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This week at Anthology Film Archives:
2 Premieres: Ken & Aza Jacobs!
Dudley Murphy, Hollywood Wild Card
John Cage: ONE11 AND 103
FILMS BY LÁSZLÓ MOHOLY-NAGY
Essential Cinema: Eisenstein
Artists Space Presents
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2 Premieres: Ken & Aza Jacobs!
Azazel Jacobs’ THE GOODTIMESKID
Ken Jacobs’ TWO WRENCHING DEPARTURES
January 17 - 23

Read the rave reviews for Azazel Jacobs’ and Ken Jacobs’ feature premieres!

The New York Times says "Azazel Jacobs's (“The GoodTimesKid”) unexpectedly beguiling romantic comedy finds poetry in wordless scenes of observation." And Ken Jacob’s "Two Wrenching Departures," "suggests an attempt to seize time and live forever in the moment."
Read more: http://movies2.nytimes.com/2007/01/17/movies/17kid.html?ref=movies

The Village Voice says about Ken Jacobs’ video: “The flickering motion-studies create the startling illusion of three dimensions when viewed theatrically, and otherwise incidental visual details like architecture and passersby take on a haunting prominence. “Two Wrenching Departures” projects a long-form symphonic power rarely achieved by today's video-scratching VJs.” And on Azazel’s film: “It concludes in a marvelous final shot: a long take set to Gang of Four, grungy and materialist in the Jacobs tradition.” Read more: http://www.villagevoice.com/film/0703,halter,75565,20.html

Time Out NY on “The GoodTimesKid:” “The long, climactic shot in a wrecked living room is as compelling as a painting.”
More here: http://tinyurl.com/yqkcqr
And on “Two Wrenching Departures:” “Once the brain does the work of reconciling the disparate elements, what emerges is not only a tender tribute to the two men, but to film and memory as well. Talk about the spirit not of life but of living.”
More here: http://tinyurl.com/2xu3zr

Salon.com:
"The GoodTimesKid": The ultra-indie '80s spirit lives on!
“Just a footnote to New Yorkers, urging you to catch Azazel Jacobs' second feature. A zero-budget L.A. filmmaker somewhat in the vein of Jacques Rivette or the early Godard or the early Jarmusch (OK, a lot in the vein of the early Jarmusch), Jacobs is building a small but growing cult following, and is about as close to being an underground hero as you can get in the 21st century. “The GoodTimesKid" has a whimsy, a passion, a sophistication and, above all, a vigor that's mostly drained out of Amerindie cinema over the last decade or so.”
Read more here: http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/01/18/btm/index.html

Azazel Jacobs
THE GOODTIMESKID
(2005, 77 minutes, 35mm, color)
SHOWTIMES:
Wednesday, January 17 – Friday, January 19 at 7:00,
Saturday and Sunday, January 20 and 21 at 5:00 & 9:00,
Monday and Tuesday, January 22 and 23 at 7:00.

Ken Jacobs
TWO WRENCHING DEPARTURES
(2006, 90 minutes, video, b&w, sound)
SHOWTIMES:
Wednesday, January 17 to Friday, January 19 at 9:00
Saturday and Sunday, January 20 and 21 at 7:00
Monday and Tuesday, January 22 and 23 at 9:00.
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DUDLEY MURPHY, HOLLYWOOD WILD CARD
Friday, January 19 at 7:30

Our Dudley Murphy: Hollywood Wild Card screening is a pick this week from J. Hoberman at the Village Voice:
http://www.villagevoice.com/film/0703,hoberman,75563,20.html

Filmmaker Dudley Murphy (1897-1968) is so little known that he can't even claim cult status¬…yet. Join film-historian Susan Delson, author of Murphy's just-published biography, for a program of his early work, including the rarely screened but surprisingly sexy "visual symphony," SOUL OF THE CYPRESS (1920), and a beautiful restoration of BALLET MÉCANIQUE (made with artist Fernand Léger and others). Explore the unexpected legacy of an early filmmaker who would have been right at home making music videos for rap stars. Delson's book, DUDLEY MURPHY, HOLLYWOOD WILD CARD, will be available for purchase and signing.

