Troops Trade School Supplies for Children's Smiles

By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tami Hillis | Special to American Forces Press Service
FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq, April 18, 2008 - A convoy rolls up to a small school in the Monsouri area of Iraq, just outside Forward Operating Base Kalsu. At first glance, the school looks abandoned. Then small faces start appearing, and heads lean out the windows.

Moments later, helpful school faculty and eager students surround a group of U.S. soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and the 415th Civil Affairs Battalion, from Kalamazoo, Mich.

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