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Saturday, June 28, 2003
Iran student leaders say crisis deepening: "Public opposition to Iran's ruling clerical establishment is deepening, a student leader said Saturday, as officials reported that more than 4,000 people were arrested during this month's pro-reform protests."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Remains of missing U.S. soldiers found in CNN - War in Iraq
U.S. SOLDIER DIES FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT in CENTCOM: News Release
Mandela unrelenting ahead of Bush tour of Africa in Radio Free USA
US push for global police force (28 June 03) in Radio Free USA
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Remains of missing U.S. soldiers found in CNN - War in Iraq
U.S. SOLDIER DIES FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT in CENTCOM: News Release
Mandela unrelenting ahead of Bush tour of Africa in Radio Free USA
US push for global police force (28 June 03) in Radio Free USA
War Blog Iraq War Updates
Campbell 'threatens to take BBC battle to watchdog': "Alastair Campbell could take his bitter battle with the BBC to the Broadcasting Standards Commission."
In Ananova: War In Iraq
US soldier dies in convoy attack in BBC: War in Iraq
COALITION CONTINUES EFFORTS TO REBUILD IRAQ (JUNE 28, 2003) in CENTCOM: News Release
Campbell 'threatens to take BBC battle to watchdog': "Alastair Campbell could take his bitter battle with the BBC to the Broadcasting Standards Commission."
In Ananova: War In Iraq
US soldier dies in convoy attack in BBC: War in Iraq
COALITION CONTINUES EFFORTS TO REBUILD IRAQ (JUNE 28, 2003) in CENTCOM: News Release
ONE SOLDIER KILLED, FOUR WOUNDED IN GRENADE ATTACK in CENTCOM: News Release
UK Government Renews Demand for BBC Apology: "A war of words between the Britishgovernment and the BBC over Iraq gained momentum on Saturdayafter the prime minister's press chief appeared on a rivaltelevision channel to renew his demand for an apology. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Sleepless Days and Nights: ""Bremer is based now in Saddam's former palace with a staff of about six hundred. These six hundred people have so far cost $300 million in salaries and expenses. This is nearly twice the amount paid to-date to 24 million Iraqis in salaries and pensions." Michael Birmingham writes of the bitter reality that has taken shape in Iraq. Michael is currently in Baghdad."
In Electronic Iraq
UK Government Renews Demand for BBC Apology: "A war of words between the Britishgovernment and the BBC over Iraq gained momentum on Saturdayafter the prime minister's press chief appeared on a rivaltelevision channel to renew his demand for an apology. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Sleepless Days and Nights: ""Bremer is based now in Saddam's former palace with a staff of about six hundred. These six hundred people have so far cost $300 million in salaries and expenses. This is nearly twice the amount paid to-date to 24 million Iraqis in salaries and pensions." Michael Birmingham writes of the bitter reality that has taken shape in Iraq. Michael is currently in Baghdad."
In Electronic Iraq
Iraq's Symphony Orchestra Resumes Play
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Iraq's Symphony Orchestra Resumes Play
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By NADIA ABOU EL-MAGD
Associated Press Writer
June 28, 2003, 2:40 AM EDT
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq's National Symphony Orchestra held its first concert since the ouster of Saddam Hussein, performing a patriotic song that predates the former dictator and brought tears to the eyes of the audience.
Friday's show was a rare sign of normalcy in Baghdad, an occupied city that lacks basic services like water and electricity, and suffers from continued violence and deep-seated fear.
Saddam Hussein didn't like the song "My Nation," and it was rarely played during his brutal, 35-year rule. Many in the audience -- both men and women -- cried when it was played Friday.
The song is "a message to the world that we are still proud of our country and existence, which we will never sacrifice," orchestra conductor Abdel Razak Al-Azawi said after the concert at Baghdad's convention center.
L. Paul Bremer, the top U.S. official in Iraq, stood up in respect at the start of the song. American soldiers, some sitting with their guns, watched and clapped.
"My nation ... My nation ... Am I going to see you safe, blessed, victorious and esteemed?" the Iraqi audience sang as the orchestra played.
Ghada Monther Al-Taei, a 38-year-old music and ballet teacher, felt a mixture of joy and sorrow. "We never felt freedom throughout our lives," she said.
Security was tight for the concert, with explosives-sniffing dogs, body searches and military checkpoints.
The 50-member Iraqi national symphony played for more than an hour.
The orchestra was founded in 1959. It now lacks spare parts for its instruments and doesn't have enough musical notebooks.
The last time it played was February.
"We don't care about circumstances, we have been through a lot of harsh circumstances at different times," Al-Azawi said. He said he had lost both his children in an attack during Iraq's war with Iran in the 1980s.
"Music is great at taking people away from their pain and suffering," he said.
Copyright (c) 2003, The Associated Press
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Iraq's Symphony Orchestra Resumes Play
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By NADIA ABOU EL-MAGD
Associated Press Writer
June 28, 2003, 2:40 AM EDT
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq's National Symphony Orchestra held its first concert since the ouster of Saddam Hussein, performing a patriotic song that predates the former dictator and brought tears to the eyes of the audience.
Friday's show was a rare sign of normalcy in Baghdad, an occupied city that lacks basic services like water and electricity, and suffers from continued violence and deep-seated fear.
Saddam Hussein didn't like the song "My Nation," and it was rarely played during his brutal, 35-year rule. Many in the audience -- both men and women -- cried when it was played Friday.
The song is "a message to the world that we are still proud of our country and existence, which we will never sacrifice," orchestra conductor Abdel Razak Al-Azawi said after the concert at Baghdad's convention center.
L. Paul Bremer, the top U.S. official in Iraq, stood up in respect at the start of the song. American soldiers, some sitting with their guns, watched and clapped.
"My nation ... My nation ... Am I going to see you safe, blessed, victorious and esteemed?" the Iraqi audience sang as the orchestra played.
Ghada Monther Al-Taei, a 38-year-old music and ballet teacher, felt a mixture of joy and sorrow. "We never felt freedom throughout our lives," she said.
Security was tight for the concert, with explosives-sniffing dogs, body searches and military checkpoints.
The 50-member Iraqi national symphony played for more than an hour.
The orchestra was founded in 1959. It now lacks spare parts for its instruments and doesn't have enough musical notebooks.
The last time it played was February.
"We don't care about circumstances, we have been through a lot of harsh circumstances at different times," Al-Azawi said. He said he had lost both his children in an attack during Iraq's war with Iran in the 1980s.
"Music is great at taking people away from their pain and suffering," he said.
Copyright (c) 2003, The Associated Press
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This article originally appeared at:
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-iraq-symphony-orchestra,0,1321635.story
Visit Newsday online at http://www.newsday.com
American Soldier Shot at Baghdad Market: "A gunman shot a U.S. soldier in the neck as he browsed a Baghdad market on Friday and American forces accidentally killed an 11-year-old boy, part of a vicious cycle of Iraqi attacks and ever-tougher U.S. crackdowns on resistance. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
U.S. Army IDs 2 Soldiers Missing in Iraq: "The Army identified the two missing soldiers in Iraq on Friday as members of an artillery unit based in Fort Sill, Okla. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
U.S. Army IDs 2 Soldiers Missing in Iraq: "The Army identified the two missing soldiers in Iraq on Friday as members of an artillery unit based in Fort Sill, Okla. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
War Blog Iraq War Updates
Mess assessment: "The U.S. is sending a five-person team to Baghdad to assess the state of post-war Iraq. The move comes amidst concerns for the stability of the country, as yet another American soldier was shot dead last night and after US soldiers shot and killed an 11-year-old boy they mistook for an armed attacker."
In Alternet: War On Iraq
U.S. evaluates success of 'Desert Scorpion' in CNN - War in Iraq
US Soldier Shot in Iraq, Analysts Warn of Revolt: "A U.S. soldier was shot in the head andcritically wounded while shopping in a Baghdad store on Friday,the latest target in a surge of attacks that analysts say couldexplode into open revolt. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Mess assessment: "The U.S. is sending a five-person team to Baghdad to assess the state of post-war Iraq. The move comes amidst concerns for the stability of the country, as yet another American soldier was shot dead last night and after US soldiers shot and killed an 11-year-old boy they mistook for an armed attacker."
In Alternet: War On Iraq
U.S. evaluates success of 'Desert Scorpion' in CNN - War in Iraq
US Soldier Shot in Iraq, Analysts Warn of Revolt: "A U.S. soldier was shot in the head andcritically wounded while shopping in a Baghdad store on Friday,the latest target in a surge of attacks that analysts say couldexplode into open revolt. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Ex-Iraq info minister evasive on TV: "The once-defiant former Iraqi information minister appeared humbled and evasive in a TV interview aired Friday, describing the fall of the Iraqi regime to coalition forces as an "earthquake" and refusing to blame Saddam Hussein for the war."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
The Suez Crisis: Annotated Bibliography of Three Selected Texts in RISQ
Army Identifies Soldiers Missing in Iraq: "The Army identified the two missing soldiers in Iraq on Friday as members of an artillery unit based in Fort Sill, Okla. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Rumsfeld Says Iraqi Attacks Scattered: "Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Friday declined to attribute violence against U.S. soldiers in Iraq to guerrilla warfare, instead blaming scattered, disorganized remnants of the ousted Iraqi government. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Iraqi scientist says U.S. almost ignored him in CNN - War in Iraq
Witnesses: U.S. Soldier Shot in Baghdad: "Iraqi witnesses said an American soldier was shot in the neck while shopping and an Army truck struck what appeared to be a land mine Friday, the latest in a series of attacks raising concern that the United States could be confronting a guerrilla war in Iraq. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
U.S. asks countries to freeze Iraq assets: "Treasury Secretary John Snow is seeking international support to find and freeze financial assets of the former Iraqi government and transfer them to a fund to help rebuild Iraq."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Renegade militants could endanger truce: "Renegade bands of Palestinian militants promise to continue their attacks on Israelis despite an agreement by the main groups for a three-month truce, threatening to collapse the cease-fire before it starts."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
The Suez Crisis: Annotated Bibliography of Three Selected Texts in RISQ
Army Identifies Soldiers Missing in Iraq: "The Army identified the two missing soldiers in Iraq on Friday as members of an artillery unit based in Fort Sill, Okla. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Rumsfeld Says Iraqi Attacks Scattered: "Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Friday declined to attribute violence against U.S. soldiers in Iraq to guerrilla warfare, instead blaming scattered, disorganized remnants of the ousted Iraqi government. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Iraqi scientist says U.S. almost ignored him in CNN - War in Iraq
Witnesses: U.S. Soldier Shot in Baghdad: "Iraqi witnesses said an American soldier was shot in the neck while shopping and an Army truck struck what appeared to be a land mine Friday, the latest in a series of attacks raising concern that the United States could be confronting a guerrilla war in Iraq. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
U.S. asks countries to freeze Iraq assets: "Treasury Secretary John Snow is seeking international support to find and freeze financial assets of the former Iraqi government and transfer them to a fund to help rebuild Iraq."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Renegade militants could endanger truce: "Renegade bands of Palestinian militants promise to continue their attacks on Israelis despite an agreement by the main groups for a three-month truce, threatening to collapse the cease-fire before it starts."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Jihad leader says group accepts truce: "An Islamic Jihad leader said Saturday the radical Palestinian group accepted a conditional three-month halt to attacks on Israelis, the first on-the-record comment from a militant leader involved in the truce."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
