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Gifts from a journey in a Vietnam-era Huey Austin's Cheryl and Pat Fries gambled everything on a dream film project and came away with the kind of fulfillment that is greater than money or fame. Sarah Beal (enlarge photo) Pat and Cheryl Fries finished editing 'In the Shadow of the Blade' in the summer and the movie will have its television premiere Thursday on the Military Channel. By Brad BuchholzAMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Tuesday, February 08, 2005 For the past five years, Pat and Cheryl Fries of Austin have gambled everything on a movie their own movie. It's the project of their...

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First Down Kerry

(beats getting back on the bus with Teresa)

AUGUST 2004 CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY CONVENTION RESOLUTION #1 SPONSORED BY: HON. TOM MCCLINTOCK, HON. JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, HON. RICO OLLER Co-Sponsored by: IGOR BIRMAN, CHRISTOPHER MAYS, JONATHAN HUEY Honoring the memory of President Ronald Wilson Reagan.WHEREAS, Ronald Wilson Reagan was twice elected to hold the office of President of the United States by overwhelming margins; and WHEREAS, President Reagan’s unshakable determination to roll back the Soviet expansion of the 1970’s, despite constant criticism from friends and foes alike, ultimately led to destruction of the Iron Curtain, the demise of the Soviet Union, and an end to the threat of global...

Lord, Keep our Troops forever in Your care Give them victory over the enemy... Grant them a safe and swift return... Bless those who mourn the lost. . FReepers from the Foxhole join in prayer for all those serving their country at this time. ...................................................................................... ........................................... U.S. Military History, Current Events and Veterans Issues Where Duty, Honor and Countryare acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated. Our Mission: The FReeper Foxhole is dedicated to Veterans of our Nation's military forces and to others who are affected in their relationships with Veterans. In the FReeper Foxhole, Veterans or their family members should feel...

<p>MERRITT ISLAND -- As a UH-1H Huey helicopter was prepared to stand sentry high on a pedestal in front of the Veterans Memorial Center, it began to capture attention.</p> <p>"One man came up, left a bouquet of flowers, put his hand on it and started to cry," said Maurice Meisner, co-chairman of the Veterans Memorial Center. "I didn't think it would be such an emotional thing."</p>

Two U.S. Soliders Killed in Iraq Fighting By MEG RICHARDS .c The Associated Press U.S.-led troops fought pitched battles with Saddam Hussein's Republican Guard within 50 miles of the capital Monday as coalition warplanes pounded the city and dozens of other Iraqi positions in advance of the battle for Baghdad. Two U.S. soldiers were killed in fierce fighting for control of the south-central city of Najaf. In the closest ground fighting yet to Saddam's seat of power in Baghdad, U.S. troops with the 3rd Infantry Division pushed into the Euphrates River town of Hindiyah on Monday. Iraqi soldiers fired from...

U.S.-led troops fought pitched battles with Saddam Hussein's Republican Guard within 50 miles of the capital Monday as coalition warplanes pounded the city and dozens of other Iraqi positions in advance of the battle for Baghdad. In the closest ground fighting yet to Saddam's seat of power, U.S. troops with the 3rd Infantry Division pushed into the Euphrates River town of Hindiyah on Monday. Iraqi soldiers fired from behind brick walls and hedges with small arms and rocket-propelled grenades, and U.S. troops returned fire with 25mm cannon and machine guns. At least 35 Iraqis were killed and U.S. forces captured...

IN SOUTH CENTRAL IRAQ, Mar 31, 2003 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- Allied soldiers inched toward Baghdad on Monday, capturing or killing paramilitary fighters and Republican Guard while new waves of U.S. bombs set off blazes in the Iraqi capital. U.S. troops killed about 100 paramilitary fighters in and around the Shiite holy city of Najaf and seized several dozen Republican Guard in Hindiyah, south of Baghdad. The dawn assault on Hindiyah clinched control of the closest known point in the U.S.-led advance on Baghdad, where a battle with the Republican Guard, the best-trained Iraqi troops, looms. At least...

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