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  • Tips Lead to Capture of High-value Target, Munitions and IED Components

    04/24/2004 8:16:32 AM PDT · by Ragtime Cowgirl · 22 replies · 258+ views
    CJTF-7 ^ | April 24, 2004
    Tips Lead to Capture of High-value Target, Munitions and IED Components CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq -- After getting a tip from a local Iraqi near Karmah early Friday morning, Marines captured an individual who has orchestrated attacks against Coalition forces. Marines were conducting "knock-and-talk" operations, moving through neighborhoods and asking residents if they had seen suspicious activities. Upon knocking on the door of one house, they discovered a family holding a wake for a teenage boy killed by anti-Coalition forces, according to the father. The father pointed out the location of the man suspected of the crime and Marines detained...
  • Iraqi Air Base Renamed in Honor of Revered NCO

    03/26/2004 8:22:41 AM PST · by Ragtime Cowgirl · 12 replies · 232+ views
    CJTF-7 ^ | March 26, 2004
    Iraqi Air Base Renamed in Honor of Revered NCO TAJI, Iraq — The memory of a 1st Armored Division senior noncommissioned officer's service and sacrifice will live on at one of the U.S. Army’s base camps in Iraq. The former Iraqi Air Force base in Taji was officially renamed Camp Cooke March 23 during a dedication ceremony in honor of Command Sgt. Maj. Eric F. Cooke, 1st Brigade Combat Team command sergeant major. Cooke was killed Dec. 24 during a combat patrol in Baghdad when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.Camp Cooke is one of several Coalition forward...