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Dabasha Well Complete

Aug- 4-2006 » Filed Under: TF Band of Brothers

by Sgt. Dennis Gravelle, 138th MPAD

DABASHA, Iraq – With the assistance of the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion stationed on Forward Operating Base Marez, Mosul, Iraq, the residents of Dabasha, Iraq, now have a new water well to drink clean water out of.

Restoring essential services and insuring the basic needs of Iraqis are met is one of the goals of Coalition Forces. Clean, accessible water is another step towards sanitary and stable living for the Iraqi people. It will assist in increasing the confidence the Iraqis have in their government.

“Money for the completion of the well came from the Commanders Emergency Response Program,” said Capt Timothy Krause, team leader, CATA, A3, 403rd CA Bn. “It is money that can be used to help fix an immediate need for the local nationals.”

CERP is a military program that allows commanders to rapidly respond to urgent humanitarian, relief, and reconstruction needs in their geographic area of responsibility.

According to Krause, all the materials used to build the well were purchased through the contractor that was hired to work on the project. This added a needed boost to the local economy.

Residents in the village were hired to help do the work to complete the well, which gave the locals a steady paycheck to help support their families.

It is important that CF support the local economy, ensuring that essential services such as water are available for humanitarian purposes.

“I think the CF is making progress,” said Krause. “It is slow and there is so much to do, but we are making progress and helping improve the quality of life for the Iraqis.”

(via DVIDS)


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