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  • 1st FSSG builds better billeting for 1st Marine Division unit

    10/26/2004 8:45:54 AM PDT · by Ragtime Cowgirl · 4 replies · 291+ views
    Marine Link ^ | October 22, 2004 | Cpl. Matthew R. Jones
    1st FSSG builds better billeting for 1st Marine Division unit Submitted by: 1st Marine DivisionStory Identification #: 2004102644159Story by Cpl. Matthew R. Jones CAMP RIPPER, Iraq (Oct. 22, 2004) -- Under the blazing Iraqi sun there is a buzz in the air. It's the buzz of a saw, followed by the hum of a drill and the crack of a hammer. The Marines of Engineering Company C, Combat Service Support Battalion 7, 1st Force Service Support Group, began building permanent construction huts for the Marines of Regimental Combat Team 7 here recently. First FSSG provides logistical support, such as...
  • "Cheaters of death" assist Marines wounded in Fallujah turmoil, w/ Photo Essay

    04/18/2004 6:55:19 PM PDT · by Ragtime Cowgirl · 22 replies · 673+ views
    Marine Link ^ | Gunnery Sgt. Claudia LaMantia, 1st Lt. Sarah Kansteiner
     "Cheaters of death" assist Marines wounded in Fallujah turmoilSubmitted by: I Marine Expeditionary ForceStory Identification Number: 200441511724Story by Gunnery Sgt. Claudia LaMantia and 1st Lt. Sarah Kansteiner CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq (April 15, 2004) -- "You're going to be all right. We're going to take care of you." These were the consoling words echoed repeatedly as the sailors of Bravo Surgical Company, 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group tended to wounded Marines from Operation Vigilant Resolve April 5. The sailors, poised on the outskirts of the restive town of Fallujah, are providing "good medicine in a bad place."...