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Pentagon extends tour of Marines in Afghanistan
Associated Press WriterThe Pentagon has extended the tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan, after insisting for months the unit would come home on time. The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is doing combat operations in the volatile south, will stay an extra 30 days and...Tags: Wars and Interventions, George Bush, North Carolina, International Military Interventions
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2,200 Marines' Afghan tour extended
From the Associated PressThe Pentagon has extended the tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan, after insisting for months the unit would come home on time. The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is involved in combat operations in the volatile south, will stay an extra 30...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Defense, North Carolina, Armed Forces
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Pentagon extends Marines tour in Afghanistan
The Associated PressThe Pentagon has extended the tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan, after insisting for months the unit would come home on time. The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is doing combat operations in the volatile south, will stay an extra 30 days and...Tags: Wars and Interventions, George Bush, North Carolina, International Military Interventions
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Marines to remain longer in Afghanistan
Associated PressWASHINGTON — The Pentagon has extended the tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan, after insisting for months the unit would come home on time. The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is doing combat operations in the volatile south, will stay an...Tags: Wars and Interventions, North Carolina
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Bensenville Marine, a Polish immigrant who died in Afghanistan, to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery
A Marine from Bensenville who died in Afghanistan this month will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday, the U.S. Marine Corps reported Friday. Pfc. Dawid Pietrek, a 24-year-old Polish immigrant killed by a roadside bomb June 14, will be...Tags: Death and Dying, Bensenville
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Marine from Bensenville dies in Afghanistan, Defense Department says
A Marine from Bensenville died last week in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense announced today. Pfc. Dawid Pietrek, 24, was one of four Marines supporting Operation Enduring Freedom who were killed Saturday in Farah Province. Others killed were...Tags: Bensenville
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Tacoma Marine Killed In Afghanistan
Family says one of the four Marines killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan was from Tacoma.
The father of Sgt. Michael T. Washington says his son was returning from a mission when an improvised explosive device exploded near their Humvee on Saturday....Tags: Explosions, Emergency Incidents
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Tacoma Marine Killed In Afghanistan
The Associated PressA Marine from Tacoma died in Afghanistan over the weekend. Sgt. Michael Washington is one of four Marines killed by a roadside bomb on Saturday. Washington's father says his son was returning from a mission when an improvised explosive device detonated...Tags: Explosions, Emergency Incidents, California
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Bensenville Marine was victim of roadside bomb in Afghanistan
Tribune reporterA Bensenville Marine infantryman who died Saturday in Afghanistan was killed when a roadside bomb attacked his unit, a Marine spokesman said Wednesday. Pfc. Dawid Pietrek, a 24-year-old Polish immigrant, and four other Marines were returning in a...Tags: Explosions, Bensenville, Emergency Incidents
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Afghans told to flee area in case Taliban troops raid ex-stronghold
The Associated PressTaliban fighters destroyed bridges and planted mines after overrunning villages outside southern Afghanistan's largest city, Afghan officials and witnesses said. Hundreds of farm families fled while the Afghan army rushed in troops. Afghanistan's...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Defense, Death and Dying, Terrorism, Bensenville
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