Posted on 02/18/2004 6:38:50 PM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl
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Soldiers from 1st Armored Divisions 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment are spending the next month training soldiers from the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps.
Were pushing these guys pretty hard and theyre doing great, said Sgt. Marlon Harper, a tanker with C Troop and an Iraqi Civil Defense Corps instructor. In no time, theyll be ready to go out and do this by themselves. 2nd Lt. Naseer Mahdi, an Iraqi Civil Defense Corps platoon leader with B Company.. said the Iraqi forces are ready for the task. Its an honor to be an officer in the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps, he said. My soldiers understand the importance of rebuilding what Saddam destroyed. It is up to us to keep the people of Iraq secure.
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1st Armored Division, ICDC,
Iraqi-zation, freedom, ping!
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I think most of them are very thankful.
Tens of thousands died trying, and failing, to remove Saddam themselves.
Most of them lost close family members in horrific ways to Saddam and co., and all who opposed him lived in fear.
Saddam's thugs killed 63 family members of one of our Iraqi allies.
The press is still not sharing their stories, though the stories are well-documented, and as cruel as any you're likely to hear from any regime in history.
CPA-Iraqi commission set up to locate the missing and protect the mass graves:
8 Mass Graves of Iraq: Uncovering Atrocities ~ Coalition Provisional Authority | 1/05/04
Eyewitness testimony:
8 THE CRUELEST COVER-UP ~ Tales of Saddam's Brutality ~ White House | Various
8 Graphic proof from Saddam's Killing Fields ~ Photos ~ http://www.9neesan.com | 1/12/04 | the dead of Iraq
Your pics, w/ more common sense comments: (^:
8 Bremer Visits Iraqi Civil Defense Corps ~ Defend America Photo Essay ~ Defend America | 1/29/04
Stay safe over there. Home soon.
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