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on

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this edition of Freedom Early Rock

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Service members tell us what it takes

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to serve in Iraq with the country's

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independence and take a break at a

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local bizarre . Don't miss these

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stories and more in today's that day .

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I

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hello , I'm Air Force Sergeant Brandon

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smith . Welcome to this edition of

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Freedom . Generally Rock Service

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members consistently show courage and

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commitment as they step up to serve the

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country in the Middle East and not only

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serve to help Iraqis with their own

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independence , they fight to preserve

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America's freedom to , but he asked

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Christie from texas to a ceremony in

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Baghdad as more than 1000 service

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members reinforced their commitment on

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our nation's independence day . More

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than 1000 military members reenlisted

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on july 4th General David Petraeus ,

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Commanding general , multi national

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force . Iraq led them in their

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reenlistment hope realistically say

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they feel honored about being able to

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re up on the day of our nation's

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independence . I was honored to have a

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general reenlist us . I'm honored to

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have my shipmates here with me and a

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great trip here to Baghdad . Many other

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military members felt the same way they

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talked about what kind of impact it

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would have on their memories of their

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time in Iraq . It's wonderful thing

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actually to experience this the first

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time . This be my personal listening to

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have this wonderful , wonderful

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experience with all these people are

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all these different groups of the

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Service Marines , Army , Air Force and

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Navy . I'm truly honoured . I've never

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been re enlisted by four star general

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and today it really made my career .

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I've been in for 11 years and this is

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really made my day after the ceremony ,

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the re enlistees went over the local BX

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where a fees and their affiliates honor

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their reenlistment . They donated

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merchandise and presented it to the

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military members who reenlisted but

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also made the event . Significant was

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the National Guard . There was at least

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one member from each state who

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reenlisted during the ceremony . Video

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christmas , thank God . While many

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react on the fourth for others , it was

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a time to reflect on what the fourth of

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july means to them while serving in

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Iraq . What it means to me to be over

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in Iraq during the fourth jaw is just

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that I'm glad that I can serve over

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here and help keep those freedoms that

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we have and help another country have

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theirs . What it means to serve my

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country on the fourth of july means a

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step towards democracy for the country .

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All right . And also the freedom that

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we are still in the United States .

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What it means to me to be a marine on

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the fourth of july out here in TQ Iraq

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is for the fact that I'm serving my

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country very proudly and I hope my kids

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can look up to me to be very proud of

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what I've done out here . What it means

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to serve in the fourth of july is to

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let americans know customs courtesies

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and traditions follow us wherever we go ,

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serving on the fourth of july means .

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they watch me because all americans

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present and future to enjoy the

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freedoms that our service members have

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and are fighting for me . It's a lot to

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me knowing that our sacrifice that here

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is keeping other families state to

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secure to continue in our freedom . I'm

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thankful for the opportunity to serve

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my country during this time . What

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we're doing out here is in essence what

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our founding fathers did for us in the

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years ago . I'm proud to be a part of

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history in the making and helping these

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Iraqis gained their independence ,

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invites her being out in Iraq and

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serving my country on the fourth of

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july means the world to me because

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while I may not be able to be home with

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my friends and family and celebrate

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with them . I'm not here with my fellow

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americans helping Iraqi gained their

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own independence and enjoy the same

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freedoms we do back home . So thank you .

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Happy Independence Day in America and

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thank you for the support coming up .

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Taking a break to I want to have an

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independent papers are ,

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here's your raid report .

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Iraqi Special Operations Forces and

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Iraqi Army soldiers detained a

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suspected criminals and killed a

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suicide bomber in the Ninawa province .

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Seven of the suspects makeup I saw that

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reportedly uses intimidation to silence

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local Iraqis . Iraqi army soldiers

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recovered a cache near Janabi village .

