America's North Shore Journal

The once shattered windows of the Burhiema Primary School here are now intact, and through them, the children of Burhiema village can be seen smiling as they dig through bags of new school supplies. The school — once abandoned because of its poor condition — is once again filled with life and optimism as children returned from their summer vacations, Sept. 2, to find their local Iraqi Police, assisted by Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, waiting to greet them with a few surprises. The IP and Soldiers distributed 150 bags of school supplies to the students, and donated 5,000 pencils to the school. “These school supplies are so important for the students,” said Basim Al Hoodba, the headmaster of the school. Hoodba said he was … Read entire article »