Iraq Daily News - January 13, 2009
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Tuesday, 13 January 2009 By Staff Sgt. Jessika Malott | |
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BAGHDAD — As bags and boxes were rolled into the courtyard by carts and wheelbarrows at Al Musqdad Primary School last week, smiling students peered through the windows of their classrooms to find Iraqi Police, along with some Coalition Soldiers, making the delivery. |
“Today we are here to bring you some gifts,” said Iraqi Police Col. Laftaa Mahdy, commander of Al Jadida police station, through an interpreter. “You are all being rewarded for all of the good things you have been doing.”
During the visit, IPs distributed school supplies, clothing and
“Our platoon leader came up with this idea in August 2008, so that the Iraqi children would gain trust in their IPs as well as in Coalition forces,” said Spc. Lauren DeYoung, a Soldier of 340th MP Co., Multi-National Division - Baghdad. “I told my parents what we were trying to do so they began collecting stuff in my hometown for about a month. At the same time, it gave people back home the opportunity to help these children in any way that they could.”
DeYoung along with two other Soldiers, Sgt. Aaron Grechko and Pfc. John Lachioma assisted in reaching out to their hometowns.
Mahdy, along with an element of IPs from Al Jadida, went into each classroom and spoke with the students of the school. The IPs then distributed bags of school supplies to each child. Each bag consisted of pencils, calculators, notebooks, glue sticks, and protractors, among other supplies.
After all of the bags were distributed, students formed a line and were presented clothes and a game or toy.
“I am happy to have this and I thank them for these gifts,” said Emad, a student at the school, through a translator.
The IPs of Al Jadida, continue to flourish their relationship with their community by providing time and resources to further improve the public perception of the police.
Feature Stories
| First Class of Firefighters Graduate from the Iraqi National Fire Academy |
| BAGHDAD — The first class of apprentice firefighters, designated Class 08-001, graduated in a ceremony at the Iraqi National Fire Academy here Jan. 10. Twenty firefighters, along with one future train-the-trainer instructor, completed the rigorous two-month course of instruction to earn their firefighting certificates. |
| Hundreds Graduate Iraqi Military Academy |
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BAGHDAD — The Basic Officers Commissioning Course at Ar Rustamiyah Military Academy graduated 241 Iraqi Army and 134 Iraqi Air Force cadets, Jan 12. The 12-month commissioning course paid special attention to leadership and ethics training while instilling the values and standards required of the future leaders of the Iraqi military. |
| Commander Hosts Arabic Media Roundtable |
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The discussion, led by Col. Joseph Martin, commander, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, was to inform the local media of the Brigade’s mission in northwest Baghdad, spark the interest of story ideas for the press and answer specific questions the media asked. |
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•This edition features a story on the Iraqi government making a difference for a school in Salman Pak.
Head of the Class
| Monday, 12 January 2009 | Iraqi Police give back |
| Monday, 12 January 2009 | Iraqis celebrate IP Day in Diwaniya |
Map it Out
| Monday, 12 January 2009 | Soldier dies from non-combat related injury |
| Monday, 12 January 2009 | MNF-W Marine dies in non-combat related incident |
Flags of our Fathers
| Monday, 12 January 2009 | 2nd HBCT hosts Arabic media roundtable |
| Monday, 12 January 2009 | First class of apprentice firefighters graduate from the Iraqi National Fire Academy |
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