COE: rebuilding Iraq: civilians on the battlefield don't ask why they must sometimes put themselves in harm's way, because they know the work they're doing is extremely important.(United States Army corps of Engineers)

Soldiers Magazine | February 1, 2005| | Copyright

SINCE early 2003 more than 2,000 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civilians have deployed to Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan. Serving four-month, six-month and one-year assignments, they work with their military counterparts on engineering projects to rebuild the infrastructures of these countries.

In January 2004 the Corps established the Gulf Region Division, a provisional command operating in Iraq. It's composed mostly of civilians who have volunteered from Corps district offices around the world.

The idea of working side-by-side with civilians in a battlefield ...

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