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| Neighborhood residents pointed out the cluttered site; a contractor was contacted and local Iraqi children benefit from the effort. |
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By 4th Brigade Combat Team |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq, Nov. 8, 2005 — U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Task Force Baghdad recently teamed up with a contractor in western Baghdad to transform a trash-filled lot into a soccer field for local youngsters. A patrol from 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment triggered the start of the project to clear away the rubble and garbage. Neighborhood residents showed U.S. Army Capt. Paul Murach, the 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment civil-military operations officer, a cluttered lot in a residential area a few weeks ago. The residents needed some assistance cleaning up the field which had become an eyesore |
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Murach contacted a local Iraqi construction contractor, and after receiving approval on financing, awarded the beautification project to him. "The project took six days to complete at a cost of $9,000," Murach said. The unit sponsored a media event Nov. 3 to show off the new field for the residents and watch local children put the field to the test by practicing their soccer skills. |
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