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 David Leeson/Reuters Members of the Third Infantry Division's Third Brigade attending a ceremony in Baghdad on April 18 for Pvt. Kelley Prewitt, whose saga reveals a lot about the nature of the war in Iraq. BAGHDAD, Iraq, May 9 - One of the enduring images of the war with Iraq was the sight of American M1A1 tanks rumbling through downtown Baghdad. But in this war there were many dramas that took place out of public view and away from the front lines. The saga of Pvt. Kelley Prewitt was one of them. Private Prewitt joined the Army last May...

Names of the four US Marines who died in yesterday's helicopter crash: Maj. Jay Thomas Aubin, 36, of Waterville, Maine Capt. Ryan Anthony Beaupre, 30, of Bloomington, Ill. Cpl. Brian Matthew Kennedy, 25, of Houston, Texas Staff Sgt. Kendall Damon Watersbey, 29, of Baltimore, Md. The Pentagon has just released the names of two more US Marines who were killed in Iraq. I'll post as soon as I find that.