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U.S. service members deployed to Iraq shadown run Army Ten-miler
AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq – More than 700 runners assembled in the desert for a predawn 10-mile run here Oct. 9., to shadow the 27th U.S. Army Ten-Miler race held in Washington, D.C. “The run was a huge success today,” said Rose McEachin, Al Asad’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation program supervisor. “We’ve done this many times here in Iraq, but this is the first time we’ve had such a
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UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE OF MUSIC. 36th ID band Soldiers, public school teachers, break through the Arabic and English language barrier with music
BASRAH, Iraq – Soldiers deployed to Iraq often find it difficult to communicate with local nationals without the use of an interpreter. But there are many communication tools that are easily understood world-wide, such as body language, hand gestures and even music. One group of Texas National Guardsmen with the 36th Infantry Division deployed to Contingency Operating Base Basra since December, learned how to break down the language barrier by
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