Palau

Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne Meets with Palau President Tommy Remengesau

By admin - Posted on February 27th, 2008

February 26, 2008, WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne met with the President of the Republic of Palau Tommy Remengesau on Feb. 25, 2008 to discuss a number of topics, including the possibility of creating a National Heritage Area on the Palau island of Peleliu to commemorate that important World War II battle, and the upcoming Review of the Compact of Free Association. » read more »

Palau: Kempthorne, Palauan Leaders Focus on Environmental, Economic Development Improvements to Islands

By admin - Posted on June 17th, 2007

June 11, 2007 -- KOROR, Republic of Palau – On the third stop of his official visit to U.S.-affiliated Pacific communities, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne spent two days here discussing environmental, tourism and economic development issues with government and traditional leaders. » read more »

DoD Identifies Three Army Casualties: Llythaniele Fender, 21, Meresebang Ngiraked, 21 and Adam G. Herold, 23

By admin - Posted on June 15th, 2007

June 12, 2007 -- The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

They died June 10 in Karbala, Iraq, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device.

Killed were:

Cpl. Llythaniele Fender, 21, of Medical Lake, Washington. He was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.

Cpl. Meresebang Ngiraked, 21, of Koror, Republic of Palau. He was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash. » read more »