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A routine patrol leads Iraqi Army to terrorists in the Mansour district of Baghad CAMP TIGERLAND, Iraq, Aug 19, 2005 — Iraqi soldiers aided in the escape of a young man Aug. 10 after he was kidnapped by terrorists in the Mansour district of Baghdad. "If the soldiers were not alert and responsive while performing their everyday patrol duties, they would never have caught on to this situation, and Emad would not be home with his family right now." U.S. Army Capt. Randy Green Emad was playing soccer with some friends, when five armed and masked men grabbed him and...

U.S. soldiers bring toys -- and smiles -- to the young patients during a visit to the Baghdad hospital. CAMP TIGERLAND, Iraq, Aug. 15, 2005 — Task Force Baghdad soldiers spent part of the day July 31 bringing smiles to a Baghdad children’s hospital during a humanitarian aid mission. U.S. Army Command Sgt. Major James Mays, from Pineville, La., senior enlisted noncommissioned officer of the 256th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division; and Lt. Col. (Dr.) Joseph Dore, from Charlotte, N.C., brigade surgeon, hosted the mission at the General Children’s Hospital in Baghdad, bearing toys and stuffed animals for young...