Photos : King Faisal Bridge Re-dedication
By Regimental Combat Team 1
Apr 6, 2008 - 11:44:46 AM
Blackanthem Military News
FALLUJAH, Iraq -
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| Iraqi policeman stands vigilant guard as the re-dedication ceremony commences at the newly refurbished King Faisal Bridge, named after the first king of Iraq, King Faisal I. The bridge made headlines in 2004 when four Blackwater employees' bodies were hung from the bridge. The bridge was re-dedicated April 5, 2008. After years of war the bridge was badly in need of repair. A joint Iraqi and Marine Corps team spearheaded the refurbishment. |
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| Iraqi policemen search pedestrians as they cross the newly refurbished King Faisal Bridge, named after the first king of Iraq, King Faisal I. The bridge made headlines in 2004 when four Blackwater employees' bodies were hung from the bridge. The bridge was re-dedicated April 5, 2008. After years of war the bridge was badly in need of repair. A joint Iraqi and Marine Corps team spearheaded the refurbishment. |
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| The newly refurbished King Faisal Bridge, named after the first king of Iraq, King Faisal I. The bridge made headlines in 2004 when four Blackwater employees' bodies were hung from the bridge. The bridge was re-dedicated April 5, 2008. After years of war the bridge was badly in need of repair. A joint Iraqi and Marine Corps team spearheaded the refurbishment. |
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| A young Iraqi policeman stands vigilant guard as the re-dedication ceremony commences at the newly refurbished King Faisal Bridge, named after the first king of Iraq, King Faisal I. The bridge made headlines in 2004 when four Blackwater employees' bodies were hung from the bridge. The bridge was re-dedicated April 5, 2008. After years of war the bridge was badly in need of repair. A joint Iraqi and Marine Corps team spearheaded the refurbishment. |
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| Colonel Faisal, Fallujah Iraqi police chief cuts the ribbon re-dedication the King Faisal Bridge, named after the first king of Iraq, King Faisal I. The bridge made headlines in 2004 when four Blackwater employees' bodies were hung from the bridge. The bridge was re-dedicated April 5, 2008. After years of war the bridge was badly in need of repair. A joint Iraqi and Marine Corps team spearheaded the refurbishment. |
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| King Faisal Bridge as seen through a bullet hole in the rubble of what once was a building. While the scars of war can still be seen in the surrounding areas, the bridge appears new after a joint Iraqi and Marine Corps team refurbished it. King Faisal Bridge was named after the first king of Iraq, King Faisal I. The bridge made headlines in 2004 when four Blackwater employees' bodies were hung from the bridge. The bridge was re-dedicated April 5, 2008. |
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