U.S. soldier killed, four wounded in Iraq: "The disquieting drumbeat of guerrilla-style attacks and sabotage deepened in Iraq, with a U.S. soldier killed in an ambush, another shot in the neck and an 11-year-old Iraqi boy slain by American troops who mistook him for a gunman."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Woman gets 50 years in windshield death: "A videotape of Chante Mallard at a nightclub, just one week after she struck a homeless man with her car and left him lodged in the windshield to die, may have been on jurors' minds when they sentenced her to 50 years in prison for murder, attorneys say."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Accused ex-priests freed from L.A. jail: "Two jailed former Roman Catholic priests were freed after a U.S. Supreme Court decision invalidated California's 1994 law extending the statute of limitations on decades-old child molestation cases."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Teen cites firecracker in N.M. wildfire: "A wildfire that menaced parts of the city was started by a firecracker tossed onto a pile of cotton from a cottonwood tree, one of the teens accused in the case told investigators."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Suspected militants kill 4 in Kashmir: "Two suspected Islamic militants stormed an army camp in Kashmir early Saturday, killing 12 soldiers before being slain themselves, as India's president wrapped up a three-day visit to the strife-torn Himalayan region."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
At least 20 hurt in Netherlands gas blast: "A large gas explosion ripped through three stores in a crowded shopping district of The Hague Saturday, wounding at least 20 people, eight of them seriously, city officials said."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Goodyear, United Steelworkers stop talks: "The United Steelworkers union has broken off contract talks with Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., rejecting an offer made shortly before a midnight strike deadline."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Corvette fans mark car's 50th anniversary: "Tom Meadows isn't kidding when he says his two children, both in their 30s, are too young to inherit his all-original 1966 Corvette."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Boston sets record in rout of Marlins: "The Boston Red Sox set a major league record by scoring 10 runs before making an out Friday night and cruised to a 25-8 rout of Florida - but Fenway Park fell silent in the seventh inning with a frightening injury to Marlins pitcher Kevin Olsen."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
U.S. soldier killed, four wounded in Iraq: "The disquieting drumbeat of guerrilla-style attacks and sabotage deepened in Iraq, with a U.S. soldier killed in an ambush, another shot in the neck and an 11-year-old Iraqi boy slain by American troops who mistook him for a gunman."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Woman gets 50 years in windshield death: "A videotape of Chante Mallard at a nightclub, just one week after she struck a homeless man with her car and left him lodged in the windshield to die, may have been on jurors' minds when they sentenced her to 50 years in prison for murder, attorneys say."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Accused ex-priests freed from L.A. jail: "Two jailed former Roman Catholic priests were freed after a U.S. Supreme Court decision invalidated California's 1994 law extending the statute of limitations on decades-old child molestation cases."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Teen cites firecracker in N.M. wildfire: "A wildfire that menaced parts of the city was started by a firecracker tossed onto a pile of cotton from a cottonwood tree, one of the teens accused in the case told investigators."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Suspected militants kill 4 in Kashmir: "Two suspected Islamic militants stormed an army camp in Kashmir early Saturday, killing 12 soldiers before being slain themselves, as India's president wrapped up a three-day visit to the strife-torn Himalayan region."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
At least 20 hurt in Netherlands gas blast: "A large gas explosion ripped through three stores in a crowded shopping district of The Hague Saturday, wounding at least 20 people, eight of them seriously, city officials said."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Goodyear, United Steelworkers stop talks: "The United Steelworkers union has broken off contract talks with Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., rejecting an offer made shortly before a midnight strike deadline."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Corvette fans mark car's 50th anniversary: "Tom Meadows isn't kidding when he says his two children, both in their 30s, are too young to inherit his all-original 1966 Corvette."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Boston sets record in rout of Marlins: "The Boston Red Sox set a major league record by scoring 10 runs before making an out Friday night and cruised to a 25-8 rout of Florida - but Fenway Park fell silent in the seventh inning with a frightening injury to Marlins pitcher Kevin Olsen."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Friday, June 27, 2003
Search continues for missing U.S. soldiers
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Search continues for missing U.S. soldiersHelicopters hovered in the air near the city of Balad on Friday, and Army Humvees and tanks roared through area streets as U.S. troops searched for two soldiers who disappeared Wednesday morning while on guard duty near this small town north of Baghdad. The full article will be available on the Web for a limited time: http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/special_packages/iraq/6187227.htm (c) 2003 KRT Wire and wire service sources. All Rights Reserved.
NYTimes.com Article: G.I. Dies, Others Are Wounded in New Ambushes in Iraq
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G.I. Dies, Others Are Wounded in New Ambushes in Iraq
June 28, 2003
By EDMUND L. ANDREWS
BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 27 - American soldiers came under fire
again today across Iraq, with one soldier shot in the head
and wounded while shopping and another killed in an ambush
late last night near the southern city of Najaf.
Meanwhile, Army troops searching for two missing soldiers
found their Humvee early this evening, according to an
official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The discovery
came after soldiers had detained three men for questioning
in the case, but the official said the Humvee showed no
signs of blood or any immediate clue as to what had
happened to the soldiers.
Pentagon officials said they themselves had scant details
on the men's disappearance. "All we know right now is we do
have two soldiers who are missing from their appointed
place of duty," Gen. Peter Pace, the vice chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in Washington. "We do not know
the specifics of what happened or why."
The Army identified the missing soldiers as Sgt. First
Class Gladimir Phillippe, 37, of Linden, N.J., and Pfc.
Kevin Ott, 27, of Columbus, Ohio.
The latest attacks were similar to those carried out with
increasing frequency over the last several weeks, and well
beyond the cities just north of Baghdad that were
strongholds of support for Saddam Hussein and where most of
the early attacks took place.
