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A Danish force operating at Al Qurnah, Iraq.

Polish troops in Iraq

Ukrainian troops in Iraq

It is with great regret that the Ministry of Defence has to confirm that Corporal Chris Bond, 1st Battalion The King's Regiment, died in a road traffic accident while on duty in Kosovo.

Sgt. Mathew H. Lowry verifies the round as Spc. John L. Jackson loads the round into their M109A6 Howitzer during combat operation in Fallujah, Iraq, Nov. 6th, 2004, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Both Soldiers are assigned to Alpha Battery, 3rd Battalion, 83rd Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division.

Black Watch Warriors prepare to advance to set up a Forward Operating Base to the east of the Euphrates

The rocket is detonated by a controlled explosion by the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team from 33 EOD regiment

Soldiers with the 502nd Engineer Company, 130th Engineer Brigade remove a section of bridge over the Tigris River, in Tikrit, Iraq, Nov. 16th, 2004. The Soldiers moved the bridge from Tikrit to As Sindayah, Iraq.

Dutch troops in Iraq.

Dutch Coalition troops with captured terrorist weapons.

U.S. Marines provide firearms training to Iraqi security forces on a base south of Baghdad, November 29th, 2004.

A puppy follows a U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry soldier on patrol in Mosul, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 30th, 2004.

A Romanian mechanised battalion serving with the Italian Mech Brigade in Dhi Qar, Iraq.

The men and women of the RAF's 1 ACC provide airspace radar surveillance over southern Iraq.

Dutch Royal Marines and Chinooks operate from As Samawah (photograph courtesy Netherlands MOD)

Dutch troops in Iraq with their battle flag.

From the offical Dutch Army website: Op de achtergrond wordt de vlag van (11) NL Battlegroup gehesen, luitenant-kolonel Frits van Dooren spreekt zijn mensen toe.

November 24th, 2004. Dutch officers with Iraqis at Camp Smitty.

If somebody can translate the Dutch better then I: Overste Frits van Dooren en Dr Kareem leggen de eerste steen.

Dutch troops: Soldaat Daniëlle, werkzaam in de MOGOS, is op 22 november bevorderd tot korporaal. Om dit heugelijke feit te vieren werd zij door haar collega’s voorzien van bij de gelegenheid passende kleding.

A Canadian-born pilot serving with 1563 Flight RAF. The Flight's Puma helicopters are providing support to the Black Watch Battle Group.

The Japanese forces commandant colonel Matsumura in Iraq.

Dutch peacekeepers with local Iraqi council.

A British instructor briefs Iraqi police officers on explosivehazards and threats at the Az Zubayr police academy.

The Iraqi ensign along with those of the training teams that have been working with the ICDF: US Navy, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Netherlands Navy and the Royal Navy.

Officers of the Iraqi Riverine Patrol Service, trained by the Royal Navy, board a ship in the Shatt al Arab during a successful operation against smuggling

Officers of the ICDF.

A Territorial Army soldier of the Royal Irish Rangers serving in Basrah.

420 runners line up for a 10km charity fun run at Basrah Airport to support the BBC Children in Need appeal on November 19th, 2004

Basrah school children are warned of the dangers posed by abandoned Iraqi ordnance during a mine awareness class run by the Royal Engineers.

British and Czech Military Police assist an Iraqi Policeman at a vehicle checkpoint in Basrah.

With the extensive waterways in southern Iraq, river patrols are also essential.

Members of the newly formed Iraqi Tactical Support Unit at the conclusion of the successful Operation Green Desert against suspected insurgents in Az Zubayr, which resulted in 36 arrests. British and Danish troops provided support to the Iraqi security forces.

Members of the Royal Navy and Royal Marine training team who have been preparing the ICDF for the task of patrolling Iraq's coastal waters.

Soldiers protect the vehicles during a stop en route.

Vehicles from the UK and US convoy conducting the Black Watch redeployment move out from Basrah on October 27th, 2004.

Royal Engineers construct a bridge over a tributary of the Euphrates to both meet immediate military requirements and ease movement for local villagers. The bridge was constructed in just 21 minutes.

Black Watch soldiers catch up on the news from home in their temporary accommodation.

The ceremony at Basrah Airport for the repatriation of Staff Sergeant Denise Rose after her tragic death on October 31st, 2004

The wreath laid by the British contingent at the memorial erected at the USMC headquarters

1 posted on 12/01/2004 12:58:54 AM PST by M. Espinola
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What heroes are in our coalition and what beautiful children the Iraqis have. May things continue to improve and those become a torch of freedom in the middle east and have a homeland they can be proud of as a jewel in that region.


167 posted on 12/02/2004 6:32:50 PM PST by cupcakes
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God bless the coalition!


173 posted on 12/06/2004 9:11:02 AM PST by Reader of news
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Great pix ~ Good job ~ Bump!


174 posted on 12/06/2004 9:27:10 AM PST by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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excellant pictures.

Bookmark, ping, and bump


177 posted on 12/06/2004 9:59:18 AM PST by FBD ("You have enemies? Good-That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." Churchhill)
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