Program will include:
SOUL OF THE CYPRESS (1920, 7 minutes)
ST LOUIS BLUES (1929, 16 minutes)
BALLET MÉCANIQUE (1924, 20 minutes)
BLACK AND TAN (1929, 19 minutes)
Additional films to be announced.

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John Cage: ONE11 AND 103
Saturday, January 20 at 6:00 and Sunday, January 21 at 8:00

PRESENTED BY MODE RECORDS
1992, 94 minutes, 35mm, b&w, sound. Produced and directed by Henning Lohner, cinematography by Van Carlson.
Special note: the film will be screened with alternate soundtracks each night.
John Cage created his only feature-length film in the year he died. A sublime performance for camera-person and light, ONE11 is, in Cage’s words, “a film without subject. There is light but no persons, no things, no ideas about repetition and variation. It is meaningless activity which is nonetheless communicative, like light itself, escaping our attention as communication because it has no content to restrict its transforming and informing power.” The final impression is of another, timeless place – freely roaming amidst the clouds or, perhaps, under the sea.
Chance operations were used with respect to the shots and the editing of the film. The light environment was designed and programmed by John Cage and Andrew Culver. The orchestral work 103 musically accompanies ONE11. Like the film, 103 is 90 minutes long, divided into seventeen parts – its density varies from solos, duos, trios to full orchestral tuttis.
“ONE11 AND 103 is very strong, very daring, and finally completely mesmerizing.” –Louis Malle
This is the first screening of a 35mm print in New York since its premiere in 1992. This screening is presented by Mode Records in conjunction with ONE11’s first release on DVD.

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FILMS BY LÁSZLÓ MOHOLY-NAGY
Saturday, January 20 at 8:00

Introduction by Hattula Moholy-Nagy, daughter of László Moholy-Nagy and director of The Moholy-Nagy Foundation. Presented in collaboration with the Whitney Museum of American Art.
From his innovative photographs, including his 'camera-less' photograms and photomontages, to his experiments with novel synthetic materials such as Perspex and Rhodoid, László Moholy-Nagy explored the changing nature of art in the face of new technology. As he wrote, "[P]ainting, photography, and film are parts of one problem although their techniques may be entirely different. They belong to the same realm; that is, to visual expression, where cross-fertilizations are possible."
Tonight, six of his experimental and documentary films will be screened:
MARSEILLE VIEUX PORT (1929, 9 minutes)
LIGHT DISPLAY: BLACK-WHITE-GREY (1930, 5.5 minutes)
BERLIN STILL LIFE (1931, 9 minutes)
URBAN GYPSIES / GROSSSTADT-ZIGEUNER (1932, 11 minutes)
THE LIFE OF THE LOBSTER (1936, 16 minutes)
THE NEW ARCHITECTURE AT THE LONDON ZOO (1936, 15.5 minutes)

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Essential Cinema: Eisenstein
Sunday, January 21 at 5:30
Sergei Eisenstein
STRIKE / STACHKA
1925, 106 minutes, b&w. With Russian intertitles. English synopsis available.
Eisenstein’s interest in the Freudian father complex drives this psychological scenario in which non-actors step forward to acknowledge the viewer, illustrating Eisenstein’s desire to penetrate to the heart of cinema, sidestepping realism by “being real.” Governmental restrictions made STRIKE the only completed film of a series intended to portray the road to revolution.

Essential Cinema Screenings are $7 General admission / $6 Students/seniors
$0 Members --- FREE!
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ARTISTS SPACE PRESENTS: IN THE POEM ABOUT LOVE YOU DON’T WRITE THE WORD LOVE
Monday, January 29 at 7:30

PROGRAM 4
Harun Farocki & Andrei Ujica
VIDEOGRAMS OF A REVOLUTION
1992, 106 minutes, video, color, sound. Courtesy of the artist.
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Jeremy Deller & Mike Figgis
BATTLE OF ORGREAVE
2001, 60 minutes, video, color. Courtesy of Artangel, London and the artist.
With:
Matthew Buckingham SITUATION LEADING TO A STORY (1999, 21 minutes, 16mm, b&w, sound)
Courtesy of the artist and Murray Guy Gallery, New York.
Total running time: ca. 190 minutes.
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Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph D. Alomar, 22, of Brooklyn , N.Y. , died in a non-combat related incident Jan. 17, 2007, at Camp Bucca , Iraq , where he was assigned to the Navy Provisional Detention Battalion. Alomar's death was not the result of hostile action, but occurred in a hostile fire zone. Alomar's death is under investigation.

