PhotoID: 2004101862247
Submitted by: 24th MEU
Operation/Exercise/Event:
Iraqi Freedom
Caption:
Sgt. Cassondra Wells of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit hands a flower balloon to an Iraqi schoolgirl during an Oct. 16th visit to an elementary school in south-central Iraq. The visit was the latest in the MEU’s ongoing Back to School campaign, a key feature of which provides local Iraqi schoolchildren with water, stickers, balloons, sports equipment, and backpacks full of educational supplies.
Wells, 21, is a Rochester, Pa., native and data chief with the Headquarters Detachment of MEU Service Support Group 24.
The 24th MEU is currently conducting security and stability operations in the Northern Babil province.
(Official USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah A. Beavers. This photo is cleared for release.)
Photo by: Lance Cpl. Sarah A. Beavers
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Date the Photo was taken:10/16/2004
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