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seruriermarshal
06-12-2004, 06:10 PM
Soldiers Help Open One Clinic, Break Ground for Another

AR RAMADI, Iraq ** U.S. Soldiers and local officials from Ar Ramadi will open the renovated Hamseh Kilo Health Clinic at 9 a.m. June 12; then later, at 1 p.m., June 12, the Soldiers will help break ground on a new health clinic in the Abu Fleis area east of Khalidiyah.

Officials with the Army’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, of the 1st Infantry Division, attached to the 1st Marine Division, say the opening and building of clinics are an important part of the Coalition’s drive to help improve Iraqis’ quality of life.


From (http://www.cjtf7.com/media-information/june2004/040611d.htm)

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Two Iraqi Children Wounded by Attack on Base

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two Iraqi children were wounded June 10 when mortar rounds meant for a Coalition base here fell short.

Two small boys playing on bikes in the area were wounded in the incident. One of the boys suffered minor wounds, but a Coalition aircraft evacuated the other boy to a local hospital where he remains in serious condition.

Coalition leaders in the Al Thawra district called the attack "another example of the wanton disregard for innocent Iraqi lives that the Mahdi's Militia and other anti-Iraqi forces continue to display."

"Mahdi's Militia and other anti-Iraqi forces continue to conduct operations that endanger the lives of their fellow Iraqis," said Col. Robert "Abe" Abrams, commander of the 1st Cavalry Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team.

Soldiers who witnessed the attack gave immediate medical attention to the boys. Realizing that one was severely injured, they called for a medical evacuation helicopter.


From (http://www.cjtf7.com/media-information/june2004/040611e.htm)


1st Infantry Division Graduates Iraqi Leadership Class, Dedicates Training Center

TIKRIT, Iraq - Members of the 1st Infantry Division, local dignitaries and other guests were on hand June 10 for an Iraqi Civil Defense Corps Primary Leadership Development Course graduation ceremony.

The class was the first to graduate from the newly opened North Central ICDC Regional Training Center at Forward Operating Base Danger. After the graduation, the facility was dedicated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The new facility will also host basic training for ICDC soldiers.

Maj. Gen. John R.S. Batiste, commander of the 1st ID and Task Force Danger, and Brig. Gen. Abdul Kadar, deputy chief of staff of the ICDC, were guest speakers at the event. During his remarks, Batiste congratulated the graduates and thanked them for their service.

"The road to a peaceful and secure Iraq may take some time, but your commitment to law and order and to peace and freedom will make a significant difference in our journey towards this goal," Batiste said to the graduates.

Twenty-four of the 231 graduates were recognized as honor graduates, and were presented certificates.

The coursework consisted of physical training, leadership classes, basic soldiering skills, drill and ceremony and human rights training.


From (http://www.cjtf7.com/media-information/june2004/040611f.htm)


Task Force Danger Soldiers Find Weapons Caches

TIKRIT, Iraq - Task Force Danger Soldiers found three weapons caches near Khanaqin, Bayji and here June 11.

In total, Soldiers discovered around 500 anti-aircraft rounds, more than 20 tank and artillery rounds and about a dozen mortar rounds. The anti-aircraft rounds were taken to a Coalition base for destruction; the other munitions were either secured for later destruction or destroyed in place.


From (http://www.cjtf7.com/media-information/june2004/040612a.htm)

seruriermarshal
06-12-2004, 06:18 PM
Coalition Protects Babylon Archaeological Site

By John D. Banusiewicz
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, June 11, 2004 – The coalition in Iraq has taken steps to protect an ancient Babylon archaeological site.

Coalition Provisional Authority administrator Ambassador L. Paul Bremer III and Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez, commander of Multinational Force Iraq, announced the initiative today in a joint statement.

"Recently, the coalition dispatched a team of archaeologists and Iraqi cultural antiquities experts to the city of Babylon to assess the current condition of the archaeological site located at Camp Alpha, a coalition base originally established to protect and defend the ancient city of Babylon during military operations in 2003," the statement said.

Based on the experts' findings, coalition officials have directed all contractors working in or around the Babylon site to halt any activities that are or may be likely to cause archaeological damage, the statement continued.

Bremer and Sanchez also directed an official investigation into the construction and expansion of Camp Alpha to ensure that the coalition is respecting the surrounding archaeological site and ordered that planning begin for the relocation of all coalition troops in the immediate area of Babylon. The statement also said remediation is being considered for any damage the investigation reveals.

"The coalition is committed to continue working with the citizens of Iraq and the ministry of culture to preserve Iraq's cultural heritage," the joint statement said. "Any future construction, excavation, or expansion of facilities in the vicinity of Babylon will be done in close consultation with the Iraqi State Board of Antiquities. Iraq's treasures are not only of great importance to Iraq, but to the entire international community and civilization as a whole."


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