Posted by
JBDavis on Friday, April 27, 2007 12:34:18 PM
OPFOR has a post up that includes some interesting stories from Iraq. This is one story, but they there are several more at the link:
Two-day mission provides medical care for about 550 Iraqis By Spc. D. A. Dickinson Multi-National Division – Center PAO April 17, 2007
Mahmudiyah, Iraq -- After providing more than 330 Iraqi citizens with medical attention April 11, Soldiers from Fort Drum, N.Y., helped 217 more people the next day.
Soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, brought medical assistance and supplies to the people of Mamudiyah, Iraq. The previous day’s mission was carried out in Latifyah. The missions were part of an effort to improve relations with the local Iraqi people,
The units conduct such medical operations at least four times a month.
The clinic was set up at a local boys’ school with soldiers of the 4th Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment of the Iraqi army assisting with security.
An American soldier was quick to praise the efforts of his Iraqi counterparts, such as Capt. Assad Muhammad Hamad. “He’s a little guy with a big heart – the heart of a lion,”
In spite of the disappointment of not being able to provide long-term solutions, Soldiers who participated in the mission had positive things to say about the end results. “We helped 217 people today,” said Sgt. John Sniadecki, a radar operator and the commander of the relief for Mamudiyah Base Defense Operations Center.
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