January 31, 2007

Iraqi Policemen Recognized For Sacrifice, Dedication

Release Number: 07-01-03PA

BAGHDAD – More than 30 Iraqi Police officers were formally recognized for their dedication and personal sacrifice during a ceremony held in their honor at the 1st Battalion, 6th Brigade, 2nd National Police Division Headquarters in Baghdad recently.

This first-ever ceremony made the honorees a member of a new order known as the “Knights of Iraq.”

“I feel great on this great day because I’m recognizing my great soldiers, my best guys who were wounded, and the guys who sacrificed their lives in action,” said Iraqi Police Col. Ali Mohammed, who is the assistant commander. “These [policemen] work hard and put everything, even their lives in danger, for fighting the terrorist and even the bad people.

According to Lt. Col. Ronald P. Reyna, the 1/6/2 National Police Transition Team chief, who is also a police officer in Louisville, Ky., wanted to honor the 12 Iraqi Police officers killed and the more than 100 wounded during the past year.
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