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An Iraqi girl reaches out to shake hands with a passing US soldier from the 1st Battalion 5th Infantry during a search for hidden weapons in Mosul, 400 kilometers north of Baghdad.(AFP/Cris Bouroncle)

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Cpl. Glenn James Watkins, 42, shown in this photo released by The Washington National Guard was killed in Iraq, April 5, 2005. Watkins was one of more than seventy Washington Army National Guardsmen that volunteered to remain in Iraq when the rest of the 81st Brigade returned to Washington during March and early April of this year, the National Guard said. (AP Photo/Washington National Guard)

DoD Identifies Army Casualty No. 343-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 8, 2005

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Spc. Glenn J. Watkins, 42, of Carlsbad, Calif., died April 5 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-born improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. Watkins was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry, Kent, Wash.

For further information related to this release, contact Army Public Affairs at (703) 692-2000.

DoD Identifies Marine Casualty No. 342-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 8, 2005

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Lance Cpl. Juan C. Venegas, 21, of Simi Valley, Calif., died April 7 as a result of a vehicle accident while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, Venegas was attached to Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force.

The incident is currently under investigation.

Media with questions about this Marine can call the Twentynine Palms Public Affairs Office at (760) 830-6213.

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CARRIER OPERATIONS — A plane captain signals the pilots of a C-2A Greyhound, assigned to the "Providers" of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30, to start the starboard engine in preparation for takeoff from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Persian Gulf, April 6, 2005. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is conducting operations in support of multinational forces in Iraq and maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Airman Refugio Carrillo)