In Washington, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said
the attacks did not rise to the level of organized
guerrilla warfare. "I don't know that I would use the
word," he said after a closed meeting with senators on
Capitol Hill.
Mr. Rumsfeld said many of the attackers were common
criminals, as well as the remnants of Mr. Hussein's
Fedayeen Saddam and Baath Party."They are out doing things
that are unhelpful to the coalition, and the coalition is
taking every step possible to root them out," he said.
One of today's incidents occurred in Kadhimiya, one of the
busiest shopping districts in Baghdad. An area populated
primarily by Shiite Muslims, Kadhimiya has been one of the
most peaceful neighborhoods of Baghdad and has not been
known for anti-American hostility.
In today's attack, an unknown assailant shot a soldier in
the head and badly wounded him while he was trying to buy
video discs from a sidewalk vendor. Several witnesses said
they heard a shot ring out, saw the soldier's body lying on
the ground and began to flee out of fear that American
soldiers nearby would retaliate with more gunfire.
The shooting occurred about 11 a.m., just a few hundred
yards from a mosque that attracts thousands of worshipers
for Friday Prayers.
According to the United States Central Command, a soldier
was killed in a small town near Najaf while investigating a
car theft.
Najaf, a holy city for Shiite Muslims, had also been
comparatively peaceful until the last few days. Though many
there were unhappy about the presence of American
occupation forces, the city is both geographically and
culturally distant from the Sunni-dominated cities north of
Baghdad.
There were other violent incidents today. Unidentified
attackers fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a logistics
convoy near the city of Balad, about 60 miles north of
Baghdad, injuring one soldier. According to The Associated
Press, an Army truck hit an explosive device north of
Baghdad and several wounded Americans had to be evacuated
by helicopter.
At the 28th Combat Support Hospital, about 40 miles south
of Baghdad, doctors were grappling for a second day with
near record numbers of wounded, Iraqis as well as
Americans. "People don't understand what a dangerous
environment it is here just to be walking around," said Dr.
Denver Perkins, the hospital's chief of staff. Though many
of the incoming patients are being treated for illnesses
and accidental injuries, he said, the current surge of
emergencies stems primarily from attacks on soldiers.
On Thursday, an exceptionally heavy day, eight soldiers
were injured and one was killed on the road to the Baghdad
International Airport, when their Humvee drove over what
appears to have been a remote-controlled bomb.
Though not significant from a military standpoint, the
attacks have made American troops much jumpier and more
vulnerable to making deadly mistakes. A few days ago,
American soldiers entered a neighborhood here known as New
Baghdad just as an Iraqi man was firing a gun in the air.
Residents said that the Iraqi man was not aiming at
anybody, but that the American soldiers quickly fired at
the man, killing a bystander, and eventually fired dozens
of bullets into the walls and windows of stores along the
street.
Meanwhile, American military officials are also struggling
to prevent acts of sabotage against electrical power
plants, water pumping stations, sewage systems and
pipelines that transport oil and gas.
Today, most of Baghdad had little or no electric power for
the fifth straight day. The widespread power failures have
forced people to live without fans or air-conditioners as
temperatures rise to more than 110 degrees Fahrenheit. The
loss of power has also disrupted water supplies and sewage
systems, both of which rely on electric pumps.
"We cannot work, we cannot do anything," said Sultan Ali
Kazimi, a jewelry trader in Kadhimiya. "How is it that all
the military bases have electricity and we don't? They
promised to deliver us these things, but they have not
delivered on those promises."
To help the reconstruction effort, five national security
policy experts, led by a former deputy defense secretary,
John Hamre, left Washington for Iraq this week at the
invitation of the Pentagon.
Mr. Hamre heads the Center for Strategic and International
Studies, which published two detailed reports this year on
the rebuilding effort in Iraq. The reports came to the
attention of Mr. Rumsfeld, who aides said was impressed
enough to help arrange the 12-day trip.
A senior Defense Department spokesman, Larry Di Rita, said
the team's mission in no way impugned the work of L. Paul
Bremer III, the top American administrator in Iraq, who
also invited the team. "This team wasn't dispatched to
rescue Bremer because Bremer doesn't need rescuing," Mr. Di
Rita said.
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G.I. Dies, Others Are Wounded in New Ambushes in Iraq
June 28, 2003
By EDMUND L. ANDREWS
BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 27 - American soldiers came under fire
again today across Iraq, with one soldier shot in the head
and wounded while shopping and another killed in an ambush
late last night near the southern city of Najaf.
Meanwhile, Army troops searching for two missing soldiers
found their Humvee early this evening, according to an
official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The discovery
came after soldiers had detained three men for questioning
in the case, but the official said the Humvee showed no
signs of blood or any immediate clue as to what had
happened to the soldiers.
Pentagon officials said they themselves had scant details
on the men's disappearance. "All we know right now is we do
have two soldiers who are missing from their appointed
place of duty," Gen. Peter Pace, the vice chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in Washington. "We do not know
the specifics of what happened or why."
The Army identified the missing soldiers as Sgt. First
Class Gladimir Phillippe, 37, of Linden, N.J., and Pfc.
Kevin Ott, 27, of Columbus, Ohio.
The latest attacks were similar to those carried out with
increasing frequency over the last several weeks, and well
beyond the cities just north of Baghdad that were
strongholds of support for Saddam Hussein and where most of
the early attacks took place.
In Washington, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said
the attacks did not rise to the level of organized
guerrilla warfare. "I don't know that I would use the
word," he said after a closed meeting with senators on
Capitol Hill.
Mr. Rumsfeld said many of the attackers were common
criminals, as well as the remnants of Mr. Hussein's
Fedayeen Saddam and Baath Party."They are out doing things
that are unhelpful to the coalition, and the coalition is
taking every step possible to root them out," he said.