Spc. Collin R. Schockmel, 19, of Richwood , Texas , died Jan. 16 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq , of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using grenades during security and observation operations. Schockmel was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson , Colo.

12 U.S. Soldiers Die in Helicopter Crash

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2007 – Twelve U.S. soldiers were killed when the Blackhawk helicopter in which they were riding crashed northeast of Baghdad Saturday afternoon, Multinational Force Iraq officials reported today.
Initial reports erroneously claimed that 13 individuals were killed, officials said.

Emergency coalition forces responded and secured the scene following the crash.

The deceased include four crewmembers. The other eight soldiers aboard were passengers in the aircraft. Multinational Corps Iraq officials reported there were no survivors.

The names of the soldiers are being withheld pending notification of family members.

The cause of the incident is under investigation.

Five U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq During Attack on Coordination Center

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2007 – Five U.S. soldiers were killed and three wounded yesterday while repelling an attack on the Provincial Joint Coordination Center (PJCC) in Karbala, Iraq, military officials reported today.
The PJCC is used by local Iraqi officials, Iraqi security forces and coalition forces to meet and address the security needs of the population, said Brig. Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, deputy commander Multinational Division-Baghdad.

"A meeting was taking place at the time of the attack to ensure the security of Shiite pilgrims participating in the Ashura commemoration," Brooks said.

Ashura is a Muslim day of remembrance observed differently by Muslim Shiite and Shia sects. Because of the differences, there is often violence during Ashura, which will be observed this year on Jan. 28.

An illegally armed militia group attacked the PJCC with grenades, small arms and indirect fires while coalition forces, Iraqi officials and security forces met to discuss future security needs, according to officials.

Following the attack, he coordination center was secured by coalition and Iraqi forces.

"The attack on the Karbala PJCC was aimed at coalition and Iraqi security forces working together toward a better future for the citizens of Karbala," said Lt. Col Scott R. Bleichwehl, a Multinational Division-Baghdad spokesman.

The deceased soldiers' names are being withheld pending notification of their next of kin.

U.S. Soldiers, 2 Marines Die in Iraq; DoD Identifies Previous Casualties

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2007 – Eight U.S. soldiers and two Marines died in Iraq during the past four days, U.S. military officials reported, and defense officials have released the names of a sailor and two soldiers who died in Iraq.
- Four soldiers and one Marine assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5 died yesterday from wounds suffered due to enemy action while operating in Al Anbar province.

- An improvised explosive device killed a Multinational division Baghdad soldier yesterday while he was on patrol in a northern section of Baghdad.

- A Task Force Lightning soldier died yesterday when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in northern Iraq.

- A Task Force Lightning soldier assigned to 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division died yesterday as a result of injuries suffered from an improved explosive device during combat operations in Ninewah province.

- A Marine assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5 died Jan.19 from wounds suffered due to enemy action while operating in Al Anbar province.

- A Multinational Division-Baghdad soldier died Jan. 18 when a roadside bomb detonated on a patrol in a northwest section of Baghdad.

The names of the deceased are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

Meanwhile, Defense Department officials released the names of a U.S. Navy sailor and four U.S. soldiers killed supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

- Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph D. Alomar, 22, of Brooklyn, N.Y., died in a non-combat related incident Jan. 17, 2007, on Camp Bucca, Iraq, where he was assigned to the Navy Provisional Detention Battalion. Alomar's death was not the result of hostile action, but occurred in a hostile fire zone, and is under investigation.

- Army Spc. Collin R. Schockmel, 19, of Richwood, Texas, died Jan. 16 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using grenades during security and observation operations. Schockmel was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, deployed from Fort Carson, Colo.

- Army Sgt. Gregroy A. Wright, 28, of Boston, died Jan. 13 in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Wright was assigned to the 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, deployed from Fort Riley, Kan.

