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Veterans’ Day: Gunner Williams
Reprinted from March 4, 2007 By Spc. Courtney Marulli, 2nd BCT, 2nd Inf. Div. Public Affairs Pfc. Evelyn Williams of Temple Hills, Md., is the only woman in the Personal Security Detachment for the command group of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division. Her role isn’t one of support, but rather one of combat as the 7.62 mm machine gun operator. This role isn’t something that surprised Williams. She would have been a gunner if she … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military
Proud to Be an American
It’s not uncommon for Army units to have Soldiers striving to earn their United States citizenship. After all, the Army has made earning citizenship a recruiting incentive for enlistment. Eight Soldiers from 40th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, are earning their United States citizenship while deployed in Iraq. The Soldiers differ in age, gender, and job but their drive to become U.S. citizens unites them. All see the U.S. as an opportunity … Read entire article »
Filed under: Immigration, Military
Surge Over By Month End
Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, are redeploying back to Fort Stewart, Ga., this month. The 2nd BCT deployed in May 2007 as the fifth surge brigade. Its mission was to block accelerants from entering Baghdad, protect the local population, defeat sectarian violence, continue to increase the capacity of the Iraqi Security Forces, foster local governance and economic systems, and to set the conditions for long-term self-reliance. The 2nd Brigade, as part of Multi-National Division Center, primarily conducted operations southeast of Baghdad, which included population centers in Abu Waitha, Hawr Rajab, Adwaniyah, Madhariyah and Sayafiyah. “The security environment created by the 2nd BCT operations and our efforts in enabling an increased Iraqi Army role in the area set the conditions for the local citizens to step up … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, Surge 2007, War on Terror
South Baghdad Economy Booming Again
Welcome to Andrew Sullivan’s readers. A “war widow” could be the result of the 11 year war with Iran, the first Gulf War or the current conflict. Please don’t make the assumption that all war widows are recent. When Capt. Shawn Carbone first took a good look at the south Baghdad area economy, he found it similar to his studies of America during the Great Depression of the 1930s. “Most of the historically strong businesses were gone, said Carbone, economics team leader for the Baghdad-7 embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team. “The owners had left; packed up. The businesses were shut down and there was mass unemployment across the board.†There were many reasons for the economic troubles of Iraqis in the area which 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, took control of in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
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