U.S. Army soldiers from the 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion talk with a village elder during a humanitarian mission near Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq, July 23, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika

An Iraqi child talks with an interpreter as U.S. Army soldiers from the 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion talk with a village elder during a humanitarian mission near Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq, July 23, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika

U.S. Army Sgt. Melissa Thornhill, from 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, talks with an Iraqi woman during a humanitarian mission near Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq, July 23, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika

U.S. Army Sgt. Melissa Thornhill, from the 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, talks with an Iraqi child during a humanitarian mission near Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq, July 23, 2006.U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika

U.S. Army Maj. Jennifer Bailey, from the 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, reads a book to Iraqi girls during a humanitarian mission near Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq, July 23, 2006.U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. James Malwitz, from the 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, walks with Iraqi children during a humanitarian mission near Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq, July 23, 2006.U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika


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Note from Pam:
The 402nd Civil Affairs is one of the units that Soldiers' Angels SOS: KIDS project is helping with supplies. I'm the Co-leader for that project, so it was a special thrill for me to find these photos of their efforts on DefendAmerica

We have a great bunch of Angels on the team. To learn how you can help, please visit the SOS: KIDS webpage, or the SOS: KIDS blog.