It was a study in contrasts. Where FOB Adder was sprawling, FOB Kalsu was snug, and the two units were at wholly different points in their deployment. While the Soldiers at FOB Adder were new, fresh off their transfer of authority ceremony, the Soldiers of the 172nd Inf. Bde. were more than halfway done with their deployment and were getting ready to do end of tour awards. “I’m pretty set in my ways,” said Maj. John Lawrence, a Madison, Maine., native and battalion personnel officer for the 172nd Inf. Bde.
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Tags: 34th Infantry Division, FOB Adder, FOB Kalsu, Minnisota's Red Bulls, Red Bulls, Staff Sgt. Angela Amundsen
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Sheikh Jaffer Hussin Dandal, the owner of the fish farms in this part of the province, is one of the first sheiks to work with coalition forces here. By working with the CF, Dandal is able to harvest fish without al-Qaida interference. The fish farms also help bring the people back into the area, after they were forced out.
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Tags: Alwaha Agricultural Association, Babil province, central Euphrates farmer’s market in Selah, central Euphrates farmers market, fish farm in Khdir, FOB Kalsu, Iraq
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