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Security Brings Rise to Economy

March 27th, 2008 | Comments Off

I gotta say it. If you need an article about chickens in Iraq, you can count on 1st Lt. William Perdue. Classrooms are once again filled with children. Families are tending their fields and dust fills the air from boys playing soccer. The community of Abu Lukah, Iraq, has been transformed through security. Residents have opened businesses in the area. During the past few months, chicken houses, barber shops and restaurants have sprung up. Another stride forward has been the establishment of an agriculture union in Abu Lukah. Soldiers in Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, assessed a brick business, March 14. The business owner buys the concrete mix from Musayyib and makes bricks on-site. He started the operation just three weeks … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror

Fish Farms and Chicken Ranches

March 17th, 2008 | Comments Off

Fish Farms and Chicken Ranches

We’re reaching a point where some of our soldiers in Iraq are more in danger from a stampede than from enemy action. And look at the author’s name, just for a yolk. Chicken farming in Iraq is moving toward pre-war levels, as coalition forces work with farmers to overcome challenges. Dialogue has begun on how to increase production with the owners of seven chicken houses in the region where the 3rd Infantry Division’s 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror