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    A Local Iraqi Boy Tries Out His Soccer Footwork

    Courtesy Photo | BAGHDAD -- A local Iraqi boy tries out his soccer footwork on a newly-cleared field in...... read more read more

    BAGHDAD, IRAQ

    11.07.2005

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    4th Brigade Combat Team PAO

    BAGHDAD -- Task Force Baghdad Soldiers recently teamed up with a contractor in western Baghdad to transform a trash-filled lot into a soccer field for local youngsters.

    A patrol from 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment triggered the start of the project to clear away the rubble and garbage.

    Neighborhood residents showed Capt. Paul Murach, the 6th Sqdn., 8th Cav. Reg. civil-military operations officer, a cluttered lot in a residential area a few weeks ago. The residents needed some assistance cleaning up the field which had become an eyesore

    Murach contacted a local Iraqi construction contractor, and after receiving approval on financing, awarded the beautification project to him.

    "The project took six days to complete at a cost of $9,000," Murach said.

    The unit sponsored a media event Nov. 3 to show off the new field for the residents and watch local children put the field to the test by practicing their soccer skills.

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    Date Taken: 11.07.2005
    Date Posted: 11.07.2005 16:44
    Story ID: 3641
    Location: BAGHDAD, IQ

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