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A playground for Taba
U.S. Soldiers joined local government and police officials near here recently in the village of Taba to officially open a new playground for local children. The $49,000 playground, which took less than a month to complete, is made up of three slides, a large play tower, monkey bars, a field for soccer and multiple picnic tables for the more than 100 families who live in the area. The idea for the playground originated from multiple meetings between … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Head, heart, hands and health – 4-H Clubs in Iraq
A cartoon image of a sheep is projected onto a white wall, with arrows pointing to different areas around its body. The room is filled with children staring intently at the wall, who excitedly raise their hands when they know the name of one of the parts. For these children, this is now a typical Saturday afternoon. But for Iraq, this represents how far the country has come, and how bright the future is. They are … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Just another kid’s day in Balad
Service members threw an American-style party June 19 with swimming, movies, video games, board games, burgers, potato chips and ice cream for 77 Iraqi children at Morale, Welfare and Recreation-East of Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Defense Department personnel, who work with locals in the villages that surround JBB to build communities and help the sick and injured, have gained enough trust with parents to gather children from Albu Hassan, Albu Abbas and Al Bakir for the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
More photos of Iraqi children
Filed under: Iraq, Military, Rebuilding, War on Terror
More Children of Iraq
Here are a few pictures of Iraqi children at school and their interaction with an American soldier. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Navy Doc Aids Iraqi Children
SATTACK, Iraq (October 13, 2008) – Navy Lt. Chris Owston, a Medical Officer with Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, checks an Iraqi girl’s throat, Oct. 13. At the request of the local city council, Owston evaluated more than 40 children and was pleased to find no signs of malnourishment or poor health. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Schmidt) … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Sights to See at the Baghdad Zoo
Photographer: Sgt. James Hunter 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs Life at Baghdad Zoo Returning to Normal With Stable Security … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Children Are Children, Even in Iraq
An Iraqi child passes by a road block being maintained by the 101st Airborne Division, 1st Battalion, 187 Infantry Regiment, while making sure none of his sheep run away in Al Sadr Yusifiyah, Iraq on July 12, 2008. An Iraqi man and his daughter purchase produce from a vendor at the Ma’ash Market in the neighborhood of Al Yarmook, Mosul, Iraq on July 14, 2008. A young Iraqi boy delivers wheat sugar to the People’s Market on … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
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