Soldiers Assist Iraqis From: Soldiers | Date: August 1, 2006| Author: Drumsta, Raymond | Copyright Superintendent of Documents Aug 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

SOLDIERS rolled out of the gate in armored Humvees with loaded weapons and body armor-just as they had during previous forays outside the wire at Forward Operating Base Danger in Tikrit. Iraq.

But this patrol had a friendly face, because it was from the 411th Civil Affairs Battalion, an Army Reserve unit based in Danbury, Conn. Supporting the commander in his relationship with local residents is civil affairs' main mission, said battalion commander LTC Edwin Miranda.

"You want t...

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