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  • ECP 1 crew: changing the way they do business

    09/02/2005 4:33:07 PM PDT · by SandRat · 3 replies · 315+ views
    Marine Corps News ^ | Sep 2, 2005 | Cpl. Mike Escobar
    FALLUJAH, Iraq(Sept. 2, 2005) -- It’s hailed as the greatest thing since sliced bread, or at least, the Iraqi-Arabic equivalent thereof. After weeks of hard labor, that's what Marines like Lance Cpl. Richard Spillers say how the people of Fallujah and their city council representatives see the newly reconstructed Entry Control Points-One and One A. Since mid-July, this 20-year-old Fayetteville, N.C. native has toiled alongside fellow troops with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and supporting elements, under Iraq's blazing summer temperatures to move concrete road dividers, erect wooden personnel search huts, and stretch hundreds of yards of protective wiring. Now,...