Iraq: On Ground Updates - September 23, 2009

Iraq: On Ground Updates
Donated filters purify village water
Wednesday, September 13, 2009
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About above photo: U.S. Army 1st Lt. James Teeter, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, gives a water filter to an Iraqi woman in the village of al-Tameem, September 21st.
Photo by Sgt. Joshua Risner, Multi-National Division – Baghdad
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Something as simple as clean water can easily be taken for granted. However... purified drinking water is a luxury not everyone enjoys here. U.S. Soldiers found that a simple water filter can have a profound impact during a visit to the tiny village of Tameem, September 21st...
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Iraq: On Ground Updates - May 11, 2009

Iraq: On Ground Updates
Five Dead in Shooting at Camp Liberty
Monday, May 11, 2009
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Map Courtesy of CENTCOM

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Five U.S. service members were killed in a shooting at Camp Liberty in Baghdad today at approximately 2 p.m.
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A U.S. Soldier suspected of being involved with the shootings is currently in custody.
“Any time we lose one of our own, it affects us all,” said Col. John Robinson Multi-National Corps – Iraq spokesperson. “Our hearts go out to the families and friends of all the service members involved in this terrible tragedy.”

The names of the deceased are being withheld pending next-of-kin notification and release by the Department of Defense.
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The incident is under investigation and more information will be released when it becomes available.

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Taken from Multi-National Corps-Iraq, PAO Press Release #20090511-07