Spc. William J. Rechenmacher, 24, of Jacksonville , Fla. , died Jan. 18 in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations.
Spc. Rechenmacher was assigned to the 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood , Texas .

Sgt. 1st Class Russell P. Borea, 38, of El Paso , Texas , died of injuries suffered in Mosul on Jan. 19 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations. Borea was assigned to the 2d Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss , Texas .

Spc. Jason J. Corbett, 23, of Casper , Wyo. , died Jan. 15 of injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Karmah , Iraq .Spc. Corbett was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson , Alaska .

Defense Department Names Six OIF Casualties

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2007 – The Department of Defense announced the identities of six soldiers killed in recent days in Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

-- Spc. Luis G. Ayala, 21, of South Gate, Calif., died Dec. 28 in Taji, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while on combat patrol. Ayala was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

-- Pvt. David E. Dietrich, 21, of Marysville, Pa., died Dec. 29 in Ar Ramadi, of wounds suffered when his unit came into contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire while on a combat patrol. Dietrich was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany.

-- Sgt. John M. Sullivan, 22, of Hixon, Tenn., died Dec. 30 in Baghdad, of wounds suffered when an IED detonated near his vehicle while on a combat patrol. Sullivan was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

-- Pfc. Alan R. Blohm, 21, of Kenai, Alaska, died Dec. 31 in Baghdad, of wounds suffered when an IED detonated near his unit while on a combat patrol. Blohm was assigned to the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.

-- Cpl. Jonathan E. Schiller, 20, of Ottumwa, Iowa, and Spc. Richard A. Smith, 20, of Grand Prairie, Texas, died Jan. 31 in Baqubah, of wounds suffered when an IED detonated while they were conducting a combat patrol. Both soldiers were assigned to the 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Three Airmen, Two Soldiers Killed in Iraq; Casualty Identified

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2007 – Three airmen and two soldiers were killed while serving in Iraq in recent days, military officials reported, and the Defense Department has identified a soldier killed New Year's Day.

Three airmen assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron's Explosive Ordnance Division were killed today by a car bomb while performing duties in the Baghdad area.

One airman was injured in the explosion.

Insurgent small-arms fire targeting a Multinational Division Baghdad patrol killed one soldier in a southwestern section of Baghdad yesterday.

The unit was providing security on a well-traveled route in the area when it came under attack. Numerous roadside bombs and a weapons cache have been found in the area since Jan. 1.

On Jan. 5, a soldier assigned to 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group died from wounds suffered while operating in Anbar province.

The names of the deceased are being withheld pending notification of the families.

The Defense Department also has identified a soldier killed while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Army Sgt. Thomas E. Vandling Jr., 26, of Pittsburgh, Pa., died Jan. 1 in Baghdad of wounds suffered when a car bomb detonated near his vehicle while on combat patrol.
Vandling was assigned to the 303rd Psychological Operations Company, Oakdale, Pa., a subordinate unit of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.

Three Airmen, Two Soldiers Killed in Iraq; Casualty Identified

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2007 – Three airmen and two soldiers were killed while serving in Iraq in recent days, military officials reported, and the Defense Department has identified a soldier killed New Year's Day.

Three airmen assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron's Explosive Ordnance Division were killed today by a car bomb while performing duties in the Baghdad area.

One airman was injured in the explosion.

Insurgent small-arms fire targeting a Multinational Division Baghdad patrol killed one soldier in a southwestern section of Baghdad yesterday.

The unit was providing security on a well-traveled route in the area when it came under attack. Numerous roadside bombs and a weapons cache have been found in the area since Jan. 1.

On Jan. 5, a soldier assigned to 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group died from wounds suffered while operating in Anbar province.

The names of the deceased are being withheld pending notification of the families.

The Defense Department also has identified a soldier killed while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Army Sgt. Thomas E. Vandling Jr., 26, of Pittsburgh, Pa., died Jan. 1 in Baghdad of wounds suffered when a car bomb detonated near his vehicle while on combat patrol.
Vandling was assigned to the 303rd Psychological Operations Company, Oakdale, Pa., a subordinate unit of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.

