Soldiers maintain security and win over residents on the streets of Samarra

SAMARRA, Iraq – Soldiers with B Company, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry walk through the streets, accompanied by two gun trucks. During the mission, time is made to speak with members of a youth soccer team and buy ice cream cones for grateful children.  Company leaders speak with merchants offering everything from watermelon to hubcaps.
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Ensuring tight security along the Iraq-Iran border

CHOARTA DISTRICT, Iraq – In the past, smuggling and terrorist activity has plagued the mountainous terrain along the northeastern border of Iraq and Iran. The Iraqi Border Police – now known as the Department of Border Enforcement (DBE) – was established in July 2003 to patrol the border and eliminate these illegal operations.
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Task Force 1-7 Soldier Helps Iraqi Children Through Individual Effort

BAYJI, Iraq – When Spc. Michael Tingue arrived in Bayji, Iraq with the 1st Infantry Division’s Task Force 1-7 in March, he saw the conditions that children in this war-torn country had to live in. More importantly, he saw that he had the opportunity to help.  With a self-inspired determination, he began a personal campaign to gather clothes, toys and school supplies for the impoverished people of Iraq.
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