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Rashid Olympics Kick Off

June 15th, 2008 | Comments Off

This is outstanding! I hope the kids have a lot of fun and it brightens their lives and their communities. More than 400 soccer players from across southern Baghdad crowded a chalk-lined soccer field in the Aamel community to kick off the opening ceremony for the Rashid Olympics June 14 only minutes after the Iraqi National team defeated China in the Asia Championship tournament. Approximately 332 teams from 14 communities began the soccer tournament, which will take place across the district over the next three months until a champion is crowned at the closing ceremony in September 2008. “The ceremony went well,” said Capt. Thao Reed, the commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad. “It exceeded expectations and it … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror

School Opening Sign of Progress

February 29th, 2008 | Comments Off

School Opening Sign of Progress

DVIDS By Spc. Nathaniel Smith 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Public Affairs Since 2003, people all over Iraq have been looking for signs of improvement in the establishment of essential services and the security necessary to return to a normal life. On Feb. 25, they didn’t need to look any further than in Doura, known as the “Heart of Darkness,” where the Bilat primary school opened – thus paving the way for a better future for the … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror

A Terrorist Graduation – The Good Kind

December 18th, 2007 | 1 Comment

MNF-I Approximately 60 detainees graduated during an afternoon ceremony Dec. 12 at Camp Bucca’s Hasty School Complex. The detainee students spent seven weeks studying Arabic, English, math, science, geography and civics at a first to third-grade level. Lt. Col. Andrew Wichers, 391st Military Police Battalion commander, Col. Jim Brown, Task Force Bucca commander; and Sheik Abdul Sattar, Bucca cleric and program designer, were keynote speakers. “This is a great day for Iraq,” Brown said. “You will be able to leave here with a graduation certificate and you will know that your time here at Bucca was productive for your future and the future of Iraq.” The Hasty School Complex is part of a Task Force 134 program designed to educate detainees in order to help them obtain the tools necessary to continue their education upon … Read entire article »

Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror