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January 15, 2004
Release Number: 04-01-41
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DEMONSTRATION SHOWS SUPPORT FOR TASK FORCE "ALL AMERICAN" EFFORTS THROUGH AL ANBAR PROVINCE
RAMADI, Iraq- This morning at 10 a.m., a pro-coalition demonstration occurred in downtown Ar Ramadi. It was organized to demonstrate against terrorism and show support for the unity of Iraq. The group stopped at the Government Center and the organizers took pictures with the Mayor and Chief of Police as a show of public support for their Iraqi civic leaders. At its peak, the crowd reached approximately 1,000 people.
In other areas of western Iraq, Task Force "All American" civil affairs personnel with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team delivered two new police vehicles to the Eskan Police Department. These vehicles are the first in a Coalition Provisional Authority-funded project to provide police vehicles to the Iskandariyah area. They will also receive six pickup trucks and six motorcycles.
Civil Affairs troops with 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, attended the re-opening of the Al Farsan Primary School for Boys and delivered school supplies and soccer balls as part of the event.
The 82nd Airborne Division and its subordinate units have been conducting missions over the previous months to bring peace and prosperity to the residents of the Al Anbar province. The tireless efforts of Task Force "All American" soldiers, working for and with the people of Iraq, will ensure a safe and secure environment to rebuild it as a free society.
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