Being the fourth visit to area schools, the unit's soldiers have delivered about 400 backpacks per school, bringing the distribution total to 1,500, Campbell said.
Pupils react with excitement. Sometimes ignoring calls to stay within their assembled groups, they ask the soldiers for autographs and to have their picture taken with them.
"I love the American soldier, they are beautiful. I love what they do for us," said one student as she stood in line.
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1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment
"Spartans"
"DEEDS NOT WORDS"
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