By Staff Sgt. Antonieta Rico5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
SHARQOT — In a moment reminiscent of the first triumphant days of the Iraq war, American Soldiers walked through a crowd of cheering Iraqi children. On a dirt road in the village of Sharqot, the children whistled loudly for the Soldiers, then, remarkably, broke into applause.
Surprised, 1st Lt. Michael E. Havey Jr. beamed at the cheering crowd.
“That was pretty monumental,” said Havey, platoon leader of 3rd platoon, Battery A, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment. “(Before) they wouldn’t even give us a wave.”
Territory for Soldiers of 5-82 FA, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, out of Fort Bliss, Texas was recently expanded to include Sharqot, a town about 60 miles south of Mosul.
(PHOTO: Children in the village of Sharqot, in the Qayarrah region of Iraq, cheer Soldiers of 3rd Platoon, Battery A, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, Feb. 25. The Soldiers handed out clothing and blankets to needy people in Sharqot during a visit with one of the sheiks in the town. The 5-82 FA is part of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, out of Fort Bliss, Texas.)
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