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NEWS RELEASE 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

July 6, 2003
Release Number: 03-07-24


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


COALITION CONTINUES EFFORTS TO REBUILD IRAQ (July 6, 2003)

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The Combined Joint Task Force-Seven Beanies for Baghdad Program delivered more than 7,000 Beanie Babies and more than 1,000 school supply items to local neighborhoods, hospitals children's ward, dental care units, communities rebuilding projects, and community children centers in efforts to help bring smiles, to children, who have endured pain and suffering under the rule of a ruthless dictator.

The program is run by U. S. Army Staff Sgt. Kirk E. Wallace, CJTF-7 chief of staff executive administrator who said: "I know that life giving supplies are important, but so are life lifting supplies. The American Spirit is reflected in the smiles and bright eyes of the Iraqi Children that receive these small tokens of joy."

In Kirkuk, the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion attended a United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) coordination meeting and assisted with delivering test taking supplies to the technical institute and the technical college to help ensure students obtain skills employers demand in the modern workforce.

A new police station opened in Mokakaha on July 5 with 36 graduates from the Veteran's Affairs Office and eight Mosul University security officers ready to stabilize their neighborhood and make a difference in deterring crime. In addition, the correctional facility graduated 70 correctional officers.

In Mosul, the Coalition delivered up to 4,000,000 liters of benzene to Ninewa Province yesterday on July 5.

In Baghdad, the City Advisory Council selected 36 of the 37 members vetted. This is progress toward Iraqi citizens establishing their own government.

The 1st Brigade Combat Team and the 101st Airborne Division continued to fight the sulfur plant fire in Mosul. The units are utilizing 22 bulldozers, 16 dump trucks, five loaders, and six scrapers in addition to 57 Iraqi Firefighters and 50 civilian volunteers. The fire is nearly extinguished and progress is being made by pushing berms from the north and south. Another 5,000 gallons of foam has been requested to add to the initial 8,000 gallons.

Editor's note: For more information on the Beanies for Baghdad program please visit www.beaniesforbaghdad.com.

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