Local school children receive soccer balls and t-shirts from the Iraqi Department of Border Enforcement’s Lt. Col. Abdul Hasan, during a brief stop at one of two local schools in southern Maysan Province. “The smiles of the children make me look forward to future visits and offering gifts,” Hasan said. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Juan Torres Jr.)
A local student displays his new soccer ball, imprinted with the Iraqi Department of Border Enforcement’s insignia after a recent schoolhouse distribution. More than 250 children from two schools received soccer balls and t-shirts from DBE officers during a joint mission with their advise and assist partner, 2nd Squadron, 13th Cavalry Regiment “Sabers,” deployed from Fort Bliss, Texas. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Juan Torres Jr.)
Villagers look on as Iraqi Department of Border Enforcement officers distribute soccer balls and t-shirts to more than 250 students at a school in southern Maysan Province, Iraq. The border police are partnered with 2nd Squadron, 13th Cavalry Regiment “Sabers,” deployed in an advise and assist mission from Fort Bliss, Texas. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Juan Torres Jr.)
Students look on as Iraqi Department of Border Enforcement’s Lt. Col. Abdul Hasan, distributes soccer balls at a school in a remote village of southern Maysan Province. “I am very thankful for the soldiers who work to keep us safe,” said one child. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Juan Torres Jr.)
