European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 8, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                82007 stars and stripes Page 9 More soldiers arrive in by Joseph Giordono stars and stripes the 3rd brigade 3rd infantry division has completed its arrival in Baghdad to help support the new Security us military officials said saturday the brigade one of at least five tabbed to round out the surge of combat troops in downtown Baghdad will As Sist iraqi Security forces to Clear control and retain key areas of the capital City in order to reduce violence and better protect the iraqi populace the military said made up of More than 3000 soldiers from fort Benning a the brigade is be ginning its fourth tour in Iraq according to military officials the bulk of the brigade will be at Forward operating base Ham Mer a former iraqi army base East of Baghdad while upgrades at the base Are under Way soldiers Are currently living in tents win air conditioning and heating systems the brigades command sergeant major James Pearson said in a news release two hot meals a Day Are served at a dining Hall on the base with a second dining Hall under construction a morale welfare and recreation Center is also under construction officials said the 3rd brigade known As the Sledge Hammer brigade began deploying from fort Benning on feb 28 officials said and spent time training in Kuwait before mov ing into Baghdad for surge the brigade is one of five in the army that have had deployments added or sped up As part of a push to get nearly 30000 More troops on the ground in Iraq two of the brigades 2nd brigade 82nd air borne and the 4th brigade 1st infantry division already have taken up positions in Baghdad the troop increase is an attempt to quell sectarian violence and bring More Security to the capital email Joseph Giordono at l 1 pen Fedora 002475626 or Call 5103767328 from any on base class a Dan line Rote and offer current As of april 12007 and Ore subject to change Rote dependent on amount borrowed term1 Ond Model year car loan example loan at 579 apr 72 monthly payments of approximately each rate applies to online applications Only otherwise the applicable apr is 619 for up to 72 months Cua Baghdad Market list like Indiana the Washington Post Washington while the Media have been jumping All Over sen John Mccain Ariz for accusing the press of not reporting All the Good news in Iraq there has been much less attention paid to rep Mike pences assessment Pence Rind seemed most impressed by the shopping Outing he Mccain and others took through the Sorja Market in Baghdad recently saying he was Able to mix and mingle unfettered among Ordinary iraqis some nearby shopkeepers re called that the Day before the visit an iraqi Soldier jihad been shot by a sniper and the Day before that a sniper had killed two More Vic Tims Pence however said he came away from his Day at the Market in Baghdad with a new sense of cautious optimism that Freedom might just work for these people the Sorja Market he said was like a Normal outdoor Market in Indiana in the summertime the Washington Post called Robin Gibson assistant metro Edi Tor of the Star press in Muncie to ask if the Sorja Market was like the weekend Farmers Market in the Minnetrista cultural Center parking lot in Muncie Therese been no shootings or car bombings at that Market since it opened a few years ago Gibson said so no dangers there at All maybe some overeager dogs jumping at people she Ven tured in a recent oped Pence re Vised and extended his remarks on How Safe he found the Sorja Market in Baghdad we milled around for More than an hour he wrote i told re porters afterwards that it was just like any open air Market in Indi Ana in the summertime i didst mean that Baghdad was As Safe As the Bargersville Flea Market i just meant that that was what it looked and Felt like lots of people lots of Booths and a Friendly relaxed atmosphere