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During a recent visit, top enlisted leaders, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Terry D. Scott, left, and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps John L. Estrada, speak to Marines and sailors serving side-by-side in Iraq at Camp Taqaddum on Aug. 19, 2004. Both men thanked the troops for serving at this point in their nation's history. "The world is a much safer place because you're here now," said Estrada. Approximately 30,000 Marines and sailors are deployed throughout Iraq at the behest of the Interim Iraqi Government to help stabilize the country's fledgling democracy. Photo by: Staff Sgt. Bill Lisbon | ||
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The Navy's top enlisted sailor, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Terry D. Scott listens to question from corpsmen with the 1st Force Service Support Group's Surgical/Shock Trauma Platoon at Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, on Aug. 19, 2004. Along with his counterpart, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps John L. Estrada, Scott met with sailors serving side-by-side with Marines in Iraq during the leaders' recent visit there. Photo by: Staff Sgt. Bill Lisbon | ||
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Marine truck drivers with A Company, Combat Service Support Group 15, Lance Cpl. Martin L. Jimenez, left, and Lance Cpl. Ben I. LaPrairie meet Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. William L. "Spider" Nyland, and the Marine Corps' Deputy Commandant for Installations and Logistics, Lt. Gen. Richard L. Kelly, during the generals' visit to 1st Force Service Support Group units at Camp Taqaddam, Iraq, on Aug. 24, 2004. Nyland, the Corps' No. 2 general, and Kelly toured Iraq to pay a visit to Marines and sailors of the I Marine Expeditionary Force serving throughout western Iraq at the behest of the Interim Iraqi Government to help stabilize the country's fledgling democracy. Jimenez is a 22-year-old Miami native and LaPrairie, 22, is a native of Vinita, Okla. Photo by: Staff Sgt. Bill Lisbon | ||
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The Navy's top enlisted sailor, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Terry D. Scott talks to corpsmen with the 1st Force Service Support Group's Surgical/Shock Trauma Platoon at Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, on Aug. 19, 2004. Along with his counterpart, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps John L. Estrada, Scott met with sailors serving side-by-side with Marines in Iraq during the leaders' recent visit there. Photo by: Staff Sgt. Bill Lisbon | ||
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The Marine Corps' No. 2 general, assistant commandant Gen. William L. "Spider" Nyland, greets Lance Cpl. Eric J. Bosco, a truck driver with A Company, Combat Service Support Group 15, during the general's visit to 1st Force Service Support Group units at Camp Taqaddam, Iraq, on Aug. 24, 2004. Nyland toured Iraq to pay a visit to Marines and sailors of the I Marine Expeditionary Force serving throughout western Iraq at the behest of the Interim Iraqi Government to help stabilize the country's fledgling democracy. Bosco, 21, is a native of Cape Girardeau, Mo. Photo by: Staff Sgt. Bill Lisbon | ||
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The Navy's top enlisted sailor, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Terry D. Scott talks to corpsmen with the 1st Force Service Support Group's Surgical/Shock Trauma Platoon at Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, on Aug. 19, 2004. Photo by: Staff Sgt. Bill Lisbon | ||
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Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps John L. Estrada, left, greets Sgt. Daniel Cotnoir during the top enlisted leader's visit to the 1st Force Service Support Group's Mortuary Affairs unit at Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, on Aug. 19, 2004. Photo by: Staff Sgt. Bill Lisbon | ||
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Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps John L. Estrada speaks to Marines and sailors serving side-by-side in Iraq at Camp Taqaddum during a recent visit, along with his counterpart, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Terry D. Scott, on Aug. 19, 2004. Photo by: Staff Sgt. Bill Lisbon | ||
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Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps John L. Estrada laughs during a recent visit to meet Marines and sailors serving side-by-side in Iraq at Camp Taqaddum on Aug. 19, 2004. He, along with his counterpart, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Terry D. Scott, thanked the troops for serving at this point in their nation's history. Photo by: Staff Sgt. Bill Lisbon | ||
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Staff Sgt. David Dodd, left, who's in charge of security at the camp's gates, speaks with senior enlisted leader, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps John L. Estrada, at Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, on Aug. 19, 2004. Dodd, a 30-year-old St. Louis resident, is a member of the 3rd Battalion, 24th Marines Regiment, which provides security to the camp. Photo by: Sgt. Matt Epright | ||
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Walking away from the Mortuary Affairs unit's "No One Left Behind"-emblazoned bunker, top enlisted leaders, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps John L. Estrada, left, and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Terry D. Scott, continue their visit with 1st Force Service Support Group personnel on Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, on Aug. 19, 2004. Photo by: Staff Sgt. Bill Lisbon | ||
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From left to right, Army Sgt. Maj. Roy E. Odom, with the 13th Corps Support Command, delivers the punch line of a joke to Army Brig. Gen. Yves Fontaine, commanding general of the 1st Corps Support Command, Maj. John S. Meade, operations officer for Combat Service Support Group 15, 1st Force Service Support Group, and Col. Mike Kampsen, CSSG-15's commanding officer, during Fontaine's visit to Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, on Aug. 22, 2004. The 1st Corps Support Command, which is based in Fort Bragg, N.C., is preparing to relieve the 13th Corps Support Command, from Fort Hood, Texas, in supporting all Army units within Iraq. Fontaine, 51, toured CSSG-15's area and met with 1st FSSG commanders, to discuss ways for the Army and Marine Corps to work together more closely to provide logistics support to combat units in Iraq. Odom, 40, is from Fort Worth, Texas; Meade is a 36-year-old native of Greeneville, Tenn.; Kampsen, 50, is from Louisville, Ky. Photo by: Sgt. Matt Epright | ||
