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TNT Outlines Stryker Role in Iraqi Elections

Mar- 9-2010 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT , 4/2 SBCT

South Sound soldiers work behind the scenes in election - The News Tribune

American troops should be out of sight from polling places today as Iraqis elect a parliament for the second time since the fall of Saddam Hussein. But Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldiers are working behind the scenes throughout the country.

From Baghdad to Basra to Diyala, many of the 12,000 troops from Lewis-McChord have trained Iraqi soldiers to secure today’s polling. They also will provide support and remain on call to intervene in any attacks.

For many troops, the majority of whom arrived in Iraq last year, today’s election is the climactic event of their 12-month deployment.


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