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By the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office
FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq – Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, patrolled the streets of Jihad on a September evening not only to secure the streets and community, but also to look for old concertina wire.
1st Lt. Matt Cyr, Platoon Leader for 3rd Platoon, Company C, 1st Bn., 22nd Inf. Regt., 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div., lead a patrol through the streets of Jihad in order to remove abandoned and unused concertina wire in an attempt to beautify the area. The vestiges of war are no longer necessary and the residents of Jihad are anxious to assist in the cleanup efforts.
"A local resident from the Sons of Iraq program saw my Soldiers working hard to free the wire from obstructions and loading it onto the trucks," explained Cyr of Dover, N.H. "He immediately came over to the platoon and was eager to help the Soldiers remove the wire and clean the streets of his neighborhood."
The Soldiers of 3rd Plt., Co. C worked hand-in-hand with the community members to finish the cleanup project and improve the aesthetics of the area, said Cyr.
Across Baghdad and especially in West Rashid, Soldiers and community members have been working hard to clean up the unnecessary obstructions in residential areas.
"Small events like these happen on a daily basis throughout Jihad and West Rashid," commented 1st Lt. Nolan Maxwell of Santa Maria, Calif., assigned to Co. C, 1st Bn., 22nd Inf. Regt., 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div. "They demonstrate a renewed sense of pride amongst the Iraqi citizens for the welfare of their neighborhoods, as well as a willingness to work alongside coalition forces for the betterment of their country."
These small acts within the community are positive steps to return Baghdad and West Rashid to a state of normalcy that the residents will be proud to preserve.
After the Soldiers and residents loaded the concertina wire into the trucks, the wire was brought to a collection point for disposal.
| Date Taken: | 09.11.2008 |
| Date Posted: | 09.11.2008 08:22 |
| Story ID: | 23502 |
| Location: | BAGHDAD, IQ |
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