Lt. Col. John Jansen, commander of the Maine Army National Guard’s 133rd Engineer Battalion, plans to remain at Forward Operating Base Marez through Christmas to be closer to his soldiers as they deal with the deaths of two comrades.
2013
Posted inAmerican Journal, Southern Forecaster, Web
Medic ignores own wounds, tends to others among carnage
With the four pieces of shrapnel lodged in his back and neck, Maj. John “Doc” Nelson, the 51-year-old chief medical officer for the Maine Army National Guard’s 133rd Engineer Battalion, saved an untold number of lives.
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Dealing with essentials: Recovery, loved ones, sustenance
Lt. Col. John Jansen, commander of the Maine Army National Guard’s 133rd Engineer Battalion, plans to remain at Forward Operating Base Marez through Christmas to be closer to his soldiers as they deal with the deaths of two comrades.
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Medic ignores own wounds, tends to others among carnage
With the four pieces of shrapnel lodged in his back and neck, Maj. John “Doc” Nelson, the 51-year-old chief medical officer for the Maine Army National Guard’s 133rd Engineer Battalion, saved an untold number of lives.
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Tragedy hits at the worst possible time
Eight months ago, members of the Maine Army National Guard’s 133rd Engineer Battalion were stunned by the news that one of their own had been killed by a roadside bomb. And now there are two more deaths to mourn.
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Dictator left his mark
Saddam’s presence is everywhere in a palace housing Maine guardsmen.
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Dictator left his mark
Saddam’s presence is everywhere in a palace housing Maine guardsmen.
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Soldier killed in ambush
A roadside bomb set off by insurgents injures four others in a convoy near Mosul.
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Convoy Hits Road Through Danger
Weapons at the ready, Guardsmen head out from Camp Marez past Ambush Alley to ‘The Castle.’