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October 25, 2004
Release Number: 04-10-66
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MULTI-NATIONAL FORCES DONATE 2,100 BODY ARMOR VESTS
MOSUL, Iraq -- Multi-National Forces donated about $500,000 worth of equipment to Iraqi National Guard soldiers Oct. 25. Soldiers from the 104th, 105th and 108 ING Battalions received 2,100 body armor vests with plates.
The three battalions, stationed in the Dahuk Province, will wear the vests during patrols, raids and other security operations throughout northern Iraq.
The vests come with iron plates that are inserted inside the vests and are comparable to what U.S. Army Soldiers wear. This large-scale donation is one of several shipments of equipment that has been ordered to outfit Iraqi soldiers.
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