projo.com

   The War in Iraq

Advertising

2006 EPpy Winner -- Best multimedia

Providence, R.I., Mostly clear 55°

Customize | E-mail newsletters | E-cards | MySpecialsDirect

The War in Iraq

MY FATHER’S PARADISE: A Son’s Search for His Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq,by Ariel Sabar.Algonquin Books. 334 pages. $25.95.

Full story...

More stories ...

Rawson, lower right, and Freidah traveled to Iraq in May to cover the 173 Long Range Surveillance Detachment of the Rhode Island National Guard.

Read the reports, view photos ...

Sgt. 1st Class Paul Ray Smith, 33, died protecting his soldiers, and became the first to receive the Medal of Honor since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan began.

Read Journal staff writer Michael Corkery's report of the battle and the road to the medal

Journal photo / Bill Murphy
Sgt. Luke Walker holds a remnant of the Humvee attacked on Sept. 1, 2003, in Iraq, killing two members of the 115th Military Police Company and severely wounding a third.

Lives are changed after a roadside bomb strikes R.I. Guard members, killing two

John E. Mulligan traveled in Iraq with U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Gen. John Abizaid, commander of the U.S. Central Command in March. Read Mulligan's reports from the scene.

Weblog

Subterranean Homepage News by Sheila Lennon: Alternative sources of war news

Updated 09:02 a.m.

More...

Updated 09:02 a.m.

More...

Search for troops and read messages

Sign up and add a troop

Interact

Bulletin board: Share your thoughts on war vs. peace

Contact us: The news staff of projo.com and The Providence Journal welcome information about the status of local military personnel serving in conflict zones. Please e-mail pjnews@projo.com or call the newsroom at (401) 277-7303.

In memory of fallen area soldiers

Second Lt. Matthew S. Coutu, of North Kingstown, R.I.
6.27.2005 Sniper kills 'superior' soldierPost a tribute

Lance Cpl. Holly A. Charette, of Cranston, R.I.
6.23.2005 'All I can think of is that I hope you felt no pain' Post a tribute

Sgt. Christopher Potts, of Tiverton, R.I.
10.3.2004 Guardsman killed in Iraq Post a tribute

Lance Cpl. John J. Van Gyzen IV, of Dighton, Mass.
7.8.2004 Dighton Marine killed in Iraq near Syria border Post a tribute

Lance Cpl. Matthew K. Serio, of North Providence, R.I.
4.7.2004 North Providence Marine killed in Iraq Post a tribute

Master Sgt. Richard L. Ferguson, formerly of Coventry, R.I.
4.2.2004 Career soldier killed in non-hostile crash in Iraq Post a tribute

Sgt. Curtis Mancini, formerly of Lincoln, R.I.
1.31.2004 Lincoln High grad among casualties of Afghan explosionPost a tribute

Capt. Matthew August, North Kingstown, R.I.
2.3.2004 Final honors for 'a true patriot and a true hero'1.30.2004 Soldier from N. Kingstown killed in IraqPost a tribute

Sharon T. Swartworth, Warwick, R.I.
11.9.2003 JAG officer from Warwick dies in Black Hawk crashPost a tribute

Spc. Michael Andrade, Bristol, R.I.
10.4.2003 Town salutes a fallen soldierPost a tribute

Sgt. Charles T. Caldwell, Attleboro, Mass.
9.3.2003 Married just 8 days before shipping outPost a tribute

Staff Sgt. Joseph Camara, New Bedford, Mass.
9.3.2003 A devoted family manPost a tribute

Sgt. Gregory A. Belanger, Narragansett, R.I.
9.5.2003 Farewell to an R.I. soldierPost a tribute

Capt. Benjamin W. Sammis, Rehoboth, Mass.
4.7.2003 Distance war 'hits right at your doorstep'Post a tribute

Dispatches, John Freidah and Michael Corkery

More stories ...

Photo slideshows
Local links

United for Peace / R.I. events calendar

Dispatches: Exclusive reports from our correspondents covering the conflict with Iraq
Photo slideshows

4.08.2003: Going to ground in Baghdad

3.20.2003: Opening salvos

More...

More...

More...

Advertising


Advertising
Table of Contents
Home page
PROJOCLASSIFIEDS | PROJOCARS | PROJOHOMES | PROJOJOBS | OBITUARIES | IN MEMORIAMS
Rhode Island News | Business | Lifebeat | Multimedia | National / World news | Opinion | Sports | Weather | Your Turn

News tip: (401) 277-7303 | Classifieds: (401) 277-7700 | Display advertising: (401) 277-8000 | Subscriptions: (401) 277-7600
© 2006, Published by The Providence Journal Co., 75 Fountain St., Providence, RI 02902.