Battalion helps once-deadly town reach peace: 7 soldiers died in Salman Pak in two-week span. From: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (Columbus, GA) | Date: September 16, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Mick Walsh

Sep. 16--Between April 28 and May 14, seven soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, were killed in the Iraqi community of Salman Pak, all by either roadside bombs or small arms fire.

Since then, the town has been relatively peaceful and casualty free.

What was an insurgency hotbed just four months ago is now a town on the rebound.

And, "It's getting better every day," said battalion commander Lt. Col....

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