Bremer Visits Iraqi Civil Defense Corps ~ Defend America Photo Essay

Defend America ^ | Jan. 29, 2004

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

 

 

Bremer Visits Iraqi Civil Defense Corps

U.S. Ambassador Paul Bremer visits Camp Claiborne to observe Iraqi Civil Defense Corps training in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 27, 2004. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin Harris

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U.S. Ambassador Paul Bremer and Maj. Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), visit Camp Claiborne to observe Iraqi Civil Defense Corps training in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 27, 2004. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin Harris

 

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U.S. Ambassador Paul Bremer and Maj. Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), observe Iraqi Civil Defense Corps training in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 27, 2004. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin Harris

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Trainees in the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps demonstrate interval patrol training at Camp Claiborne in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 27, 2004. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin Harris

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Trains in the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps observe training for vehicle search procedures at Camp Claiborne in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 27, 2004. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin Harris

 

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Trains in the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps practice clearing a building and detaining prisoners at Camp Claiborne in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 27, 2004. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin Harris

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Iraqi Civil Defense Corps cadets practice search and arrest techniques at Camp Claiborne, Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 27, 2004. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin Harris

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[Ragtime Cowgirl]

ICDC training pics.
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More on the current status of the Iraqi security forces:

 

8 ICDC Capabilities, Responsibilities Grow Through Al Anbar ~ CJTF 7 | 1/28/04
8 Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt and Dan Senor CJTF7 and Coalition Provisional Authority Update  ~ CJTF 7 | 1/27/04

8 Iraqi Security Forces Continue To Exceed Recruitment Goals  ~ CJTF7 | 1/24/04
8 CPA Briefing with Rebuilding Iraq Armed Forces ~ DoD | 1/21/04 | Maj. Paul Eaton

 

[BushisTheMan]

Good post as usual.

I did read a short article where al-Douri is encouraging Bathists to join the ICDC, so I'm hoping these guys are reviewed carefully before being allowed to join.

[Alamo-Girl]

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[Howlin]

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[blackie]

"Bremer Visits Iraqi Civil Defense Corps ~ Defend America Photo Essay"

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[windchime]

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[McGavin999]

Looks like the Iraqis are really taking this seriously. I heard they love the respect they get.

[tat2jay]

thanks for posting my photos -
yes the ICDC are becoming very proud of what they do, from what i have seen it may be the first time some of these people have had national pride like this - they take the training very seriously and they do train hard.

on a different note, if you would like to see some of my personal (non political) photos you can browse around my journal site, you might have to scroll back a few pages to see them all , but they are located at www.xanga.com/tat2jay

thanks again
SGT Justin Harris

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Sgt. Harris, it's an honor.

Thanks for stopping by, and for sharing your blog address.

Great Everlast lyrics (good luck with your bass dreams).

Thanks for being an optimist in the middle of that suffering nation, and for knowing what that means to the people.

Here's hoping a few eyes are opened on the 'comfy, complaining, complacent' homefront as the result of your example, and that of so many of our awesome volunteers in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Thank you for this:

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imagine your only source of drinking water is from a spring

that is so poisoned with sulfer that you can smell it from

almost half a mile away. that the food you eat is from the

few animals that you raise that are themselves starved and

sometimes diseased. that the clothes you wear are handed

down and you have no idea how many people wore them

before you  did, in  fact, you have  never owned any  new

article of clothing.and you can still find a reason to smile

 

Thank you.  

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