OIF Deployment Photos

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An Iraqi boy prepares to try on a new sandle to replace his torn up shoe during a shoe goodwill mission at the Kharabrud village. Soldiers of the 96th Civil Affairs Bn., Task Force 2-11 Field Artillery and Iraqi Civil Defense Corps personnel helped hand out the pairs of sandles to the needy children.


1st Sgt. Chris Rumell, first sergeant for Btry. C, TF 2-11 FA, yells for a certain size of sandles to one of his Soldiers, as an Iraqi boy waits to receive the pair in the background. Rumell, along with other Btry. C Soldiers, 96th Civil Affairs Bn., and Iraqi Civil Defense Corps personnel helped the children of the Kharabrud village during a shoe goodwill mission May 31.


1st Lt. Edward "Tripp" Baldwin, physician assistant for TF 2-11 FA, answers questions from an Iraqi reporter about the new Kharabrud health clinic (in the background) May 31.


Sgt. Charles Bohner, a squad leader with Btry. C, TF 2-11 FA, hands out candy to Kharabrud children concluding the health clinic and school ground breaking ceremonies May 31.


CW2 Randall Reynolds (left), a 2nd BCT Information Operations officer, hands Spc. Christopher Miklas, a 2nd BCT I.O. Personnel Security Detachment member, markers and crayons as they sort through the school supplies donated to Operation Crayon June 13.


Spc. Christopher Miklas, a 2nd BCT I.O. Personnel Security Detachment member, sorts through school supplies donated to Operation Crayon June 13.


Sgt. Raymond Shultz (right), a rifleman with Btry. A, TF 2-11 FA, salutes Lt. Col. Joseph Connell, TF 2-11 FA commander, after he was pinned the Purple Heart medal for the injuries he sustained during a May 2 Improvised Explosive Device attack in Kirkuk. Sgt. David Jackson, a NCO with the 2nd BCT Information Operations cell, and Spc. Malietou Steffany, a howitzer gunner with Btry. A, TF 2-11 FA, were also awarded the Purple Heart medal during the ceremony June 5.


Sgt. David Jackson (center), a NCO with the 2nd BCT Information Operations cell, speaks to his comrades after receiving the Purple Heart medal for the injuries he sustained during an April 10 Improvised Explosive Device attack in Kirkuk.
Sgt. Raymond Shultz (right), a rifleman with Btry. A, TF 2-11 FA, and Spc. Malietou Steffany (left), a howitzer gunner with Btry. A, TF 2-11 FA, were also awarded the Purple Heart medal during the ceremony June 5.


Capt. Whitney Campbell (center), commander of Btry. C, TF 2-11 FA, participates in the Kharabrud elementary school ground breaking ceremony with local Iraqi leaders May 31.