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Desert Arrival and Humanitarian Mission in Iraq
Second Lieutenant Bridget Center describes arriving at Forward Operating Base Speicher near Tikrit on September 2005 and leading quarterly humanitarian trips to Hemrin and Al Salam Iraqi schools. She details unloading supplies, interactions with children, and the grateful reactions of students and communities during the mission.
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Iraq
Afghanistan
America
Bridget Center
Speicher
Tikrit
New York National Guard
Hemrin
al Salam
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