Saturday, February 03, 2007

Iraqi Army, Town Mayor Cuts Ribbon on School Renovation Project

AL SALAMIYAH, Iraq – Saturday, February 03, 2007
Soldiers from the 4th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Army Division partnered with civil affairs teams and Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, in celebrating the completion of an $88,500 renovation project at Salamiyah Primary School on Jan. 31.

Brig. Gen. Noraddeen, commander of 4-2 IA, and Ahmed Esad, mayor of Al Salamiyah, presided over the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Both men took a tour of the renovated school and spoke with students and teachers immediately after the event.

Upgrades to the school include newly-furnished offices, classrooms and a rebuilt entrance to the school.

Iraqi army soldiers and Coalition civil military operations teams continue to travel throughout Iraq, assessing needs where found and bringing resources to bear to assist the everyday people who live outside the large cities.
(Taken from Press Release #20070203-06 by Multi-National Division-North PAO - Multi-National Corps-Iraq - Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory)

Here is another story that will never make it past the MSM and will never be sent out to all Americans to see. Nine out of ten times... only the bad... only the blood is ever reported.
AubreyJ.........

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