U.S. Army soldiers pay final respects during a July 20, 2009, memorial service honoring three fallen comrades who were killed in action as the result of a rocket attack on Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq, July 16, 2009. The soldiers honored in the ceremony were Army Spc. Daniel P. Drevnick, 22, a military policeman and native of St. Paul, Minn., Spc. James D. Wertish, a military policeman and native of Redwood Falls, Minn. and Spc. Carlos E. Wilcox, a platoon medic and native of Golden Valley, Minn. The soldiers were assigned to the 34th Infantry Division's 34th Military Police Company, Special Troops Battalion. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tyler MauldingFrom The Captain's Journal:
Prior: Iraqi Commanders Move to Restrict U.S. Troops Under SOFA
U.S. forces in Iraq may as well be under house arrest according to one Iraqi Colonel.
The Iraqi military has turned down requests from American forces to move unescorted through Baghdad and conduct a raid since the transition of responsibility for urban security at the end of last month, an Iraqi military commander said Monday …
Col. Ali Fadhil, a brigade commander in Baghdad, said the transfer had occurred with minor friction in the capital where violence has dropped dramatically since the sectarian bloodletting and insurgent attacks that swept much of the country in past years.
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