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| Iraq-Jordan |
| 81st Brigade Combat Team Arrives Safely To Iraq |
| 2004-04-16 |
| EFL The soldiers began to relax a bit as the forced stop became more prolonged. Iraqi children, curious about the American soldiers, began to swarm cautiously around the convoy. Initially, soldiers were nervous about the children’s presence and wanted to keep them away from the vehicles. Soon, however, the children gathered around the dismounted soldiers, chattering in Arabic and broken English. Some of them simply wanted to talk, but others attempted to sell DVDs, old Iraqi currency, and various other items to the troops. Many of the soldiers had the opportunity to try out their rudimentary Arabic phrases and have their pictures taken with the Iraqi children. |
| Posted by:Chuck Simmins |