Maine firm revives Humvees for war zones at Loring
At the former Loring Air Force Base in Limestone Maine the Maine Military Authority has doubled Humvee production to meet Army demand for battle ready vehicles. Refurbished units, costing 25 000 to 40 000, receive heavy armor upgrades and 6 5 liter diesel engines.
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Iraq
Afghanistan
Kuwait
Edward Rek
Pennsylvania
Texas
Gary Cleaves
Maine Military Authority
Indiana
Ohio
Cleaves
First Permian Basin spine surgery hopeful for Kowacich
Osteoporosis and back instability disqualify some patients while candidates ages 18 to 60 with six to nine months of severe lower back pain and failed treatments may qualify. Kowacich, 2001 back injury, has tried therapy injections and a laminectomy with no relief. He awaits a second procedure at Midland Memorial Hospital in mid September, one of three area physicians certified to perform it.
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Kowacich
United States
Permian Basin
Iraq’s constitutional path tests Sunni support and regional ties
A Baghdad draft nears completion amid Sunni Arab opposition to federalism and oil splits while Shiite and Kurdish blocs may push the document through. A Jordanian letter from Saddam’s circle highlights ongoing regional tensions as a lone American soldier dies near Tikrit and Jordan hosts Baathist activity.
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Jordan
Palestine
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Tikrit
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U.S
Washington
United States
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Laith Kubba
Kubba
Eae
Syria
CNN
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Ee He
Odessa sister recalls Bronze Star for Fallujah hero
Marine George Anthony, 21, earned the Bronze Star on August 5 for valor after being wounded on day three of the Fallujah attack. He was shot in both legs but kept fighting, with sister Marie Armendariz of Odessa noting a large leg wound yet continued to run and fire at the enemy.
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Marie Armendariz
Odessa
George Anthony
Armendariz
Michelle Ortega
Twentynine Palms
Calif
Ellen Noél Achieves Accreditation in Odessa
The Ellen Noél becomes the first Odessa museum to earn accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums. The process boosts prestige and education, helps fundraising, and may raise a bare bones budget of about 600000 dollars annually with six staff and three volunteers.
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Litan Museum
New York
Cincinnati Art Museum
AAM
Midland
Museum of the Southwest
American Airpower Heritage Museum
Ellen Noél
Odessa
Bassinger
Crane
Marine receives Bronze Star and Purple Heart
George Anthony Armendariz, 21, a Marine and former Odessan, earned a Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He chose to enlist after high school, saying it felt right amid war. He mourns fallen Marines Staff Sgt. Theodore Holder and Lance Cpl. Kyle Burns, yet remains not embittered, noting personal growth and maturation. His sister recalls the nickname G A changing to a shorter identity.
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Theodore Holder
Lance Cpl
Kyle Burns
G.A
George Anthony
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