Spc. Raymond N. Mitchell, III, 21, of West Memphis , Ark. , died Jan 6 in Baghdad , Iraq of wounds sustained during route security operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum , N.Y.

Pfc. Ming Sun, 20, of Cathedral City , Calif. , died Jan. 9 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq , of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat patrol operations. Sun was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson , Colo.

Pfc. Ryan R. Berg, 19, of Sabine Pass, Texas, died Jan. 9 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire. Berg was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Maj. Michael L. Mundell, 47, of Brandenburg, Ky., died Jan. 5 in Fallujah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Mundell was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 108th Division (Institutional Training), Spartanburg, S.C.

Cpl. Stephen J. Raderstorf, 21, of Peoria, Ariz., died Jan. 7 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained during combat operations. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. The incident is under investigation.

Spc. James D. Riekena, 22, of Redmond, Wash., died Jan. 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Riekena was assigned to the 145th Brigade Support Battalion, Post Falls, Idaho.

Sgt. Paul T. Sanchez, 32, of Irving , Texas , died Jan. 14 in Baghdad , Iraq , of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Sanchez was assigned to the 543rd Military Police Company, 91st Military Police Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum , N.Y.

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Dec. 29 in Baghdad , Iraq , of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations.
Killed were:
Sgt. Lawrence J. Carter, 25, of Rancho Cucamonga , Calif. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Schweinfurt , Germany .
Pfc. William R. Newgard, 20, of Arlington Heights , Ill. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Schweinfurt , Germany.

Spc. Luis G. Ayala, 21, of South Gate, Calif., died Dec. 28 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while on combat patrol. Ayala was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Pfc. Alan R. Blohm, 21, of Kenai, Alaska, died Dec. 31 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while on combat patrol. Blohm was assigned to the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Dec. 31 in Baqubah , Iraq , of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated while they were conducting a combat patrol. Both soldiers were assigned to the 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood , Texas .
Killed were:
Cpl. Jonathan E. Schiller, 20, of Ottumwa , Iowa .
Spc. Richard A. Smith, 20, of Grand Prairie , Texas .

Sgt. John M. Sullivan, 22, of Hixon, Tenn., died Dec. 30 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while on combat patrol. Sullivan was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Pvt. David E. Dietrich, 21, of Marysville, Pa., died Dec. 29 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire while on combat patrol. Dietrich was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany.

Sgt. Thomas E. Vandling Jr., 26, of Pittsburgh, Pa., died Jan. 1 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while on combat patrol. Vandling was assigned to the 303rd Psychological Operations Company, Oakdale, Pa., a subordinate unit of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Charles D. Allen, 28, of Wasilla, Alaska, died Jan. 4 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations. He was assigned to the 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.

The Department of Defense announced today the death of three airmen who were killed Jan. 7 by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device while performing duties in the Baghdad area supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. The airmen were assigned to the 775th Civil Engineer Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah.
Killed were:
Tech. Sgt. Timothy R. Weiner, 35, of Tamarac, Fla.
Senior Airman Elizabeth A. Loncki, 23, of New Castle, Del.
Senior Airman Daniel B. Miller Jr., 24, Galesburg, Ill.

Cpl. Jeremiah J. Johnson, 23, of Vancouver , Wash. , died Jan. 6 in Baghdad , Iraq , of wounds suffered when his vehicle rolled over Dec. 26 in Baghdad . Johnson was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson , Alaska .
The incident is under investigation.

Sgt. Aron C. Blum, 22, of Tucson , Ariz. , died Dec. 28 at Naval Medical Center , San Diego , Calif. , of a non-hostile cause after being evacuated from Al Anbar province, Iraq , on Dec. 8. Blum was assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.

Sgt. James M. Wosika Jr., 24, of St. Paul , Minn. , died Jan. 9 in Fallujah , Iraq , of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while on combat patrol. Wosika was assigned to the 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry, Crookston , Minn.

Spc. Eric T. Caldwell, 22, of Salisbury , Md. , died Jan 7 in Iraq of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood , Texas .

