March 31, 2008 – 6:03 pm
By Sgt. 1st Class William Quiett
2nd SCR PAO, MND-B
BAGHDAD – The remains of Staff Sgt. Keith Matthew Maupin were recovered March 20 northwest of Baghdad by elements of the Multi-National Division – Baghdad’s 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, which is based out of Vilseck, Germany.
The recovery was the result of four years of intensive effort by [...]
March 31, 2008 – 12:35 pm
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers killed eight
criminals and detained two in separate incidents in Baghdad March 30.
At 6 a.m., Soldiers from 2nd BCT, 101st Airborne Division, were
at a checkpoint in the Kadamiyah district when they reported receiving
small-arms fire coming from the north. The Soldiers were approached by
criminals on foot, and an [...]
March 31, 2008 – 12:34 pm
By Richard Tomkins, Radio Free Europe
ZAHAMM, IRAQ — Villagers digging in an abandoned pomegranate orchard in the Diyala River Valley have unearthed the remains of at least 52 people murdered by Al-Qaeda in Iraq during its two-year reign of terror in the area.
The first victim, whose head had been placed at his feet, was found [...]
March 30, 2008 – 9:24 pm
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
Baghdad Soldiers killed eight criminals in separate operations late March 29 and early March 30.
While on patrol in northeast Baghdad, Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment encountered and engaged a three-man rocket-propelled grenade team, killing all three.
MND-B Soldiers later came under fire by a three-man gun team on a [...]
March 30, 2008 – 10:36 am
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. Joshua A. Molina, 20, of Houston, Texas, died Mar. 27 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
March 30, 2008 – 10:35 am
Stars and Stripes
A Vilseck, Germany-based soldier was killed Thursday in Iraq when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb, according to a Pentagon news release.
Spc. Joshua A. Molina, 20, of Houston, died in Baghdad of wounds sustained in the attack, the release stated. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, based in [...]
March 30, 2008 – 9:44 am
Multi-National Division – North PAO
An Iraqi citizen reported a mass grave near Muqdadiyah to Multi-National Division – North Soldiers March 29.
Sons of Iraq and Soldiers of 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment discovered 14 bodies while investigating the site.
The bodies appear to have been at the location for two to six months. Some of the [...]
March 28, 2008 – 12:14 pm
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
Multi-National Division – Baghdad soldiers killed 26 terrorists during operations March 27 in Baghdad.
While patrolling in Adhamiyah, soldiers from 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment were attacked by small arms fire. The soldiers returned fire in self-defense, killing five terrorists and wounding an additional five terrorists. The wounded were treated and [...]
