Maj. Eric Murray, team chief for the 422nd, said the units built strong ties with the veterans after the veterans traveled across the city to visit them at the Al Karkh Civil Military Operations Center (CMOC) for help.
The civil affairs teams’ involvement with the disabled veterans has gained them notoriety within the Al Shamookh community....Children ask for soldiers by name whenever the soldiers arrive in the neighborhood.
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