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    Hawijah Literacy Program underway in Iraq

    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.

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    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

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