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15 years later, Marines reflect on 2003 Iraq invasion
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Andrew Pedry uses his experiences in Iraq during his service in the Marine Corps as a teaching tool in his history classes at Riverside Military Academy. Pedry was deployed in Iraq in 2003 during the Iraq War. - photo by Scott Rogers
The morning after landing in Kuwait, Andrew Pedry felt like he was in a moonscape. The horizon was endless, the wind ferocious. Pedry was serving with the U.S. Marines in Okinawa on Sept. 11, 2001. His second deployment would be in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, which came between March 20 and May 1 that year.
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The latest on South Hall farm attraction seeking to add activities, go year-round
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Compton Bell Farms is seeking approval to add activities and operate year-round at its site off Lanier Islands Parkway in South Hall. From Hall County planning documents
A South Hall farm-based attraction that opened in fall 2024 is hoping to expand activities and operate year-round.
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