One of today's incidents occurred in Kadhimiya, one of the
busiest shopping districts in Baghdad. An area populated
primarily by Shiite Muslims, Kadhimiya has been one of the
most peaceful neighborhoods of Baghdad and has not been
known for anti-American hostility.
In today's attack, an unknown assailant shot a soldier in
the head and badly wounded him while he was trying to buy
video discs from a sidewalk vendor. Several witnesses said
they heard a shot ring out, saw the soldier's body lying on
the ground and began to flee out of fear that American
soldiers nearby would retaliate with more gunfire.
The shooting occurred about 11 a.m., just a few hundred
yards from a mosque that attracts thousands of worshipers
for Friday Prayers.
According to the United States Central Command, a soldier
was killed in a small town near Najaf while investigating a
car theft.
Najaf, a holy city for Shiite Muslims, had also been
comparatively peaceful until the last few days. Though many
there were unhappy about the presence of American
occupation forces, the city is both geographically and
culturally distant from the Sunni-dominated cities north of
Baghdad.
There were other violent incidents today. Unidentified
attackers fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a logistics
convoy near the city of Balad, about 60 miles north of
Baghdad, injuring one soldier. According to The Associated
Press, an Army truck hit an explosive device north of
Baghdad and several wounded Americans had to be evacuated
by helicopter.
At the 28th Combat Support Hospital, about 40 miles south
of Baghdad, doctors were grappling for a second day with
near record numbers of wounded, Iraqis as well as
Americans. "People don't understand what a dangerous
environment it is here just to be walking around," said Dr.
Denver Perkins, the hospital's chief of staff. Though many
of the incoming patients are being treated for illnesses
and accidental injuries, he said, the current surge of
emergencies stems primarily from attacks on soldiers.
On Thursday, an exceptionally heavy day, eight soldiers
were injured and one was killed on the road to the Baghdad
International Airport, when their Humvee drove over what
appears to have been a remote-controlled bomb.
Though not significant from a military standpoint, the
attacks have made American troops much jumpier and more
vulnerable to making deadly mistakes. A few days ago,
American soldiers entered a neighborhood here known as New
Baghdad just as an Iraqi man was firing a gun in the air.
Residents said that the Iraqi man was not aiming at
anybody, but that the American soldiers quickly fired at
the man, killing a bystander, and eventually fired dozens
of bullets into the walls and windows of stores along the
street.
Meanwhile, American military officials are also struggling
to prevent acts of sabotage against electrical power
plants, water pumping stations, sewage systems and
pipelines that transport oil and gas.
Today, most of Baghdad had little or no electric power for
the fifth straight day. The widespread power failures have
forced people to live without fans or air-conditioners as
temperatures rise to more than 110 degrees Fahrenheit. The
loss of power has also disrupted water supplies and sewage
systems, both of which rely on electric pumps.
"We cannot work, we cannot do anything," said Sultan Ali
Kazimi, a jewelry trader in Kadhimiya. "How is it that all
the military bases have electricity and we don't? They
promised to deliver us these things, but they have not
delivered on those promises."
To help the reconstruction effort, five national security
policy experts, led by a former deputy defense secretary,
John Hamre, left Washington for Iraq this week at the
invitation of the Pentagon.
Mr. Hamre heads the Center for Strategic and International
Studies, which published two detailed reports this year on
the rebuilding effort in Iraq. The reports came to the
attention of Mr. Rumsfeld, who aides said was impressed
enough to help arrange the 12-day trip.
A senior Defense Department spokesman, Larry Di Rita, said
the team's mission in no way impugned the work of L. Paul
Bremer III, the top American administrator in Iraq, who
also invited the team. "This team wasn't dispatched to
rescue Bremer because Bremer doesn't need rescuing," Mr. Di
Rita said.
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From: spliffslips
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Family: Soldier Thought He Wasted Time
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By JANE WARDELL
Associated Press Writer
June 27, 2003, 2:03 AM EDT
LONDON -- Lance Cpl. Thomas Keys thought he was wasting his time trying to train Iraqis to police themselves, and couldn't wait to come home.
But Keys, 20, due home from Iraq in two weeks after four months, never made it back to Britain. He was the youngest of six Royal Military Police killed Tuesday in the southern town of Majar al-Kabir, reportedly by an angry mob who attacked a police station.
"He was trying to train the Iraqis to police themselves, but he felt he was wasting his time. They were always fighting among themselves," Sally Keys said Thursday of her son, who won a bravery medal as a paratrooper in Sierra Leone when he was 18.
The deaths of the six "Red Caps" -- so called for the color of their berets -- has stunned their tightly knit unit, the 156 Provost Company.
"Everyone thought the war was over," said the Rev. Nick Cook, senior chaplain at the unit's Colchester garrison base in southern England, where the regiment's blue and red flag was flown at half mast and flowers adorned the gates.
Maj. Bryn Parry-Jones, the commanding officer of the six slain men, said the soldiers, ranging in age from 20 to 41, "had between them a wealth of operational experience and distinguished service."
Keys, a former paratrooper who would have celebrated his 21st birthday on Saturday, inspired his younger brother Richard, 18, to join the army.
In Chessington, southern England, 81-year-old Teresa Hamilton-Jewell grieved privately at home for her son, Sgt. Simon Hamilton-Jewell, at 41 the oldest and most senior man to die.
A martial arts expert, Hamilton-Jewell joined the army in 1988 and had served in Germany, Northern Ireland, Sarajevo and Sudan.
"His mother always had a fear, like every mother does when their son or daughter is fighting in the war, that one day something could happen, and sadly in this case it has," neighbor Barbara Bolkus said.
The parents of Cpl. Simon Miller, 21, from Washington, Tyne and Wear in northern England, asked to be left alone to grieve. Miller was remembered by friends from his high school days as a popular student with a passion for playing soccer.
