Friday, 08 December 2006
Story and photo by Sgt. Cheryl Cox
1st BCT, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs
CAMP TAJI – The open field was filled with hundreds of proud Iraqi Soldiers who had spent the past two months working toward this moment.
As the Iraqi Army basic training graduation ceremony began, more than 500 Iraqi basic training graduates prepared to do their final pass in review .
Not a twitch or wiggle came from the formations behind the steadfast Iraqi color guard. Throughout the graduation, these new IA soldiers stood ready to defend their country and said they were proud to be the newest members of the 3rd Battalion, 9th Iraqi Army Division (Mechanized).
“I want to congratulate all the soldiers,” said Sgt. Maj. Hassin Aboud Hassin, Iraqi basic training instructor.
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