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FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 17, 2006 -- Wounded warriors at Brooke Army Medical Center here now have a place to call home during their recovery thanks to a generous influx of money from global war on terrorism funds. Army Sgt. Ernesto Godoy, an amputee adjusting to a prosthesis, lowers a shower seat in a “mobility impaired accessible” room at the barracks near Brooke Army Medical Center. Godoy occupies one of the 24 rooms that have been renovated to accommodate wounded warriors. Photo by Elaine Wilson   '(Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. With more than $600,000 in hand,...

Embedded water storage tank is now a viable water source for fire trucks at the recently renovated Al-Musharra Fire Station in the Al-Amarah Province. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo Al-Amarah Province Fire Station Renovated After decades of neglect and disrepair, the renovated fire station will now serve 750,000 Al-Amarah residents. By Lisa J. Anderson Gulf Region Southern District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ALI AIR BASE, Iraq, May 15, 2006 — After more than 50 years of neglect and disrepair, the Al-Musharra Fire Station in the Al-Amarah Province is now a fully-functioning, integral part of the community. Located...

Djiboutian Town Dedicates Renovated Clinic Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa personnel and local contractors and laborers constructed facilities and renovated the existing clinic. By U.S. Army Capt. Bob EverdeenCombined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa DIKHIL, Djibouti, May 9, 2006 — Cooperation between the government of Djibouti and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa has resulted in a refurbished facility here that will help improve health care opportunities for the local community. "This clinic is more than mortar and paint; it represents the relationship between [Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa] and Djibouti. (We) are partners for peace,...

KABUL, Afghanistan, April 13, 2006 – The command surgeon of Combined Forces Command Afghanistan presented the renovated Rabia Balkhi Maternity Hospital to Afghanistan 's minister of public health in a ceremony here April 9. Lailuma, a midwife at the Rabia Balkhi Maternity Hospital in the Afghan capital of Kabul, prepares to weigh a baby in the hospital's renovated nursery here April 9. The U.S. departments of Defense and Health and Human Services invested a combined $10 million into renovations, then presented the hospital to Afghanistan's minister of public health in a formal ceremony April 9. Photo by Staff Sgt....

The theater will provide a location for ceremonies and to view training videos; the clinic will be equipped with some of the latest medical technology. CAMP TAJI, Iraq, Feb. 8, 2006 — As the partnership between the Iraqi army and coalition forces grows each day, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has invested more than $3.5 million into the local Iraqi community to open a renovated Iraqi army theater Jan. 28 and is getting ready to open two renovated health clinics within the next couple of weeks. "Iraq and the Iraqi army are getting better every day. We believe we...