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BAGHDAD EXPLOSIONS — A member of the 1st Cavalry Division searches for human remains after two explosions ripped through the International Zone market place and Green Zone Café in Baghdad, Iraq, leaving Americans and local civilians dead or injured, Oct. 14, 2004. The bombs were carried in and either detonated via timer or triggered by the bomber. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. LeeAnn Sunn-Wagner
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| 10th Mountain Troops 'Fish' for Insurgents |
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 BAGHDAD, Iraq — Soldiers wading through a dark, humid swamp of water and bamboo sounds more like Vietnam than Iraq. But these were the conditions soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division's Task Force 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, faced as they submerged themselves up to their necks in water hunting down insurgents in a canal. Story |
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| Marine Engineers Fortify Infantry Base |
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| CAMP BAHARIA, Iraq — Marine combat engineers with Charlie Company, Combat Service Support Battalion 1, recently improved force protection conditions at Camp Baharia, Iraq. Story |
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| GLOBAL POSTURE UPDATE |
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| COMMENTARY |
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| Our Badge of Honor |
By Capt. Vincent Heintz
2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry |
| As a company commander, I stand before our platoons and award the Combat Infantryman’s Badge to our soldiers. I am struck by the honor and reverence paid to this symbol of courage and determination by the very soldiers who dedicate themselves to excellence on every combat mission. Story |
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| WHY I SERVE |
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| Cadet 1st Class Cindy A. Nieves |
 WASHINGTON — "It's the long blue line and lot of prestige. But you don't go to academies just because of the prestige or what people might think of you because you went to the academy,' said Air Force Academy Cadet First Class Cindy A. Nieves. "You go to an academy because of the challenge and opportunities that it presents later on in your future." Story |
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| CASUALTIES |
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| Officials Identify Marine Casualties |
| WASHINGTON — Defense Department officials announce the identity of three Marines who died supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Story |
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| PHOTO ESSAY |
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VIRTUAL PENCIL— U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Lynn Wilkerson carries an armful of backpacks to give out to children at an Al Mansour primary school in Iraq, Oct. 9, 2004. Wilkerson is a platoon leader in Battery C, 382nd Field Artillery Regiment. The unit was participating in Operation Virtual Pencil, a 1st Cavalry Division program that supplies Iraqi school children with supplies. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Al Barrus Story 5 More Photos
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