Capt. William Shields, executive officer, Company Delta, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regt., 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, speaks with a teacher at the Riyadh site of a pilot literacy program underway in the district of Hawijah during a recent spot-check. The program opened its doors to 500 Hawijah Sons of Iraq members, June 15. The literacy program was envisioned by Gen. David Petraeus, the commanding general of Multi-National Force ? Iraq as way to transition SoI members into the Iraq security forces. It is designed to prepare the students for the application process for the Iraqi police and army. A candidate for the ISF must be literate in order to be considered.
Date Taken: | 06.15.2008 |
Date Posted: | 06.27.2008 16:06 |
Photo ID: | 97900 |
VIRIN: | 080627-A-7182N-004 |
Resolution: | 1643x1088 |
Size: | 249.37 KB |
Location: | HAWIJA, IQ |
Web Views: | 96 |
Downloads: | 16 |
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