Posted on 10/19/2004 9:05:06 AM PDT by ThomasMore
GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 10/19/04 - Babil , Al Mansour, International Zone
What the MSM won't show you......
Babil - Training Iraqi Police Al Mansour - Getting children to school International Zone - A little bit of home -- Country Music
Training Iraqi Police
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| Iraqi policemen practice proper baton procedures during informal training at the Al Hamza police academy in the Babil province, Iraq, Oct. 13, 2004. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jose M. Hernandez |
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Army Sgt. Joseph E. Case, right, and Spc. David Boshears, left, both with the 66th Military Police Company, show proper movements to Iraqi policemen during informal training at the Al Hamza police academy in the Babil province, Iraq, Oct. 13, 2004. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jose M. Hernandez |
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Army Sgt. Joseph E. Case, left, with the 66th Military Police Company, shows Iraqi policemen how to properly use a baton during informal training at the Al Hamza police academy in the Babil province, Iraq, Oct. 13, 2004. Members of the 66th Military Police Company are conducting daily assessments and opportunity training on various Iraqi Police stations throughout the Babil province. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jose M. Hernandez |
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Army Spc. David Boshears with the 66th Military Police Company shows Iraqi policemen how to use a baton, Oct. 13, 2004. The 66th Military Police Company is part of the Multinational Division Center-South effort to maintain order and security in south central Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jose M. Hernandez |
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| Army Sgt. Joseph E. Case with the 66th Military Police Company shows police techniques to Iraqi policemen during informal training in the Babil province, Iraq, Oct. 13, 2004. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jose M. Hernandez |
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| Army Sgt. Joseph E. Case and Spc. David Boshears, right, both with the 66th Military Police Company, show Iraqi policemen how to the properly use a baton. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jose M. Hernandez |
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| Army Spc. David Boshears with the 66th Military Police Company demonstrates baton procedures to Iraqi policemen, Oct. 13, 2004. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jose M. Hernandez |
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| Army Sgt. Phil Netzel with the 66th Military Police Company ground guides a Humvee moments before an Iraqi Police station assessment in Al Hamza, Babil province, Iraq, Oct. 13, 2004. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jose M. Hernandez |
Virtual Pencil
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| U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Lynn Wilkerson carries an armful of backpacks to give out to children at an Al Mansour primary school in Iraq, Oct. 9, 2004. Wilkerson is a platoon leader in Battery C, 382nd Field Artillery Regiment. The unit was participating in Operation Virtual Pencil, a 1st Cavalry Division program that supplies Iraqi school children with supplies. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Al Barrus, 122nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment |
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| U.S. Army Capt. David Minascheck offers a backpack and a handshake to an Iraqi primary school child in Al Mansour, Iraq as a part of Operation Virtual Pencil. Minascheck is a civil affairs officer for the 1st Cavalry Division's 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment. The unit distributed 1,100 backpacks to students Oct. 9, 2004. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Al Barrus, 122nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment |
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U.S. Army Sgt. Joe Kepler distributes backpacks to children at the Al-Kasoor Elementary School as part of Operation Virtual Pencil, Sept. 27, 2004. Virtual Pencil is a 1st Cavalry Division civil military operations project in which soldiers distribute school supplies to area schoolchildren. Kepler is a mechanic assigned to the division's Company A, 15th Forward Support Battalion. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Susan German |
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A couple of neighborhood kids help carry in backpacks filled with school supplies to the Al-Kasoor Elementary School, Sept. 27, 2004. The children were helping 1st Cavalry Division troopers distribute backpacks and school supplies to schoolchildren living in the division's area of responsibility as part of Operation Virtual Pencil. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Susan German |
YOU WON'T SEE THIS ON MSM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| Schoolchildren at the Al-Kasoor Elementary School held up their new backpacks distributed by soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division's 15th Forward Support Battalion, Sept. 27, 2004. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Al Barrus, 122nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment |
Country Music Celebrity Visits Iraq
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| Country singer Chely Wright signs an autograph for Joe Dan Worley a wounded Marine in Iraq, while visiting the International Zone during her Stars for Stripes music tour to Southwest Asia, Sept. 13 to 22. Photo courtesy of Stars for Stripes |
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Country singer Chely Wright performs for troops in the International Zone in Iraq during a concert commemorating the Air Force's 57th birthday. The concert was the first celebrity musical entertainment to take place in what was formerly called the Green Zone. Photo courtesy of Stars for Stripes |
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| Troops at the International Zone in Iraq take time out to enjoy a concert by Chely Wright and her band. A permanent stage was erected for the concert, in anticipation of future concerts to entertain troops in the area. The concert was sponsored by Stars for Stripes. Photo courtesy of Stars for Stripes |
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| Clay Krasner, a bass player and leader of Chely Wright's band, wows the crowd with his performance. Krasner has toured military bases with Wright in Korea and Japan, but this was his first visit to Iraq and Kuwait. Photo courtesy of Stars for Stripes |
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| Country music star Chely Wright expresses thanks to the troops in Iraq during her tour to Southwest Asia, Sept. 13 to 22. Wright received a standing ovation at every show after performing her new single, "The Bumper of My SUV," a musical tribute to the U.S. military forces. Photo courtesy of Stars for Stripes |
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Steve Cudworth, an acoustic guitar player in Chely Wright's band, entertains deployed troops. Photo courtesy of Stars for Stripes |
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| Chely Wright holds up a banner in front of troops at the International Zone, after being introduced by Maj. Gen. Stephen Sergeant, deputy chief of staff for Strategic Political-Military for the Multi-National Force-Iraq. Photo courtesy of Stars for Stripes |
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| Country singer Chely Wright, center, with flowers, poses with Maj. Gen. Stephen Sergeant and members of her band following a concert in Iraq. With them, third from left, is Judy Seale, founder, president and chief executive officer of Stars for Stripes, which sponsored the tour. Photo courtesy of Stars for Stripes |
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| Chely Wright signs one of thousands of autographs for troops who attended her concerts in Iraq and Kuwait. The autograph session, in the International Zone, was one of the shortest during Wright's tour--three hours. Photo courtesy of Stars for Stripes |
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| Judy Seales, founder, president and chief executive officer of Stars for Stripes, left, and country music star Chely Wright, right, pose with local Iraqi children at the Al Salem School in Balad during their tour in Iraq and Kuwait. Photo courtesy of Stars for Stripes |
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| Country music star Chely Wright, third from left, poses with the flight crew from one of their Black Hawk rides during her visit to entertain troops in Iraq. Photo courtesy of Stars for Stripes |
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Kinda threw me there, not seeing Diogenesis' name.
Great pics! thanks!
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Diogensis is the best.
Thank you!
Nice pics. Thanks for posting them. The MSM will really try to keep this a secret.
Moveamericaforward.org just played several of this photos in video form via a commercial on Fox just a few minutes ago here in Ohio........showed the kids getting backpacks with supplies in them from our soldiers..........Timely post!
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Super. That's a real star. I'm buying more records now.
Did you notice the blue blue eyes on the one little girl who is in the picture with the ladies in cammies?
Yes...very interesting.
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