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A broken heart mending

nobody@vox.com(fearless1stmarines) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:14:04 -0700

Story by Cpl. Chris T. Mann FALLUJAH, Iraq (July 1, 2008) – Sounds of joy and laughter resonate through a police station’s narrow hallways. A young boy slowly enters through a doorway at the end to greet the boisterous group of Marines, but th...

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Fallujah badges key to the city

nobody@vox.com(fearless1stmarines) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:55:33 -0700

Story by Cpl. Chris Lyttle FALLUJAH, Iraq (June 25, 2008) – Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1 and Iraqi Police (IP) in southwest Fallujah set up a remote identification badge operation June 23-25, provi...

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2/24 Motor T delivers; keeps ground combat element in the fight

nobody@vox.com(fearless1stmarines) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:28:45 -0700

HABBANIYAH, Iraq (July 1, 2008) – Working from sunrise to sunset, repairing damaged vehicles and delivering essential supplies to the infantry companies is the name of the game for Motor Transportation (Motor-T) Marines in Iraq. Marines with C...

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"From the Frontline" Episode 5 on Youtube

nobody@vox.com(fearless1stmarines) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:22:34 -0700

This edition features stories on Police Transition Team 8 performing security patrols, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment Golf Company performing personal security, and 937th Engineer Company 5th Platoon performing a route clearance.

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Fire destroys post; Marines persevere

nobody@vox.com(fearless1stmarines) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:05:57 -0700

By Cpl. Chris Lyttle FALLUJAH, Iraq (July 1, 2008) – Marines with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat team 1 and Iraqi firemen with the Fallujah Fire Department teamed up to battle a fire that destroyed structures a...

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Ramadi Municipal Building a Sign of Continued Peace

nobody@vox.com(fearless1stmarines) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:17:12 -0700

By LCpl. Casey Jones RAMADI, Iraq (June 22, 2008) - Mahmoud Yassin Marre, a middle-aged Iraqi contractor from Ramadi, stands proudly on the third floor of the newly-constructed 17th Street Municipal Building in the heart of the thriving ci...

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Ramadi rebuilds as region recovers from violence

nobody@vox.com(fearless1stmarines) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:20:20 -0700

Story by Lance Cpl. Casey Jones RAMADI, Iraq (June 19, 2008) – Ramadi was regarded by many to be one of the most violent cities in Iraq for much of the last five years. The thought of rebuilding the troubled city during that time was improbable...

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Cache Sweeps to Street sweeps, Ramadi missions change gears

nobody@vox.com(fearless1stmarines) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:50:43 -0700

Story by Cpl. Stephen McGinnis RAMADI, Iraq (June 18, 2008) – Ramadi, the Jewel of the Anbar Province, bears along it streets and on the walls of the pockmarked buildings the scars of war. The faces of its citizens show the memory of a histo...

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Fallujah security strengthen in numbers

nobody@vox.com(fearless1stmarines) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:19:03 -0700

Story by Cpl. Chris T. Mann FALLUJAH, Iraq (June 19, 2008) – Marines geared for war walk in tactical columns through the once mean streets of Fallujah, ready for what may lay around the next corner. “Mister, mister shokalata! Shokalata!”...

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Marines and Illinois students donate to Iraq's future

nobody@vox.com(fearless1stmarines) — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:47:13 -0700

Story by Pfc. Jerry Murphy HAWAS, Iraq (June 18, 2008) – When a child thinks of school supplies, one thing comes to mind: the end of summer. No more going to the pool on hot summer afternoons. No more trips to the lake; just another year of sitt...

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