Posted on 06/30/2005 1:26:18 PM PDT by mdittmar
BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 30, 2005,
The 5th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division was activated June 29 during a ceremony at Muthana Airfield shortly after it finished its training.
"This is an important day for the people of Iraq," said Maj. Gen. William Webster, Task Force Baghdad commander. "These men before you are all volunteers and have sworn to defend Baghdad."
The ceremony was the culmination of nine weeks of training for the Iraqi Soldiers who were trained on a variety of tasks that they will use on the streets of Baghdad, such as reflexive fire, basic marksmanship and clearing rooms.
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