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HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
June 2, 2004
Release Number: 04-06-06
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MARINES BOLSTER ELECTRICITY, CITY CLEAN-UP AND YOUTH SPORTS
AR RAMADI, Iraq -- Marines paid Al Kharma city officials $19,000 in initial payments for projects to improve the city's infrastructure and other programs.
Projects include:
- A $21,500 project to improve electrical power distribution
- A $23,500 project to install billboards and flagpoles
- $2,500 to fund clean-up initiatives
Additionally, a $7,000 payment was made for progress of an ongoing $32,000 project to benefit the city's youth.
Marines also provided $7,000 in start-up funds for a soccer and handball league to be started by a local sheik near Fallujah.
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