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MND-B Soldiers Deliver Law Books at Tarmiyah Courthouse

May- 1-2008 » Filed Under: 2/25 SBCT

By Sgt. Waldemar Rivera, 2/25 SBCT PAO

CAMP TAJI, Iraq – Multi-National Division – Soldiers from the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team “Warrior,” 25th Infantry Division’s Office of the Staff Judge Advocate helped the growing legal processes of Iraq April 24 by dropping off 50 Arabic-language law books to the courthouse in the town of Tarmiyah, northwest of Baghdad.

The books, donated by the High Court in Baghdad, were dropped off in conjunction with a visit with the judge at the courthouse to check progress and address any issues they may have, said Capt. Harrison Kennedy, a native of San Diego, California, who serves as an attorney with 2nd SBCT.

“Bringing them the books assists the judge on doing his legal work,” said Sgt. 1st Class Willyum Beach, a Marion, Ohio, native, and the non-commissioned officer in charge for the OSJA.

“They come from a different kind of regime, and they are transferring into the new system. We are helping them to get the books and the legal resources they need,” he said.

The books are just one aspect of providing assistance, and Beach said the OSJA staff members continue to assist where they can.

“Without resources like the building, the judge, the paralegals and the books, they cannot function. It is an ongoing process that we are trying to assist with,” said Beach.

The building where the courthouse is now was previously occupied by the ninistry of water department for the government of Iraq, said Kennedy. The ministry of water did not need the building. So, the GoI turned it into the town’s courthouse, he added.

The new courthouse in Tarmiyah is just one of the many projects on the list of success stories in the reconstruction of Iraq and its people. The legal staff of 2nd SBCT will continue to do its part to help the judges and lawmakers of Iraq ensure citizens follow the rules.


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