There is no nonsense so gross that society will not, at some time, make a doctrine of it and defend it with every weapon of communal stupidity.
-- Robertson Davies

The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.
-- Herbert Spencer

He may be mad, but there's method in his madness. There nearly always is method in madness. It's what drives men mad, being methodical.
-- G. K. Chesterton, The Fad of the Fisherman (1922)

This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.
-- Dorothy Parker

He is winding the watch of his wit; by and by it will strike.
-- William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act II scene 1

Arithmetic is being able to count up to twenty without taking off your shoes.
-- Mickey Mouse

Most people have seen worse things in private than they pretend to be shocked at in public.
-- Edgar Watson Howe

IEDs Kill Two GIs in Baghdad; Another GI Dies in Western Iraq

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31, 2006 – Three U.S. soldiers died in Iraq on Dec. 29, and military officials have identified 10 earlier casualties.
-- An American soldier assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, was killed as a result of enemy action while conducting combat operations in western Iraq's Anbar province on Dec. 29.

-- Improvised explosive devices killed one U.S. soldier on patrol in a southwestern section of Baghdad on Dec. 29.

-- On the same day another roadside bomb claimed the life of another soldier whose unit was patrolling northwestern Baghdad.

The servicemembers' names are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

In other news, the Defense Department released the names of five soldiers and five Marines killed while conducting operations in Iraq:

-- Marine Cpl. Christopher E. Esckelson, 22, of Vassar, Mich.; Lance Cpl. Nicholas A. Miller, 20, of Silverwood, Mich.; and Lance Cpl. William D. Spencer, 20, of Paris, Tenn., died Dec. 28 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province. Esckelson and Miller were assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Saginaw, Mich. Spencer was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Nashville, Tenn.

-- Marine Lance Cpl. William C. Koprince Jr., 24, of Lenoir City, Tenn., died Dec. 27 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province. Koprince was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

-- Army Pvt. Clinton T. McCormick, 20, of Jacksonville, Fla., died Dec. 27 in Baghdad of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated. McCormick was assigned to the 2nd Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

-- Marine Cpl. Joshua M. Schmitz, 21, of Spencer, Wis., died Dec. 26 while conducting combat operations in Anbar Province. Schmitz was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

-- Army Spc. Joseph A. Strong, 21, of Lebanon, Ind., and Army Spc. Douglas L. Tinsley, 21, of Chester, S.C., died of injuries suffered when the vehicle they were in was involved in a rollover accident on Dec. 26 in Baghdad. They were assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.

-- Army Capt. Hayes Clayton, 29, of Georgia, died Dec. 25 in Balad when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting combat operations. Clayton was assigned to the 842nd Military Training and Transition team, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

-- Army Sgt. 1st Class Dexter E. Wheelous, 37, of Winder, Ga., died Dec. 25 in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Wheelous was assigned to the 842nd Military Training and Transition team, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

Pvt. Clinton T. McCormick, 20, of Jacksonville , Fla. , died Dec. 27 in Baghdad , Iraq , of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations. McCormick was assigned to the 2nd Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson , Colo.

The Department of Defense announced today the death of three Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Cpl. Christopher E. Esckelson, 22, of Vassar , Mich.
Lance Cpl. Nicholas A. Miller, 20, of Silverwood , Mich.
Lance Cpl. William D. Spencer, 20, of Paris , Tenn.
All three died on December 28 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq . Esckelson and Miller were assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Lansing , Mich. Spencer was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Nashville , Tenn.

Spc. Dustin R. Donica, 22, of Spring, Texas, died Dec. 28 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds received from small arms fire while conducting combat operations. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

They died Dec. 27 in Baghdad of wounds received from an improvised explosive device that detonated near them while on dismounted patrol. Both soldiers were assigned to 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2d Brigade Combat Team, Fort Drum, N.Y.

Killed were:
Sgt. Christopher P. Messer, 28, of Petersburg, Fla.
Pfc. Nathaniel A. Given, 21, of Dickinson, Texas

Sgt. Edward W. Shaffer, 23, of Mont Alto, Pa., died Dec. 27 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of injuries sustained on Nov. 13 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated nearby. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany.