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CNMI Captain James Pangelinan on Front Lines in Iraq

Captain Pangelinan is a graduate of West Point and the son of former CNMI legislator Ed and Dulcie Pangelinan of Saipan.  He now commands Alpha Company of the Army's Task Force 1-14 in Mosul.  Time wrote an article on his effort, accessible at CNN.com - Can Iraq's election be saved? - Jan 17, 2005.

Capt. Jim Pangelinan, age 29, Honolulu, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment.
[ Photo Credit: Richard Ambo . The Honolulu Advertiser ]