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today . I'm Freedom Journal . Iraq will

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take another look at the history of the

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dam in Western Iraq and we'll show you

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how Iraqis celebrate their police force .

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Welcome

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to this edition of Freedom Journal Iraq .

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I'm army sergeant in theaters and

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here's a look at events shaping the

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region . Mhm Iraqi soldiers from the

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third brigade six Iraqi Army division

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along with american soldiers of task

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force Ironhorse rescued a french

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hostage saturday in central Iraq in

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events leading up to the rescue the

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Iraqi army search house to house all

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task force are in horse and and a

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vehicle checkpoint . As the Iraqi army

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closed in on their location , the

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kidnappers fled from a nearby farmhouse

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leaving the french hostage 52 year old

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Bernard Planche behind . He sees the

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opportunity and ran to the 10th

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mountain division checkpoint . The

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soldiers provided him with care and

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contacted his relatives and home

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country . The 101st airborne divisions

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unmanned aerial vehicle helped

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coalition forces find three would be

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terrorists and barged this week . The U .

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I . D . Showed the men as they dug a

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hole and play something inside it .

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Following the common pattern of

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roadside bomb placement . Coalition

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forces follows the individuals from the

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air and destroy the very structure with

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precision guided munitions . Yeah , 84

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years ago the Iraqi police force was

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created today . The I PS operate on the

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local level with future plans for

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highway patrol and fixed security

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police . They have assisted coalition

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forces on raids and checkpoints but

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even with their success , they have

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encountered several problems since

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they're re formation after the fall of

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Baghdad , they become targets of

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terrorists . However , their dedication

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and commitment to their country and

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duty keeps them here willing to fight

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to save their country from terrorism .

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Yesterday they're continuing dedication

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and sacrifices for their country was

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marked with the National Police Day

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celebration in Eastern Baghdad . At the

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ceremony , police recruits ,

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demonstrated skills learned at the

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police academy such as martial arts and

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terrorist detainment . Police academy

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graduates also received their formal

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diploma as well as some awards . Iraqi

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security forces are increasingly taking

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over various areas of the country ,

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allowing coalition forces to take on a

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more supportive role . The ceremony

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continued even after the detonation of

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two suicide bombers .

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After the break , we'll

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see our coalition partners from the

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Caspian sea at work in heavy to stay

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with

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were really appreciative of what

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they've done and also we let them know

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we appreciate your families also

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hanging in there with being

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understanding , understanding , they're

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serving their country . Hopefully we'll

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be able to help this country .

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A 17 year old Iraqi girl from the Anna

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Jharia area , experienced firsthand .

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The kindness of strangers . The girl

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was born with the rare blood vessel

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disorder , which makes it almost

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impossible to participate in even the

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easiest of physical activities . As a

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result , she has spent the majority of

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her life inside her home unable to do

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much more than smile . The 48th Brigade

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civil affair team heard about her

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plight and arranged for treatment for

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pulmonary hypertension . The outcome of

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her treatment is not clear yet . The

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friendships were forged and trust

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gained by both U . S . Soldiers and

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Iraqi citizens . One of our coalition

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partners in Iraq is Azerbaijan . After

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the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 ,

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Azerbaijan was the First Republic to

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adopt a democracy . Today , the country

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has a contingent of soldiers in the Al

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Anbar province of Western Iraq , far

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from their home on the coast of the

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Caspian sea . In the second of his five

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part series , army sergeant marty

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Collins travels to Hadi to to give us a

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look at our brothers in arms designed

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by Russian engineers . Haditha Dam was

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built by 2000 workers from former

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eastern bloc countries . Countries like

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the former Republic of Yugoslavia and

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the soviet union , ironically today had

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the freedom is being guarded by one of

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the soviet Union's former Republics

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Azerbaijan . There are about 80,000

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soldiers in the army and service is

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mandatory at age 18 in Iraq , that

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number totals 150 the

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Azerbaijani army is divided between

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soldiers who have completed their

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education and those who have not

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graduated . Soldiers have completed

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university and serve only one year .

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Those who have not Serse 18 months .

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According to the Azerbaijan Minister of

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Defense . Their mission is to protect

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historic religious and cultural places .

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They are also responsible for keeping

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watch at the dam site . Major Rome is

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via both Company Commander Azerbaijan

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army for instance system . We have

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constructed 13 manned and seven

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unmanned posts to project Haditha Dam .

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These posts are surrounded with bob and

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concertina wire and are equipped with

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proper weapons and radios .

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There is a main post used as a

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communications center so observation

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posts can report any activity in the

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vicinity .

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Besides controlling the major entry

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points to the soldiers also screen over

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200 Iraqi workers every morning after

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checkpoint screening workers board a

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bus and are taken to their job sites .

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With the Azerbaijan army providing

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perimeter security U . S . Marines can

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focus on patrolling the city streets of

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Hadifa and Euphrates River . They know

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they're staging base is secure . Major

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I above says his troops understand the

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responsibility of the peacekeeping

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operation , responsibility of his

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country and the mission placed on their

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shoulders . Army sergeant marty Collins

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Haditha Iraq . There's a new

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symbol writing around fob courage in

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Mosul . The 172nd striker Brigade

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Combat Team has saddled up with a new

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vehicle logo . Specialist chris town

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has the details if you've

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recently passed by the parking area

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outside Tiger Haven at ford .

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Operations based Courage , you may have

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noticed some vehicles getting a new

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look . You may have also noticed

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Sergeant robert Hall for 1 70 seconds

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stryker Brigade combat team hard at

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work , but that one turned out pretty

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good . That's not bad at all . These m

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11 14 from the one 72nd are the first

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to get a new name and logo shot .

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And is that the whole pronunciation of

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the term pale horse comes from the new

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testament book of revelation ? The

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actual name of the horse's death . An

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unmistakable message represented by an

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unmistakable image , particularly for a

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brigade combat team of the United

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States Army . You can see this what a

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good 152 100 m away if they're sitting

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in the top striker as in their garden

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and uh , they automatically know who it

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is . We're riding back for a busy

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soldiers like Sergeant Hall finding

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time isn't the only challenge for a

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project like this . Weather . The pain

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is really , really sticky . This has

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been sitting here all day and it's

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still a little bit on the sticky side .

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So even after all of this work ,

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Sergeant Hall maintains a soldier

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perspective . Plus if we get hit with

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an IED , I'm not really concerned about

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what the outside looks like specialist

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tell muscle . Get off .

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Thanks

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for watching the newscast that brings

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you the stories from the front lines of

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the war on terror and Operation Iraqi .

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Freedom from all of us here to defend

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and Freedom Journal Rocks have a great

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day .

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