One friend, Paul Latimer, 21, said Miller, a former mechanic who joined the army in 2000, had recently gotten engaged.
"I can't believe he has gone. It only seems two minutes since we were at school without a care in the world," Latimer said.
Iraq was the first operational tour for Lt. Cpl. Ben Hyde, 23, from Northallerton, northern England. He joined the army in 2001.
"The red beret was all he ever wanted. It was his life, so he gave his life doing the job he loved most," said John Hyde, adding that his son worked hard to achieve his goal of becoming a military policeman. "He was also a loving son who will be sorely missed."
Cpl. Paul Long, 24, a radio operator, was also on his first tour when he was killed. He leaves a wife, Anna, and a young son.
Cpl. Russell Aston, who celebrated his 30th birthday while in Iraq, told his wife, Anna, in an emotional phone call on Saturday how much he was looking forward to seeing her and their 17-month-old daughter Paygan. It was the last time they spoke.
"He was such a kind and special person with a smashing sense of humor, he could get on with anyone he met," Anna Aston said in a statement released jointly with Aston's parents Glenice and Mike. "When he walked into a room he filled it with his height and presence."
Copyright (c) 2003, The Associated Press
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http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-britain-iraq-victims,0,962847.story
Visit Newsday online at http://www.newsday.com
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Family: Soldier Thought He Wasted Time
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By JANE WARDELL
Associated Press Writer
June 27, 2003, 2:03 AM EDT
LONDON -- Lance Cpl. Thomas Keys thought he was wasting his time trying to train Iraqis to police themselves, and couldn't wait to come home.
But Keys, 20, due home from Iraq in two weeks after four months, never made it back to Britain. He was the youngest of six Royal Military Police killed Tuesday in the southern town of Majar al-Kabir, reportedly by an angry mob who attacked a police station.
"He was trying to train the Iraqis to police themselves, but he felt he was wasting his time. They were always fighting among themselves," Sally Keys said Thursday of her son, who won a bravery medal as a paratrooper in Sierra Leone when he was 18.
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"Everyone thought the war was over," said the Rev. Nick Cook, senior chaplain at the unit's Colchester garrison base in southern England, where the regiment's blue and red flag was flown at half mast and flowers adorned the gates.
Maj. Bryn Parry-Jones, the commanding officer of the six slain men, said the soldiers, ranging in age from 20 to 41, "had between them a wealth of operational experience and distinguished service."
Keys, a former paratrooper who would have celebrated his 21st birthday on Saturday, inspired his younger brother Richard, 18, to join the army.
In Chessington, southern England, 81-year-old Teresa Hamilton-Jewell grieved privately at home for her son, Sgt. Simon Hamilton-Jewell, at 41 the oldest and most senior man to die.
A martial arts expert, Hamilton-Jewell joined the army in 1988 and had served in Germany, Northern Ireland, Sarajevo and Sudan.
"His mother always had a fear, like every mother does when their son or daughter is fighting in the war, that one day something could happen, and sadly in this case it has," neighbor Barbara Bolkus said.
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One friend, Paul Latimer, 21, said Miller, a former mechanic who joined the army in 2000, had recently gotten engaged.
"I can't believe he has gone. It only seems two minutes since we were at school without a care in the world," Latimer said.
Iraq was the first operational tour for Lt. Cpl. Ben Hyde, 23, from Northallerton, northern England. He joined the army in 2001.
"The red beret was all he ever wanted. It was his life, so he gave his life doing the job he loved most," said John Hyde, adding that his son worked hard to achieve his goal of becoming a military policeman. "He was also a loving son who will be sorely missed."
Cpl. Paul Long, 24, a radio operator, was also on his first tour when he was killed. He leaves a wife, Anna, and a young son.
Cpl. Russell Aston, who celebrated his 30th birthday while in Iraq, told his wife, Anna, in an emotional phone call on Saturday how much he was looking forward to seeing her and their 17-month-old daughter Paygan. It was the last time they spoke.
"He was such a kind and special person with a smashing sense of humor, he could get on with anyone he met," Anna Aston said in a statement released jointly with Aston's parents Glenice and Mike. "When he walked into a room he filled it with his height and presence."
Copyright (c) 2003, The Associated Press
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This article originally appeared at:
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-britain-iraq-victims,0,962847.story
Visit Newsday online at http://www.newsday.com
Family: Soldier Thought He Wasted Time
From: spliffslips
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Family: Soldier Thought He Wasted Time
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By JANE WARDELL
Associated Press Writer
June 27, 2003, 2:03 AM EDT
LONDON -- Lance Cpl. Thomas Keys thought he was wasting his time trying to train Iraqis to police themselves, and couldn't wait to come home.
But Keys, 20, due home from Iraq in two weeks after four months, never made it back to Britain. He was the youngest of six Royal Military Police killed Tuesday in the southern town of Majar al-Kabir, reportedly by an angry mob who attacked a police station.
"He was trying to train the Iraqis to police themselves, but he felt he was wasting his time. They were always fighting among themselves," Sally Keys said Thursday of her son, who won a bravery medal as a paratrooper in Sierra Leone when he was 18.
The deaths of the six "Red Caps" -- so called for the color of their berets -- has stunned their tightly knit unit, the 156 Provost Company.
"Everyone thought the war was over," said the Rev. Nick Cook, senior chaplain at the unit's Colchester garrison base in southern England, where the regiment's blue and red flag was flown at half mast and flowers adorned the gates.
Maj. Bryn Parry-Jones, the commanding officer of the six slain men, said the soldiers, ranging in age from 20 to 41, "had between them a wealth of operational experience and distinguished service."
Keys, a former paratrooper who would have celebrated his 21st birthday on Saturday, inspired his younger brother Richard, 18, to join the army.
