Feel-Good Pictures (U.S. Soldiers and Iraqi Orphans)

Reuters ^ | 12/31/03

[saquin]

A young boy feeds a U.S. Army soldier during a New Year's Eve party for orphans and poor children, in a suburb of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

An Iraqi boy tries on a U.S. Army helmet during a New Year's Eve party for orphans and poor children, in a suburb of Baghdad, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

A U.S. Army soldier fits a wool hat on a boy during a New Year's Eve party for orphans and poor children, in a suburb of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

A U.S. Army soldier holds a baby on top of a Humvee during a New Year's Eve party for orphans and poor children in a suburb of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

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And as an added bonus, in the so-called “flashpoint town of Fallujah”…

Chaplain Capt. Dan Knight of Star, Mississippi , of the 82nd Airborne Division, holds an Iraqi child after he giving him a gift during a patrol in Fallujah, some 65 kilometers (40 miles) northwest of Iraqi capital of Baghdad, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2003. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

[tsmith130]

These are priceless keepers!!! Thank you!

[mewzilla]

Thanks for the post. God bless our troops. And what beautiful kids. God bless them, too.

[Jaded]

Cool. Thanks for posting.

[saquin]

And here are some more nice ones from Getty Images (need a subscription to get them without the “Getty” watermark, but they’re still nice to look at):

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - DECEMBER 31: U.S. Army 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment Spc. Stephen Johnson of Seattle, Washington greets Iraqi children during a New Year's Eve party for orphans and poor children December 31, 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq. The party was sponsored by US Army civil affairs soldiers and the Iraqi Ministry of Women and Children. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - DECEMBER 31: U.S. Army 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment Spc. Stephen Johnson of Seattle, Washington is kissed by Iraqi boy Mohammed Kamen, 3, during a New Year's Eve party for orphans and poor children December 31, 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq.

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - DECEMBER 31: U.S. Army 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment Lt. Col. Mark Calvert of Athens, Georgia helps an Iraqi boy try on his cowboy hat during a New Year's Eve party for orphans and poor children December 31, 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq.

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - DECEMBER 31: U.S. Army 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment Sgt. Chris Scrivens of Rockmart, Georgia shows a photo to Iraqi boy Hussein Almusay, 12, during a New Year's Eve party for orphans and poor children December 31, 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq.

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - DECEMBER 31: U.S. Army 2nd Armored Calvary Regiment Lt. Col. Mark Calvert holds an Iraqi baby Benin Raad during a New Year's Eve party for orphans and poor children December 31, 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq.

[arichtaxpayer]

Awesome, thanks!

[mewzilla]

And those are some of the children we should have left to Saddamn's tender mercies, right, Howie?

[Arpege92]

Too CUTE! :-}

[eureka!]

saquin-thank you so much. Dio, gotta see these. ;^)

[mystery-ak]

I wonder if these children can be adopted...?....

[Pikamax]

Iraqi children sing during a New Years Eve concert at Baghdad's School of Music and Ballet, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber Iraqi girls perform ballet during a New Years Eve concert at Baghdad's School of Music and Ballet, December 31, 2003. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber

[Arpege92]

That little baby is soooooooo precious! Thanks for sharing.

[caisson71]

Great pictures. God bless our troops. I'd love to see those kids, ALL wearing cowboy hats, every day.....'President Bush sends his regards'...I love it.

[Republic Rocker]

Moving.............{Tears} :)

In what may be one of the most historical years in my lifetime........Now more than ever do I thank God I am an American.....

Happy New Year Iraq, Happy New Year My Fellow Americans.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Thank you for these photos. They will win hearts and minds.

[eureka!]

God Bless the innocents. These little ones are Iraq's future and will be our friends for life....

[Rollee]

Beautiful children, beautiful soldiers, beautiful pictures. Thank you for posting them. All the blessings of the New Year to you and your family.

[NeoCaveman]

Thought you'd enjoy these great pics.

[Cultural Jihad]

What?! We read too often around here from the knuckle-draggers how vile and sub-human that Muslims are.

[Born Conservative]

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