Seabees gather to remember two of their fallen in Iraq
June 15, 2006 — Sailors with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 25 gathered to remember two of their own in a memorial service held at the main chapel here June 14. Members of the "Seabee Family," Petty Officer 1st Class Gary T. Rovinski, an equipment operator, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Jaime S. Jaenke, a corpsman, were killed June 5, when their vehicle hit an MORE
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Marine walks away with 20/20 vision after IED blast
June 7, 2006 — "If I wasn't wearing those big grandpa glasses, I probably would have gotten messed up pretty bad," said the Marine, his bruised and healing right eye a stark reminder of the improvised explosive device attack he recently endured. Lance Cpl. Timothy A. Harvey spotted something suspicious in front of his humvee as he manned the machine gunner's MORE
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Commandant of the Marine Corps visits Marines and sailors in Iraq
June 6, 2006 — The Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Michael W. Hagee, accompanied by the Corps’ top enlisted Marine, Sgt. Maj. John L. Estrada, visited hundreds of Marines and sailors here May 30. The visit was part of a tour of bases in western Iraq where Hagee and Estrada addressed troops and met with commanders at multiple bases and outposts where Marines MORE
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