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Op For (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
... you do that in any other country in the Arab world?" As night fell, Petraeus and his party flew to Camp Victory, near the airport. "Baghdad can be a cruel place," he told me. "You have to keep a grip on your hopes." But as the Black Hawk skimmed over the city, Baghdad seemed to be teeming again, despite the morning's events. Amen on that. Because of steadfastness and a single-minded...
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South Dakota Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Colonel David Finger, M.D., ran into a bit of nostalgia while stationed in Iraq. The graduate of Watertown High School came across a Wall Drug advertisement located in Saddam’s old private zoo, now Camp Victory Complex located in Baghdad. Do you have a loved one serving in Iraq or Afghanistan? We will send them a [...]
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Council on Foreign Relations (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... in a hulking MRAP.Imagine my surprise, then, to find myself being driven in late October from Camp Victory, the main U.S. base on the outskirts of Baghdad, into the center of town along Route Irish, once notorious as the world's most dangerous road, in a lightly armored Chevrolet Suburban that could not withstand a roadside bomb. In Nasiriyah, a town in southern Iraq that was a major...
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No Fact Zone.Net (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
... of a huge sandstorm that hit on their 2nd day. Everything was orange. Then he showed photos of Camp Victory, including where they stayed, which looked like trailers from the outside. Apparently they are stronger than trailers because he joked that they were on the perimeter because the Iraquis knew they couldn’t be breeched, they are that sturdy. That was followed by photos of the...
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United Conservatives of Virginia (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
... next spring. Attached are pictures we took yesterday morning in front of the Al Faw Palace here at Camp Victory in Baghdad. The Al Faw Palace currently serves as the headquarters for all Multi-National Forces in the Iraqi Area of Operations. The picture is of the team that I work with here. We are an odd and crazy bunch at times, but truly remarkable people. I am in the front row...
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Cedric's Big Mix (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
... OR "ME" STORY. FROM THE TCI WIRE : The US military announced yesterda : "CAMP VICTORY, Iraq – A Multi-National Corps-Iraq Soldier died today of a non-combat related injury at Camp Victory. The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next of kin and release by the Department of Defense. The names of service members are announced...
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Iraq Today (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
MNF-Iraq is reporting the death of a Multi-National Corps - Iraq soldier from a non-combat related injury at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq on Tuesday, October 27th. Oct. 19 airpower summary: Oct. 20 airpower summary: Oct. 21 airpower summary: Oct. 22 airpower summary: Oct. 23 airpower summary: Removal of Afghan Border Check Posts: US drones shot down by UN investigator: Brother of Afghan...
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Military Times - News (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
... battalion commander Lt. Col. John Vermeesch tells the soldiers standing in formation at Camp Victory. “In the end, the people of northwest Baghdad are better off.”For the next two days, Williams, 28, and the 63 men left of his company pass the time cleaning their weapons, packing, working out in the gym or watching DVDs on their laptops.Different from anticipatedFor a...
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Sify (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
... latest deaths reported by the military:— A soldier died Tuesday of a non-combat injury at Camp Victory, Iraq.___The latest identifications reported by the military:— No new identifications reported.___On the Net:http://www.defenselink.mil/news/
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
... latest deaths reported by the military:- A soldier died Tuesday of a non-combat injury at Camp Victory, Iraq.---The latest identifications reported by the military:- No new identifications reported. Join the discussion (0) Showing: wrote on @Nyx.PostedAtTime@: @Nyx.repliedToText@@Nyx.replyAnswerText@ @Nyx.Recommender@ @Nyx.AbuseReporter@
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Flopping Aces (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
... you do that in any other country in the Arab world'” As night fell, Petraeus and his party flew to Camp Victory, near the airport. “Baghdad can be a cruel place,” he told me. “You have to keep a grip on your hopes.” But as the Black Hawk skimmed over the city, Baghdad seemed to be teeming again, despite the morning’s events. Petraeus surveyed the cityscape at night. “People are back...
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DVIDS RSS 2.0 Feed (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeff Morris deployed from a cool climate in Minot Air Force Base, N.D., to Iraq, where temperatures reach 100 degrees many days of the year.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
CAMP VICTORY, Iraq -- As America's military role in Iraq winds down, the U.S. is grappling with how to help some of the more than 30,000 troops injured in six years of war move ahead with their lives. One approach is to bring them back to the battlefields where they were injured.
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Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
CAMP VICTORY, Iraq (AP) — As America's military role in Iraq winds down, the United States is grappling with how to help some of the more than 30,000 troops injured in six years of war move ahead with their lives. One approach is to bring them back to the battlefields where they were injured.
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Military Times - News (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
CAMP VICTORY, Iraq — As America’s military role in Iraq winds down, the U.S. is grappling with how to help some of the more than 30,000 troops injured in six years of war move ahead with their lives. One approach is to bring them back to the battlefields where they were injured.It is a process akin to Vietnam veterans returning to the streets of Hue or Americans from World...
