The Village by Michael Yon

... Adrian Berghamer, U.S. Navy also seemed to love her job. There is something fulfilling about knowing your little part makes a big difference, and all the Navy folks seemed to think like that. The U.S. Navy has recently started taking Civil Affairs seriously. The old school Green Berets (using strollers these days) will tell you that Civil Affairs was their secret weapon. Why fight your way into a village when you can walk in and build a school and have tea? ...
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The Village
Good read and lots of GREAT photos at link above!
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Iraq: Baqubah Update, July 05, 2007

Michael Yon has some more great on ground reporting in Iraq that you might want to check out. It starts off like this... Today marks “D +16” of Operation “Arrowhead Ripper,” the Battle for Baqubah. Arrowhead Ripper kicked off on 19 June 07. I have several dispatches in the works about the major events since that time. Although the serious fighting seems to be over, there remains a possibility for some sharp fighting in the near future...
Be sure to read the rest at the Michael Yon: Online Magazine website