Soccer tournament brings sense of normalcy back to Taji [Image 2 of 6]

CAMP TAJI, IRAQ

12.26.2008

Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Addis 

2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division

A medal is presented by a local leader to a player from the Hammamiat Soccer Club at the Taji Soccer Club Stadium, northwest of Baghdad, after his team won a soccer tournament, Dec. 26. Operation Strykehorse Ku'oko'a Peku, a round-robin soccer tournament which pitted four teams from Hammamiat, Al-Rekiya, Taji and Soldiers from 2nd Squadron 14th Cavalry Regiment, "Strykehorse," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, against each other during the tournament, which fostered good will and sportsmanship. More than 1,000 pounds of soccer equipment, including jerseys, whistles, clip boards and soccer balls, were donated from soccer clubs in Rhode Island. Some of the donations also came from Major League Soccer's New England Revolution.

• Date Taken: 12.26.2008
• Date Posted: 03.02.2012 15:32
• Photo ID: 138775
• Resolution: 1319x1750
• Size: 275.07 KB
• Location: CAMP TAJI, IQ