In Chessington, southern England, 81-year-old Teresa Hamilton-Jewell grieved privately at home for her son, Sgt. Simon Hamilton-Jewell, at 41 the oldest and most senior man to die.
A martial arts expert, Hamilton-Jewell joined the army in 1988 and had served in Germany, Northern Ireland, Sarajevo and Sudan.
"His mother always had a fear, like every mother does when their son or daughter is fighting in the war, that one day something could happen, and sadly in this case it has," neighbor Barbara Bolkus said.
The parents of Cpl. Simon Miller, 21, from Washington, Tyne and Wear in northern England, asked to be left alone to grieve. Miller was remembered by friends from his high school days as a popular student with a passion for playing soccer.
One friend, Paul Latimer, 21, said Miller, a former mechanic who joined the army in 2000, had recently gotten engaged.
"I can't believe he has gone. It only seems two minutes since we were at school without a care in the world," Latimer said.
Iraq was the first operational tour for Lt. Cpl. Ben Hyde, 23, from Northallerton, northern England. He joined the army in 2001.
"The red beret was all he ever wanted. It was his life, so he gave his life doing the job he loved most," said John Hyde, adding that his son worked hard to achieve his goal of becoming a military policeman. "He was also a loving son who will be sorely missed."
Cpl. Paul Long, 24, a radio operator, was also on his first tour when he was killed. He leaves a wife, Anna, and a young son.
Cpl. Russell Aston, who celebrated his 30th birthday while in Iraq, told his wife, Anna, in an emotional phone call on Saturday how much he was looking forward to seeing her and their 17-month-old daughter Paygan. It was the last time they spoke.
"He was such a kind and special person with a smashing sense of humor, he could get on with anyone he met," Anna Aston said in a statement released jointly with Aston's parents Glenice and Mike. "When he walked into a room he filled it with his height and presence."
Copyright (c) 2003, The Associated Press
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This article originally appeared at:
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-britain-iraq-victims,0,962847.story
Visit Newsday online at http://www.newsday.com
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Family: Soldier Thought He Wasted Time
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By JANE WARDELL
Associated Press Writer
June 27, 2003, 2:03 AM EDT
LONDON -- Lance Cpl. Thomas Keys thought he was wasting his time trying to train Iraqis to police themselves, and couldn't wait to come home.
But Keys, 20, due home from Iraq in two weeks after four months, never made it back to Britain. He was the youngest of six Royal Military Police killed Tuesday in the southern town of Majar al-Kabir, reportedly by an angry mob who attacked a police station.
"He was trying to train the Iraqis to police themselves, but he felt he was wasting his time. They were always fighting among themselves," Sally Keys said Thursday of her son, who won a bravery medal as a paratrooper in Sierra Leone when he was 18.
The deaths of the six "Red Caps" -- so called for the color of their berets -- has stunned their tightly knit unit, the 156 Provost Company.
"Everyone thought the war was over," said the Rev. Nick Cook, senior chaplain at the unit's Colchester garrison base in southern England, where the regiment's blue and red flag was flown at half mast and flowers adorned the gates.
Maj. Bryn Parry-Jones, the commanding officer of the six slain men, said the soldiers, ranging in age from 20 to 41, "had between them a wealth of operational experience and distinguished service."
Keys, a former paratrooper who would have celebrated his 21st birthday on Saturday, inspired his younger brother Richard, 18, to join the army.
In Chessington, southern England, 81-year-old Teresa Hamilton-Jewell grieved privately at home for her son, Sgt. Simon Hamilton-Jewell, at 41 the oldest and most senior man to die.
A martial arts expert, Hamilton-Jewell joined the army in 1988 and had served in Germany, Northern Ireland, Sarajevo and Sudan.
"His mother always had a fear, like every mother does when their son or daughter is fighting in the war, that one day something could happen, and sadly in this case it has," neighbor Barbara Bolkus said.
The parents of Cpl. Simon Miller, 21, from Washington, Tyne and Wear in northern England, asked to be left alone to grieve. Miller was remembered by friends from his high school days as a popular student with a passion for playing soccer.
One friend, Paul Latimer, 21, said Miller, a former mechanic who joined the army in 2000, had recently gotten engaged.
"I can't believe he has gone. It only seems two minutes since we were at school without a care in the world," Latimer said.
Iraq was the first operational tour for Lt. Cpl. Ben Hyde, 23, from Northallerton, northern England. He joined the army in 2001.
"The red beret was all he ever wanted. It was his life, so he gave his life doing the job he loved most," said John Hyde, adding that his son worked hard to achieve his goal of becoming a military policeman. "He was also a loving son who will be sorely missed."
Cpl. Paul Long, 24, a radio operator, was also on his first tour when he was killed. He leaves a wife, Anna, and a young son.
Cpl. Russell Aston, who celebrated his 30th birthday while in Iraq, told his wife, Anna, in an emotional phone call on Saturday how much he was looking forward to seeing her and their 17-month-old daughter Paygan. It was the last time they spoke.
"He was such a kind and special person with a smashing sense of humor, he could get on with anyone he met," Anna Aston said in a statement released jointly with Aston's parents Glenice and Mike. "When he walked into a room he filled it with his height and presence."
Copyright (c) 2003, The Associated Press
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Family: Soldier Thought He Wasted Time
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Family: Soldier Thought He Wasted Time
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By JANE WARDELL
Associated Press Writer
June 27, 2003, 2:03 AM EDT
LONDON -- Lance Cpl. Thomas Keys thought he was wasting his time trying to train Iraqis to police themselves, and couldn't wait to come home.
But Keys, 20, due home from Iraq in two weeks after four months, never made it back to Britain. He was the youngest of six Royal Military Police killed Tuesday in the southern town of Majar al-Kabir, reportedly by an angry mob who attacked a police station.
