KUT — Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects in Wassit Province were completed recently – a bridge and a primary healthcare center. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki attended ribbon-cutting ceremonies at both locations. "These projects are incredibly important to the small village of Sheikh Sa'ad," said Maj. Clay Morgan, the USACE resident engineer responsible for the projects. He said the village is about 40 kilometers east of Al Kut and about 30 kilometers from the Iranian border. The Sheikh Sa'ad Bridge was built at a cost of nearly $8.3 million. The project entailed the design and construction of a...