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Cash included mortar rounds , various

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explosives and improvised explosive

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device making materials . Iraqi Special

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Operations forces captured three

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suspected terrorists and one special

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groups criminal around Central Iraq ,

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one of the suspected terrorists as an

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Al Qaeda and Iraq deputy accused of two

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attacks against coalition forces , US

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soldiers and Iraqi security forces

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seized weapons caches as it continued

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operations to increase security in

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Baghdad caches contained machine guns ,

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mortar rounds and I E . Ds and that

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drew raid report Ontario Sir Nathan

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Gomez

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here are the latest operation Iraqi

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freedom headlines in his speech to

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Iraqi and U . S . Officials , Prime

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Minister Maliki said Iraqi Security

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forces backed by coronations saved

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Baghdad from a siege by terrorists . He

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also said there are still al Qaeda

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militants left , but they are being

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chased . Security operations in mason

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have achieved tangible gains , but some

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factions say laws are not being

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enforced evenhandedly . Followers of

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Muqtada al Sader claim arrests are

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politically targeted . Viola residents

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and tribal leaders say their province

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is becoming more volatile as armed

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groups jockey for position in advance

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of expected security operations in the

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province . Former Ireland , Republic

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Army Commander and First Deputy

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Minister of Northern Ireland traveled

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to Baghdad to promote reconciliation

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among Iraqis . Does your headlines from

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around the region . I'm airman first

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class shale and Jordan ,

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the

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fall of 2000 and six . Sergeant Marvin

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SAn Giorgio , a native of Huntsville ,

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Alabama distinguished himself in combat

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SAn Giorgio with the fifth battalion

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20th infantry regiment serving over the

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second brigade combat team First

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cavalry division at the time was

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manning his striker vehicles , remote

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weapons system from inside the vehicle

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when it's true responded to attacks

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going on in the Al Hader neighborhood

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on their way to assisting their fellow

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soldiers . The strikers were ambushed

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by 10 to 15 individuals firing at them

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from a two story house . The strikers

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returned fire and quickly dismounted

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troops declared the enemy firing

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position . At the same time the troops

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dismounted ST George's weapon system

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failed but the striker troops with no

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cover fire as they made their way

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toward the enemy with complete

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disregard for his own safety , SAn

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Giorgio climbed on top of the striker ,

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exposing himself to enemy fire and

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proceeded to troubleshoot down weapons

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system on the fly . He quickly brought

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the weapons system back online and

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proceeded to suppress the enemy fire

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until it had died down enough of the

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dismounted troops to move forward .

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Sergeant Marvin san Giorgio's actions

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in the face of imminent danger saved

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the lives of his striker . Crewmates

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that day before his heroic efforts , he

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was awarded the bronze star with V

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device for value .

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The international zone pulled out the

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red , white and blue spirit as many

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came out to enjoy a Middle Eastern

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style bazaar and play a few games

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remember First past the shale in Jordan

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has more . The fourth of july is the

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time to celebrate the freedom of the

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United States and get a break from work

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to have fun with family and friends for

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us , service members deployed to the

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international zone in Baghdad . This

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fourth of july is a little different .

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Although four July is a time for

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remembrance , us personnel still were

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able to have some fun in WR hosted a

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bizarre and offer gain from two July to

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give service members a break from

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everyday combat life . The Continental

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Congress adopted a resolution to

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separate ties with great Britain on the

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second of july , while the Declaration

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of Independence was actually approved

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on the fourth Airman first class shale

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in Jordan Baghdad . Iraq Chicago family

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owned pizza restaurant wanted to show

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their support to the military served in

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Iraq and Afghanistan . What better way

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to do that ? And to spend 3000 pizzas

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for the fourth of july . The idea

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called pizza for patriots at Camp

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Victory . While some in America grilled

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up hamburgers and hot dogs , thousands

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of U . S . Service members serving in

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Iraq and Afghanistan have pizza on the

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menu thanks to an Air Force retired

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master sergeant in the sun in Chicago

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and hooked up with their favorite

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Chicago pizza joint . Lou Malnati's

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pies and sent more than 3000 pies to

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the region Service members in camp

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victory chow down and we're thankful to

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have a little taste of home for

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Independence Day . Next time on Freedom

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journey Rock we go to al assad and fly

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with the marines who control the skies

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in the V 22 . Osprey and that wraps up

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this edition of the program . Be sure

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to log onto . Mnf . Dashi rock dot com

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where you can learn all about the

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progress coalition forces are making

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for watching and we'll see you next

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time .

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Yeah .

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Mm . Yeah .

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Mhm . Okay .

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Yeah . Yeah .

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Yeah . Yeah . Yeah .