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Army Maj. Elivira M. Brown (right) hands new school supplies to a student at the Al Rasheed School in Taji, Iraq, on Dec. 8, 2004. The school supplies were donated through Operation Iraqi Children which is a program that provides concerned Americans with the means to help the Iraqi people and help support the coalition's attempts to assist them. Brown is assigned to 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion.

Army Maj. Elivira M. Brown hands new school supplies to a student.

Army Maj. Elivira M. Brown (right) hands new school supplies to a student at the Al Rasheed School in Taji, Iraq, on Dec. 8, 2004. The school supplies were donated through Operation Iraqi Children which is a program that provides concerned Americans with the means to help the Iraqi people and help support the coalition's attempts to assist them. Brown is assigned to 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion.

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