By Sgt. Cheryl Cox
1st BCT, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs
TAJI — Building relationships with the local population is the first step in building a safe, secure and stable environment for the people of Iraq.
The Soldiers of Company C, 414th Civil Affairs Battalion spent Jan. 7 doing just that by helping people, providing them with wheelchairs and sewing materials.
The day began with the Soldiers visiting the Taji Qada Qada (City Council Building) to deliver 19 wheelchairs to families in need.
“We have had these wheelchairs for a while, and have just been waiting for a date to deliver them to the families,” explained Capt. William LeFever, a team leader with Co. C, 414th CA Bn.
“We are now working to get more.” Due to severe injuries and a lack of vaccines, many Iraqi people, young and old, are unable to walk and need the assistance of a wheelchair to get around easily.
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(Zahra Kamer, an 8-year-old girl, is placed into her new wheelchair by her father, Kamer Falih at the Taji Qada Qada Jan. 7. Kamer was one of 19 people to receive a new wheelchair from the Soldiers of Co. C, 414th Civil Affairs Battalion. U.S. Army photo.)
1st BCT, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs
TAJI — Building relationships with the local population is the first step in building a safe, secure and stable environment for the people of Iraq.
The Soldiers of Company C, 414th Civil Affairs Battalion spent Jan. 7 doing just that by helping people, providing them with wheelchairs and sewing materials.
The day began with the Soldiers visiting the Taji Qada Qada (City Council Building) to deliver 19 wheelchairs to families in need.
“We have had these wheelchairs for a while, and have just been waiting for a date to deliver them to the families,” explained Capt. William LeFever, a team leader with Co. C, 414th CA Bn.
“We are now working to get more.” Due to severe injuries and a lack of vaccines, many Iraqi people, young and old, are unable to walk and need the assistance of a wheelchair to get around easily.
Read the Rest...
(Zahra Kamer, an 8-year-old girl, is placed into her new wheelchair by her father, Kamer Falih at the Taji Qada Qada Jan. 7. Kamer was one of 19 people to receive a new wheelchair from the Soldiers of Co. C, 414th Civil Affairs Battalion. U.S. Army photo.)
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