POWS: U S Marines free seven in Iraq
U S Marines rescued seven missing soldiers from the 507th convoy near Samarra and Tikrit after days of captivity in Iraq. The seven include Spc. Edgar Hernandez and Pvt. Shoshana Johnson, among others, all were flown to safety and later debriefed in Kuwait.
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U.S. Marines
Iraq
Bush
Washington
Shoshana Johnson
Fort Bliss
Texas
Johnson
Spc
Edgar Hernandez
Mission
Washington Post
Miami Herald
Miller
Hernandez
507Th
James Riley
Pennsauken
N.J
Army Spc
Joseph Hudson
Alamogordo
N.M
Ronald D. Young Jr
David S. Williams
Orlando
Fla
Lithia Springs
Young
CNN
Ronald Young Sr
David Romley
Tikrit
Samarra
8Rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Company
1St Marine Expeditionary Force
Neil Murphy
Tommy Franks
U.S
Chris Charleville
Baghdad
Donald Rumsfeld
Rumsfeld
Kut
Kuwait
Marine Combat Headquarters
Ruth Lee
Lee
Larry Cox
Franks
U.S.A
United Kingdom
Europe
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James promoted to major in 32nd AAMDC service portrait
Major James Douglas James 41, public affairs officer for the 32nd AAMDC, was promoted by Col. Charles Anderson. A Marion high school 1980 graduate, he is stationed in Camp Doha Kuwait with Florida National Guard, wife Shelly and three children. He notes intercepted missiles near their rear-area camp and recalls Gulf War experience.
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Charles Anderson
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Marion High School
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Brenda James
Marion
Kuwait
Jacksonville, Fla
Shelly
Donovan
Olivia
Victoria
The
Florida
National Guard
Camp Doha
Asia
Iraq
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