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  • Civil Affairs Marines provide aid to combat-torn Iraqi families

    05/15/2006 4:35:19 PM PDT · by SandRat · 4 replies · 234+ views
    Marine Corps News ^ | Cpl. Antonio Rosas
    AL QA’IM, Iraq (May 15, 2006) -- A 28-year-old Iraqi woman has told Marines and sailors in region of western Al Anbar Province that all she wants is to be able to walk again. The woman from Karabilah, Iraq, is missing both of her legs. But the Marines of the 3rd Civil Affairs Group – a U.S. military unit responsible for assisting Iraqi communities with rebuilding local government infrastructure, commerce and economies – are doing something about it. They’re jumpstarting the lengthy process of finding aid for the woman, who lost both of her legs during combat operations conducted by...