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Iraqi
Police Graduates, return to secure the neighborhoods of Ramadi
Blackanthem Military News,
RAMADI, Iraq, March 25, 2006
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Recent graduates of the
Iraqi Police Acadmy show their diplomas. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl
Joseph L.Digirolamo, 3/8 S-1 PAO) |
"We are the future of Iraq,
each and everyone of us. We believe in our cause. The conditions we are
living in now; with the insurgency and terrorist around us, is no way to
live life. We will make a difference for our sons and daughters," said a
newly appointed Iraqi Policeman, as he stepped off the bus at the Ramadi
Glass Factory, on the morning of March 24, 2006.
196 Iraqi Policemen (IP’s); know as the Sons of Al Anbar, successfully
graduated from the Baghdad Police Academy on March 23, 2006. The Policemen
were escorted by bus to the Ramadi Glass Factory where they were greeted
by enthusiastic Iraqi Army and Coalition Forces.
This IP class left Ramadi for the Baghdad Police Academy on January 13,
2006, and they represent the first trained group of Iraqi Police Officers
to graduate and secure the neighborhoods of Ramadi; a former insurgent
stronghold.
General Sha’aban Muhammed Samier, the Al Anbar Provincial Police Chief,
made it a priority of his to personally welcome the Sons of Al Anbar back
to the city of Ramadi. "The Iraqi Police has been established to protect
the people of this province, and the citizens are supporting the Iraqi
Police Force. The Iraqi Police must be successful in order to ensure
safety for our elderly, our young children, our women and our families,"
said General Sha’aban.
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Buses bring the Academy
graduates to Ramadi to serve and protect. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl
Joseph L.Digirolamo, 3/8 S-1 PAO) |
"There is no difference between
Sunni and Shia, we are all Iraqis. One thing we learned at the police
academy is that we must work as one family to win against the insurgency,"
said a police graduate.
In the coming days, these IP graduates will be measured for their uniforms
and will receive the following: work boots, individual body armor, and
weapons. Additionally, they will receive additional training designed to
introduce them to patrolling the neighborhoods of Ramadi.
"When the buses pulled in this morning I walked up to the first bus,
opened the bus door and welcomed home the Sons of Al Anbar. To me, opening
that bus door signified opening the door to their futures, and a new start
for the Iraqi Police to create a stable and secure environment for their
fellow citizens of Iraq," said Capt. Roger Churchwell, a resident of
Kansas City, and the Iraqi Police Liaison for the 2/28 BCT.
By 2nd Brigade Combat Team/
28th Infantry Division
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