Marines Celebrate Thanksgiving in Iraq
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Lt. Sven Jensen's U.S. Marines unit survived for weeks on military rations while living rough in Iraq's Fallujah, so he wrangled a truck Thursday and drove his men to the rear for a rare treat: Thanksgiving turkey and cranberry sauce.
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(CBS/AP) The first anniversary of Saddam Hussein&#39;s capture was marked by violence across Iraq, including a suicide car bombing that killed 13 people in Baghdad and a report that seven US Marines died in combat in western Iraq.
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President George W. Bush thanked hundreds of cheering, camouflage-clad Marines at Camp Pendleton on Tuesday for their efforts in the Iraq War.
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In a morale-boosting visit, President Bush crossed the country today to thank the Marines for their service in the war on terrorism, and he urged every American during the holiday
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A Marine was killed today in Iraq, the U.S. military announced.
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MOSUL, Iraq -- US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visited wounded soldiers and brought holiday greetings today amid tight security at the air base in northern Iraq where an insurgent&#39;s attack killed 22 people earlier this week.
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NEAR ISKANDARIYA, Iraq  - Two U.S. Marines were  killed in action south of Baghdad Sunday, a Marine spokesman  said.
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Four U.S. Marines died when a Sea Knight helicopter plunged into a lake in volatile Anbar province, the military said Monday, raising to 13 the number of American troops killed during a bloody weekend in Iraq.
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Sunday was the deadliest day in more than a month for US Marines in Iraq. Eight Marines died in fighting in Anbar province. The military says seven were killed while conducting &quot;security
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Two Marines were killed in Iraq&#39;s volatile Anbar province, the military said today. A military statement said two Marines assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary
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It was "The Late Show with David Letterman" &#151; in a city far from home. Letterman and his crew put on a Christmas Eve show for Marines in Iraq on Friday.
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HADITHA, Iraq  - One Marine was killed and three servicemen were missing after a U.S. helicopter with 16 people on board made an emergency landing on water in western Iraq on Sunday, the U.S. military said on Monday.
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U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney flew into Baghdad on Thursday for a previously unannounced visit to celebrate the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday with U.S. troops, Iraqi state television said.
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HADITHA, Iraq  - Four U.S. troops were killed in Iraq on Sunday when a Marine Corps helicopter with 16 people aboard suffered mechanical failure and made an emergency landing in a lake, the military said on Monday.
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Two U.S. Marines was killed in action  on Wednesday in the restive Anbar province west of Baghdad, the  U.S. military said on Thursday.
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BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan  - Thousands of American troops celebrated their 4th of July independence holiday in Afghanistan on Wednesday, far from home but treated to a feast of hotdogs, burgers, corn on the cob and ice cream.
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British soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq will be celebrating Christmas with turkey dinners and Santa hats.