July 3rd 2006 PST
Marine, Soldier Killed in Iraq; Earlier Casualty IdentifiedAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 3, 2006 – A Marine was killed in action today in Iraq's Anbar province, a soldier died in a roadside bomb explosion yesterday north of Baghdad, and the Defense Department has identified an airman who died in Iraq over the weekend. The names of the Marine and the soldier are being withheld until their families ar ...Continue Reading
July 3rd 2006 PST
Iraqi, Coalition Forces Capture, Kill Insurgents; Bomb Secured American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 3, 2006 – Iraqi and coalition forces captured or killed three insurgents and detained 17 others throughout Iraq in operations yesterday and July 1, while Iraqi Police acted on a tip to secure a large homemade bomb June 30. Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, killed an assassin ...Continue Reading
July 2nd 2006 PST
DefenseLINK News: DoD News Release U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release On the Web: http://defenselink.mil/releases/2006/nr20060702-13378.html Media Contact: Air Force Public Affairs - (703) 695-0640 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 IMMEDIATE RE ...Continue Reading
July 2nd 2006 PST
Pilot Killed as Coalition Helicopter Crashes in AfghanistanAmerican Forces Press Service BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, July 2, 2006 – One crewman was killed and another was injured today when a coalition AH-64 Apache attack helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff from Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan, military officials reported. Officials said enemy action has been ruled out as a possible cause for the cr ...Continue Reading
July 2nd 2006 PST
Coalition in Afghanistan Rejects Reports on Civilian CasualtiesAmerican Forces Press Service BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, July 2, 2006 – News reports published June 30 that claimed coalition forces fired rockets in Afghanistan's Kunar province, allegedly killing a school headmaster and injuring two others, are false, military officials here said today. A Combined Forces Command Afghanistan statement said the three ...Continue Reading
July 2nd 2006 PST
Rocket Hits Kandahar Airfield; Enemy Continues to Target CiviliansAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 2, 2006 – An investigation continues today into a June 30 rocket attack on Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan that injured 10 people, military officials reported, while extremists continue to target Afghan civilians. Three people were treated for their injuries and were released, officials said. S ...Continue Reading
July 2nd 2006 PST
Officials Announce New Casualties, Identify Earlier OnesAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 2, 2006 – Two coalition servicemembers were killed in Afghanistan today, two U.S. servicemembers died yesterday in what officials described as noncombat incidents, and the Defense Department has identified previously announced casualties in the global war on terror. A coalition patrol supporting Operation Mountain ...Continue Reading
July 2nd 2006 PST
Silent Thunder Memorial Honors Fallen from Iraq, Afghanistan By Rudi WilliamsAmerican Forces Press Service MANASSAS, Va., July 2, 2006 – Under the cover of darkness, more than 100 people lit candles June 28 during a vigil at the Silent Thunder Memorial for Freedom here, which is being built to honor the fallen from Iraq and Afghanistan. ...Continue Reading
July 2nd 2006 PST
Bush Urges Troop Support Through 'America Supports You' By John D. BanusiewiczAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 2, 2006 – President Bush yesterday urged Americans to find ways to support the nation's servicemembers through the Defense Department's "America Supports You" program. In his weekly radio address, the president noted sacrifices made fo ...Continue Reading
July 2nd 2006 PST
DefenseLINK News: DoD News Release U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release On the Web: http://defenselink.mil/releases/2006/nr20060701-13377.html Media Contact: Army Public Affairs - (703) 692-2000 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 IMMEDIATE RELEASE ...Continue Reading
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