"He was trying to train the Iraqis to police themselves, but he felt he was wasting his time. They were always fighting among themselves," Sally Keys said Thursday of her son, who won a bravery medal as a paratrooper in Sierra Leone when he was 18.
The deaths of the six "Red Caps" -- so called for the color of their berets -- has stunned their tightly knit unit, the 156 Provost Company.
"Everyone thought the war was over," said the Rev. Nick Cook, senior chaplain at the unit's Colchester garrison base in southern England, where the regiment's blue and red flag was flown at half mast and flowers adorned the gates.
Maj. Bryn Parry-Jones, the commanding officer of the six slain men, said the soldiers, ranging in age from 20 to 41, "had between them a wealth of operational experience and distinguished service."
Keys, a former paratrooper who would have celebrated his 21st birthday on Saturday, inspired his younger brother Richard, 18, to join the army.
In Chessington, southern England, 81-year-old Teresa Hamilton-Jewell grieved privately at home for her son, Sgt. Simon Hamilton-Jewell, at 41 the oldest and most senior man to die.
A martial arts expert, Hamilton-Jewell joined the army in 1988 and had served in Germany, Northern Ireland, Sarajevo and Sudan.
"His mother always had a fear, like every mother does when their son or daughter is fighting in the war, that one day something could happen, and sadly in this case it has," neighbor Barbara Bolkus said.
The parents of Cpl. Simon Miller, 21, from Washington, Tyne and Wear in northern England, asked to be left alone to grieve. Miller was remembered by friends from his high school days as a popular student with a passion for playing soccer.
One friend, Paul Latimer, 21, said Miller, a former mechanic who joined the army in 2000, had recently gotten engaged.
"I can't believe he has gone. It only seems two minutes since we were at school without a care in the world," Latimer said.
Iraq was the first operational tour for Lt. Cpl. Ben Hyde, 23, from Northallerton, northern England. He joined the army in 2001.
"The red beret was all he ever wanted. It was his life, so he gave his life doing the job he loved most," said John Hyde, adding that his son worked hard to achieve his goal of becoming a military policeman. "He was also a loving son who will be sorely missed."
Cpl. Paul Long, 24, a radio operator, was also on his first tour when he was killed. He leaves a wife, Anna, and a young son.
Cpl. Russell Aston, who celebrated his 30th birthday while in Iraq, told his wife, Anna, in an emotional phone call on Saturday how much he was looking forward to seeing her and their 17-month-old daughter Paygan. It was the last time they spoke.
"He was such a kind and special person with a smashing sense of humor, he could get on with anyone he met," Anna Aston said in a statement released jointly with Aston's parents Glenice and Mike. "When he walked into a room he filled it with his height and presence."
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Family: Soldier Thought He Wasted Time
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By JANE WARDELL
Associated Press Writer
June 27, 2003, 2:03 AM EDT
LONDON -- Lance Cpl. Thomas Keys thought he was wasting his time trying to train Iraqis to police themselves, and couldn't wait to come home.
But Keys, 20, due home from Iraq in two weeks after four months, never made it back to Britain. He was the youngest of six Royal Military Police killed Tuesday in the southern town of Majar al-Kabir, reportedly by an angry mob who attacked a police station.
"He was trying to train the Iraqis to police themselves, but he felt he was wasting his time. They were always fighting among themselves," Sally Keys said Thursday of her son, who won a bravery medal as a paratrooper in Sierra Leone when he was 18.
The deaths of the six "Red Caps" -- so called for the color of their berets -- has stunned their tightly knit unit, the 156 Provost Company.
"Everyone thought the war was over," said the Rev. Nick Cook, senior chaplain at the unit's Colchester garrison base in southern England, where the regiment's blue and red flag was flown at half mast and flowers adorned the gates.
Maj. Bryn Parry-Jones, the commanding officer of the six slain men, said the soldiers, ranging in age from 20 to 41, "had between them a wealth of operational experience and distinguished service."
Keys, a former paratrooper who would have celebrated his 21st birthday on Saturday, inspired his younger brother Richard, 18, to join the army.
In Chessington, southern England, 81-year-old Teresa Hamilton-Jewell grieved privately at home for her son, Sgt. Simon Hamilton-Jewell, at 41 the oldest and most senior man to die.
A martial arts expert, Hamilton-Jewell joined the army in 1988 and had served in Germany, Northern Ireland, Sarajevo and Sudan.
"His mother always had a fear, like every mother does when their son or daughter is fighting in the war, that one day something could happen, and sadly in this case it has," neighbor Barbara Bolkus said.
The parents of Cpl. Simon Miller, 21, from Washington, Tyne and Wear in northern England, asked to be left alone to grieve. Miller was remembered by friends from his high school days as a popular student with a passion for playing soccer.
One friend, Paul Latimer, 21, said Miller, a former mechanic who joined the army in 2000, had recently gotten engaged.
"I can't believe he has gone. It only seems two minutes since we were at school without a care in the world," Latimer said.
Iraq was the first operational tour for Lt. Cpl. Ben Hyde, 23, from Northallerton, northern England. He joined the army in 2001.
"The red beret was all he ever wanted. It was his life, so he gave his life doing the job he loved most," said John Hyde, adding that his son worked hard to achieve his goal of becoming a military policeman. "He was also a loving son who will be sorely missed."
Cpl. Paul Long, 24, a radio operator, was also on his first tour when he was killed. He leaves a wife, Anna, and a young son.
Cpl. Russell Aston, who celebrated his 30th birthday while in Iraq, told his wife, Anna, in an emotional phone call on Saturday how much he was looking forward to seeing her and their 17-month-old daughter Paygan. It was the last time they spoke.
"He was such a kind and special person with a smashing sense of humor, he could get on with anyone he met," Anna Aston said in a statement released jointly with Aston's parents Glenice and Mike. "When he walked into a room he filled it with his height and presence."
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