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READY TO GO – Scouts of the 36th Infantry Division's H Troop, 124th Cavalry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, man their MK-19 grenade launcher-mounted humvees as they prepare to move out on a night mission during training at Fort Hood, Texas. About 3,000 of the division's soldiers are being mobilized to serve in Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Lek Mateo Hi Res Image
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| Iraqi Prime Minister Outlines Iraq's Future |
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2004 - Looking forward to nationwide elections slated in January, interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi cited in recent remarks the "large strides" his country has made since the April 9, 2003, fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. Story Transcript |
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| Rumsfeld Calls Draft Talk 'Scare Technique' |
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2004 – The idea that the United States needs to return to
a military draft is "false and mischievous and, in my view, nothing better than
a scare technique," Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said in a radio
interview today. Story Transcript Audio: Listen to Rumsfeld's Interview |
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| War on Terrorism 'Going Well' Rumsfeld Says |
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2004 – Recently held elections in Afghanistan make the point that the global war against terrorism "is going well," the Defense Department's top civilian said during an Oct. 19 radio interview. Story |
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| Afghan Vote Rejects Terror |
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2004 – Though Afghanistan's Oct. 9 election represented an emphatic rejection of the Taliban and al Qaeda way of life, the violence borne of those beliefs claimed the lives of five Joint Electoral Management Body workers Oct. 20. The workers were killed by an improvised explosive device in the Paktika
province. Story |
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| TRANSFORMATION |
| Trident Warrior Tests Technology |
ABOARD USS TARAWA, At Sea, Oct. 20, 2004 – The crew of the San Diego-based amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa had its first look at FORCEnet, the next-generation naval warfighting process, during exercise Trident Warrior 04, Oct. 4-15. Story |
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| Sergeant Aims for Paralympics |
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2004 – Army Sgt. Brian Wilhelm was near Balad, Iraq, on a logistics mission in early October 2003 when his unit was ambushed by "a fairly large element." He was struck by a rocket- propelled grenade through the lower left leg. The unit returned fire for about 31 minutes before Wilhelm was medically evacuated. Story |
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