Postive Accomplishments from the Mid East, March 2007

Army.Mil/News Middle East-March 2007
http://www.army.mil/news/middleeast/

"Americans should hear of the current 989 projects where we are advancing and enhancing the lives of the Iraqi people. Americans should see the photos of Iraqis being educated in clean, safe learning environments or playing in newly built youth centers. Americans should see in the infants being cared for in modern medical facilities that previously did not exist." -- Brig. Gen. Michael J. Walsh, commander of the Corps of Engineers Gulf Region Division, Baghdad (Jim Garamone, 3/1/07, Army.Mil/News).


Title- Battle Buddies: Sargeant Major, Iraqi General's Son Share Special BondBy- Sgt Mike Pryor
Date- March 7, 2007
Address- http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/03/07/2138-battle-buddies-sergeant-major-iraqi-generals-son-share-special-bond/
Summary- Sgt. Maj. Manuel Daponte of Westport, MA made a special friend in Baghdad when he met four year old son of an Iraqi general, Mutada Ali, "Daponte insists that the time he spends with Mutada reminds him what he is fighting for..."
Sgt. Maj. Daponte works closely with Mustada Ali's father, Police Commander Brig. Gen. Ali Ibrahim Daboun, in training and advising the Iraqi Army.


Title- Soldiers Provide Supplies for Women's Day
By- Sgt Matt Lichtenberg
Date- March 8, 2007
Address- http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/03/08/2177-soldiers-provide-supplies-for-womens-day/
Summary- The Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team of Afghanistan, which includes US soldiers, visited the Kapisa Province deliver supplies to the Department for Women's Affairs. Soldiers provided food, blankets, toiletries and other necessities to give to the women on March 8 during a celebration honoring Women's Day. The Kapisa teams makes monthly deliveries of supplies throughout the province. The response to the aid has been well received, Army Sgt. Jeremy Hancock, stationed in Bagram comments that, "The biggest thing is the government and the people are more willing to work with us because of our help. "The locals are more permissive to Coalition forces, and they're also more loyal to their government..."


Title- Most Reconstruction Progress in Iraq OnTrack, Says General
By- Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service
Date- March 1, 2007
Address: http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/03/01/2055-most-reconstruction-progress-in-iraq-on-track-says-general/
Summary- During a news conference, Brig. Gen. Michael J. Walsh, commander of the Corps of Engineers Gulf Region Division, in Baghdad commended US troops for their accomplishments in assisting IRaq during reconstruction. Many of the services being provided to the people of Iraq, have never been introduced to the country before, "On any given day the Gulf Region Division is working on approximately 1,100 projects across the country, Walsh said..."Brig. Gen Walsh also said that Americans should hear about the successes in Iraq including improving and advancing electrical service in Iraq, building 10,045 schools and successfully completing more than 3,000 projects which have offered a better life for the people of Iraq.


Other articles for March 2007 include updates on a military project to increase armor on Humvees to offer better protection for soldiers.
http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/03/05/2109-camp-liberty-soldiers-up-armor-humvees/

Deployment of three soldiers who share their story of forming a close bond, and working together to help the people of Afghanistan.
http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/03/02/2073-air-defense-family-returns/


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