The team for the my last trip to the school in Zatia. We're quite a diverse group; Marines, Army, Air Force and Iraqi Army. The Air Force folks were from an engineering squadron called Redhorse. They're kind of like Navy Seabees. They build things. At Besmaya they were building the base camp for the incoming US Army brigade.
On the 26th of March I was able to make one last trip to the school at Zatia and see my "kids".
A special thanks to the friends of Jim Gavitt. His friends from Muscotah Kansas sent us boxes of goodies for the kids. Here they are. We appreciate your support.
This is the little girl who lost her parents to insurgents (she's in an earlier post). She's just so adorable.
It was great to see the kids one last time, but definitely bittersweet. I hope to be able to return someday and check on their progress. My replacements, LtCol Bill Redman and LtCol Jeff Tontini are carrying the torch and continue to support the outreach effort to the school and the communities around the base.
An Air Force Chaplain and an a AF medic help hand out school supplies the kids.
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