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April 30, 2004
Release Number: 04-04-32
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MARINES DELIVER COMPUTERS TO HOSPITAL, MEDICAL SCHOOL
AR RAMADI, Iraq - Marines in Ar Ramadi delivered 11 desktop computers to the Ramadi General Hospital and the medical school here April 29.
The civil affairs team visited the facilities and delivered computers, monitors, keyboards, printers and other accessories. During an earlier visit to the hospital in March, hospital officials told Marines that computers were a high priority. The Navy surgeon assigned to the civil affairs team explained the procedures for ordering additional medical supplies from Baghdad.
Two of the computers were delivered to the Dean of the Medical School, Dr. Salah Al Ani. Additional medical textbooks are being shipped from the United States and will be here in the near future.
Marines also met with Gov. Abdul Karim Barjis Ezziddeen Al Rawy. The Marines agreed to help with the hiring of three-man teams: an Imam, a janitor and night watch to work at Al Anbar mosques.
In Fallujah Marines helped the Iraqi police coordinate two ambulances and a firefighting team to respond to three separate emergencies.
Coalition forces remain committed to helping Fallujah citizens and the rest of Al Anbar Province achieve a peaceful and secure future that includes improved medical care, upgraded infrastructure and enhanced educational opportunities, officials said. Marine officials say they're ready and eager to start civil affairs projects in Fallujah, and will initiate these once security improves in the city
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