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Operation Summit Pursuit Brings Hope to Once-Terrorized Region |
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Thursday, 07 August 2008 |
Original Source: Armed Forces Press Service
Operation Summit Pursuit Brings Hope to Once-Terrorized Region By By Army Staff Sgt. Margaret C. Nelson
Special to American Forces Press Service
HAWIJAH, Iraq, Aug. 8, 2008 – Operation Summit Pursuit, spearheaded by soldiers of 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, brought hope to people in Hawijah and Sharqat, Iraq, and united Iraqi security forces, Sunni-Arab tribal and local government leaders, and members of the local “Sons of Iraq” citizen security group.
A soldier from Company D, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, hands out shoes to children of Sabah village during Operation Summit Pursuit with Iraqi security forces and the village's senior leaders July 29, 2008. This was the first time coalition forces had ventured into this village in Sharqat district. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Margaret C. Nelson, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
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