875th engineers prepare to blast Afghan bombs
The soldiers took a break from the blazing heat Friday, shucking off helmets as they leaned against the pavilion's tall wooden tables piled high with hundreds …
Notes from a war - stories
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GRIEF FROM A WAR: Dealing with the pain
Staff Sgt. Stacey Brandon opened the lime green Army-issue notebook he used as a journal and jotted down the day's thoughts before climbing into bed at a dusty…
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Family near, far for 39th returnees
CAMP SHELBY, Miss. - Sgt. 1st Class Stevie Junior stirred scrambled eggs into his grits Thursday morning in yet another Army chow hall.
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160 in 39th leave sands of Iraq, set foot in South
CAMP SHELBY, Miss. - First Lt. Shannon Keener clomped down the metal stairs of the plane with a smile spread across his face and his black cavalry hat clutched…
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Camp all set, but GIs beset by flight delays
CAMP SHELBY, Miss. - The first planeload of Arkansas soldiers returning from Iraq with the 39th Infantry Brigade is arriving later than first planned.
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Guard lines up for 39th's return
CAMP SHELBY, Miss. - The first wave of soldiers with Arkansas' 39th Infantry Brigade arrives Tuesday night at this southern Mississippi post, the last stop on …
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Suskie's 1 year as JAG in Iraq cut by 6 months
Maj. Paul Suskie, chairman of the state Public Service Commission, was allowed to cut short his tour of duty in Iraq as top legal officer for Arkansas' 39th In…
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'Lob bombs' latest weapon in insurgents' arsenal against GIs in Iraq
FURAT, Iraq - Pfc. Brandon Titsworth stood at the back of a growling humvee and wrestled his body armor onto his shoulders. A cigarette dangled from his grinni…
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Delta Company solemnly bids its 'Big Daddy' goodbye
CAMP ADDER, Iraq - Pictures of Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Woodham flashed across a big screen at the front of the massive tent as the solemn soldiers of Delta Comp…
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Inquiry in GI death finds no sign of electrocution
CAMP ADDER, Iraq - A preliminary investigation of the maintenance tent where an Arkansas soldier died and the humvee he was working on found no indication of e…
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39th sharing the road in Iraq but still wary
AL ASAD, Iraq - Shiny new metal signs adorn the back bumpers of humvees here in Anbar province, telling local drivers in both English and red swirls of Arabic …
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Trouble is routine for Delta Company
TREBIL, Iraq - Capt. Bryan Kieffer's voice echoed through the convoy's vehicles as the palm trees and buildings of Hit on the Euphrates River cast dark shadows…
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SOLDIERS OF THE ROAD: On move at night, team looks home
Children swarmed the tractor-trailer trucks ambling toward the Camp Anaconda gate.
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SOLDIERS OF THE ROAD: 39th's Banditos buy safety for fuel trucks
First of two parts It was late - so late that some would consider it early - when Cpl. John Gonzales held the earpiece of the MP3 player to the humvee's intern…
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Dust, wind formidable foes for C-130 crew
KUWAIT - The medical team stacked litters for wounded three high in the back of the plane and placed oxygen and heart monitors at the ready.
