'Regulars' Soldiers distribute microgrants to Bayaa neighborhood after terrorist attack [Image 2 of 2]

BAGHDAD, IRAQ

10.12.2008

Courtesy Photo

1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division

Residents of Bayaa, a neighborhood in southern Baghdad's Rashid District, organized efforts to repair local shops after terrorists detonated a car bomb on the 9th Street Market, damaging more than 20 stores. Coalition forces assisted the community by offering microgrants to store owners that need capital to repair or expand their stores. Soldiers from the 1st 'Regulars' Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad visited local shops to assess the damage caused when a car bomb detonated, Oct. 12, 2008, in the Iraqi community killing Iraqi residents of the Bayaa community. The Soldiers distributed microgrant applications and discussed the process for receiving the one-time grant issued by CF to help the small business-owners repair and rebuild their shops on the 9th Street Market in the Rashid District.

• Date Taken: 10.12.2008
• Date Posted: 08.16.2011 13:44
• Photo ID: 122955
• Resolution: 1750x1313
• Size: 347.47 KB
• Location: BAGHDAD, IQ