Pfc. David Vega, a native of Reading, Penn., treats a young Iraqi girl in Aqur Quf, west of Baghdad April 28. Many of the Gimlet medics are called on during patrols to treat some of the Iraqi citizens. Vega is a medic with Company C, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment “Gimlet,” 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.
U.S. Army photos courtesy of Co. C, 1st Bn., 21st Inf. Regt., 2nd SCR, MND-B
Spc Dan Redding, a Cumming, Ga., native, walks next to an Iraqi boy during a dismounted patrol in Aqur Quf, west of Baghdad, April 28. Redding serves with 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment “Gimlet,” 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.
A child watches Soldiers from 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment “Gimlet,” 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, at a school in Aqur Quf, west of Baghdad, April 28. The Soldiers passed out school supplies to the students and teachers.
Second Lt. Nicholas Olson, a native of Kapolei, Hawaii, pauses a moment for a pictures with an Iraqi class in Aqur Quf, west of Baghdad, April 28. Olson is the platoon leader for 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment “Gimlet,” 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.
An Iraqi beekeeper works on one of the beehives in Aqur Quf, west of Baghdad, April 28. The beekeeper bought the beehives using a micro-grant provided through the help of Company C, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment “Gimlet,” 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Multi-National Division – Baghdad. This is one of many micro-grants that have helped start small businesses throughout the Aqur Quf area.
