining Oil Near Unalaska Island
Coast Guard crews resume salvage of the grounded freighter Selen dang Ayu after the bow sank likely spilling 176000 gallons of oil near Unalaska Island. Helicopter crash during rescue left six missing. divers to seek the black box once weather allows.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Bering Sea
Coast Guard
Unalaska Island
Tom Mckenzie
Sara Francis
Tourists Return to Walk in the Footsteps of Jesus
Devout Christian pilgrims renew faith at Yardenit baptismal site on the Jordan River as tourism to Israel rebounds after years of conflict. Visitors flood Jerusalem, Masada, Sea of Galilee sites on religious pilgrimages with tour operators guiding biblical itineraries. In the first nine months of the year 1.2 million visitors arrived, up 52 percent from 2003.
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Fla
Rescue effort shows Coast Guard stretched thin at sea
A Coast Guard search for five New Bedford scallopers amid brutal seas and four failed helicopters left a three hour gap overnight. Tony Alvernaz and the Diane Marie saved one survivor, Pedro Furtado, clinging to a raft. Officials say they did all they could despite equipment and weather challenges.
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Alvernaz
Pedro Furtado
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