Over 1,000 wheelchairs transferred to Iraq in 40-ft. containers [Image 2 of 5]

CAMP ARIFJAN, KUWAIT

01.27.2009

Photo by Staff Sgt. William Watson Martin 

311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command   

(Left) Lt. Col. Leda Rozier of Union City, Calif., the 311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) civil affairs officer, prepares a humanitarian shipment at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. She managed the transfer of 1,100 unassembled wheelchairs for Iraqis from one 40-foot sea/land container to another Jan. 27. The containers are held under different contracts. The blue container had to go back to the shipping yard while the grey container will go as far north as Mosul, Iraq. The children's hospital in Basra will receive 500; 100 will go to Tallil; 500 will go to Tikrit, and 100 will go to Mosul. The wheelchairs were donated by Free Wheelchairs Mission from Irvine, Ca. Over the last 10 months the 311th ESC civil affairs team received an average of six 40 foot containers of humanitarian supplies from non-profit groups in the United States. The supplies have included anything from medical to school supplies for Iraqis to care packages for U.S. service members.

• Date Taken: 01.27.2009
• Date Posted: 06.21.2012 07:18
• Photo ID: 147337
• VIRIN: 090127-A-9901M-002
• Resolution: 3526x2058
• Size: 3.2 MB
• Location: CAMP ARIFJAN, KW