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Arctic Wolves Help Iraqi School Children

Nov-13-2005 » Filed Under: 172nd SBCT

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1st Lt. Kurt J. Lohwasser
A Troop, 4-14th Cavalry

MOSUL, Iraq — Iraq’s recent elections were similar to ours in America in that the voting sites were mainly located in local schools.

Officials spent days establishing the sites and preparing for voters. One drawback of this operation was that the children missed a week of school.

Many kids in the United States might have considered this a blessing, but for the children of Iraq it is different.

They are not far from the fall of Sadaam’s rule. These children were raised under his dictatorship.

In that time, not all children were given the opportunity to receive an education. It was considered a privilege. Now all children are afforded the privilege. This truly is a blessing.

To repay the school children for their lost time, Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, and the 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, recently accompanied Iraqi police to distribute school supplies to the schools that were used as voting sites.

The notebooks, pens and pencils were well received. These items are in short supply and will help the children greatly.

Most of the children are still too young to understand the impact that the outcome of the elections will make on them.

As they get older they will understand and hopefully will be happy that they too were able to make a sacrifice to help their nation.


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