Story and photo by Spc. L.B. Edgar
7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
BAGHDAD — The life of an Iraqi girl was forever changed in the chaotic aftermath following an improvised explosive device attack. The Hamid Shaban neighborhood in the district of Abu Ghraib was the target, but an innocent girl was inadvertently the victim. Tragically, a stray round from an Iraqi army soldier, fired in defense, missed its mark and struck the harmless child at play.
In a gesture of good will Iraqi army soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 6th Iraqi army Division, visited the wounded child’s place of learning, the Hamid Shaban Girl’s School, to provide humanitarian assistance, Feb. 15.
Though money and supplies won’t remove the bullet, the gesture does help the healing-process, said the combat medic who evaluated the girl, Spc. Zachary Bosh. Bosh is attached to the military transition team (MiTT) supporting the Iraqi battalion, which is based on Forward Operating Base Constitution.
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(Photo: Lt. Col. Jabar, the operations officer for 2nd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 6th Iraqi army Division, speaks with a resident of Hamid Shaban during a visit from Iraqi army soldiers and their supporting U.S. military transition team to the Hamid Shaban Girl’s School Feb. 15. The woman sought assistance from the Iraqi army in mediating a dispute with a neighbor over property.)
7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
BAGHDAD — The life of an Iraqi girl was forever changed in the chaotic aftermath following an improvised explosive device attack. The Hamid Shaban neighborhood in the district of Abu Ghraib was the target, but an innocent girl was inadvertently the victim. Tragically, a stray round from an Iraqi army soldier, fired in defense, missed its mark and struck the harmless child at play.
In a gesture of good will Iraqi army soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 6th Iraqi army Division, visited the wounded child’s place of learning, the Hamid Shaban Girl’s School, to provide humanitarian assistance, Feb. 15.
Though money and supplies won’t remove the bullet, the gesture does help the healing-process, said the combat medic who evaluated the girl, Spc. Zachary Bosh. Bosh is attached to the military transition team (MiTT) supporting the Iraqi battalion, which is based on Forward Operating Base Constitution.
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(Photo: Lt. Col. Jabar, the operations officer for 2nd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 6th Iraqi army Division, speaks with a resident of Hamid Shaban during a visit from Iraqi army soldiers and their supporting U.S. military transition team to the Hamid Shaban Girl’s School Feb. 15. The woman sought assistance from the Iraqi army in mediating a dispute with a neighbor over property.)
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