RE-ENLISTING EN MASSE
July 06, 2008
July 06, 2008
BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 6 -- The U.S. Army Bands issued the following news release:
By Mike Tharp
McClatchy Newspapers
The U.S. military in Iraq celebrated the Fourth of July with what it billed as "the largest re-enlistment ceremony ever held," with 1,215 soldiers, Marines, sailors and airmen re-pledging allegiance to America.
Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, administered the oath in Saddam Hussein's former Al-Fa . . .
By Mike Tharp
McClatchy Newspapers
The U.S. military in Iraq celebrated the Fourth of July with what it billed as "the largest re-enlistment ceremony ever held," with 1,215 soldiers, Marines, sailors and airmen re-pledging allegiance to America.
Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, administered the oath in Saddam Hussein's former Al-Fa . . .