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Red Bulls Visit Brigades

June 23rd, 2009 | Comments Off

Red Bulls Visit Brigades

Pfc. Angelica Medrano always was scared of flying. As she got off the UH-60 Black Hawk and entered the Talil airport, she was still shaking off the effects. “You look like you just did a 10-mile road march,” said Spc. Dusti Fetters, Medrano’s coworker in the personnel section of the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division. “I do?” said Medrano. “Yeah,” said Fetters. “I couldn’t breathe, I couldn’t breathe through my mouth,” said Medrano. “And my eyelashes were being inflated … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, War on Terror

Follow Up on Fish Farm

February 5th, 2009 | Comments Off

172nd Infantry Brigade Soldiers from Forward Operating Base Kalsu engaged in a patrol to the central Euphrates farmers market and to a fish farm in Khdir, recently. The patrol, led by 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment Soldiers, began at FOB Kalsu and travelled to the central Euphrates farmer’s market in Selah. Here, Provincial Reconstruction Team members and Soldiers were involved in the first board meeting held at the farmer’s market. The previous meetings were held at FOB Kalsu. The central Euphrates farmer’s market is a market that represents approximately 4,900 farmers from the northern part of the Babil province. The next closest farmer’s market is 70 kilometers away in Karbala. “This farmer’s market is closer to the farmer’s fields,” said Sheik Umran Hashim, the head of Alwaha Agricultural Association. “By spending less money … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror