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By Rebecca Santana
The Associated Press
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VICE PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR. DELIVERS REMARKS AT A NATURALIZATION CEREMONY FOR U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS AT CAMP VICTORY, AS RELEASED BY T...
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NOTE: The President spoke at 10:10 p.m. at Al Faw Palace. In his remarks, he referred to Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, USA, commanding general, Multi-National Force-Iraq, who introduced the President; Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin, USA, commander, Multi-National Corps-Iraq; Christine Barnes, wife of U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan C. Crocker; Command Sgt. Maj. Lawrence Wilson, USA, Multi-National Force-Iraq; Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph R. Allen, USA, Multi-National Corps-Iraq; Maj. Gen.
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Subjects: Armed Forces, U.S. : Service members :: Service and dedication; Defense, Department of : Secretary; Iraq : Shootings at Camp Victory in Baghdad; Iraq : U.S. military forces :: Casualties.
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An early, EARLY morning University of Memphis football practice began 10 minutes before its scheduled start Tuesday at the Murphy Athletic Complex.
There were no complaints registered. As for Tigers coach Tommy West , he spoke as if the altered starting time was the result of impatience ... not his, but that of his team's. In West's words, "everyone was jacked up and ready to go.
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Kangaroo Express([R]) and Coca-Cola Raised Funds for 80 Children to Attend Summer Camp at Victory Junction
CARY, N.C. -- Just in time for the 2010 "...
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CAMP VICTORY, Iraq - Inside palace walls built by Saddam Hussein, U.S. generals plotted the war's course, tracked the mounting death toll and swore in new American citizens under gaudy glass chandeliers.
Just outside the palace, American troops whacked golf balls into man-made lakes or fished for carp, while others sat down with a cigar and a can of nonalcoholic beer hoping for a respite from incoming rockets or mortar shells.
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To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: Sam Silverstein of the Graduate Management Admission Council, +1-703-245-4317, +1-703-625-0467, ssilverstein@gmac.com
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FORT BELVOIR, Va., Oct. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On a dusty 22-acre lot on Camp Victory, Iraq, eight people assigned to Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services are literally straining their backs to make history.
The drawdown of more than eight year's worth of military equipment is in its final stages, and those who aren't helping troops decide whether their equipment should be destroyed or sent home are sorting through heaps of material already turned in for disposal or reuse.
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When Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee two weeks ago, the panel's chairman, Sen. Joe Biden, Delaware Democrat, said, "I believe the president's strategy is not a solution." The crowds of anti-war protesters around the Capitol on Saturday don't have the solution either. Nor did the Senate, with its vote on a non-binding resolution condemning President Bush's new strategy. The anti-war camp must accept that it is not possible to undo the war.
Thousands of Iraqi lives have already been lost. Some American troops have expressed their confusion and bewilderment over the meaning of their sacrifice in fighting in Iraq. Ordinary Iraqis still say they don't believe that the United States cannot provide security. Alas, it is a preventative ...