Youth, the Future of Iraq

Photo By Pfc. Cynthia Teears Van Cleve | A student shows Brig. Gen. Baha'a Hussin, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Iraqi army, some of what he has learned in class at Al Hathara School in the Al Zuhur neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq, Nov. 23. The 2nd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Iraqi army and the Marine Military Transition Team 1-3-0, visited with students and gave out school supplies and gifts.  

MOSUL, IRAQ

11.23.2008

Story by Spc. Cynthia Teears Van Cleve 

11th Public Affairs Detachment

By Spc. Cynthia S. Teears
11th Public Affairs Detachment

MOSUL, Iraq— School supplies and gifts were given to students by Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Iraqi army, when they visited the Al Hathara School and the Al Forsaw Preschool in the Al Zuhur neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq, Nov. 23.

The Marine Military Transition Team 1-3-0, assigned to the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, IA unit assisted with the mission.

"I need hard work every time when you come to school, because I need engineers," said Brig. Gen. Baha'a Hussin, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Iraqi army, to the students. "I need doctors in Iraq. We need a future for Iraq and you are our future."

• Date Taken: 11.23.2008
• Date Posted: 12.10.2008 15:43
• Story ID: 27479
• Location: MOSUL, IQ