Daily Archives: April 21, 2008

Gimlets help 17 start new, peaceful lives

April 21, 2008 – 2:10 pm

Former detainees read an oath of peace at their release ceremony in Nassir Wa Salam April 17. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment “Gimlets,” 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Multi-National Division – Baghdad released, escorted the men back to their home towns.
U.S. Army photos by Spc Dustin Weidman, 1st Bn., 21st Inf. Regt., 2nd SCR, [...]

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Gimlet medic helps boy heal

April 21, 2008 – 1:25 pm

Spc. Erik Ballentine, a native of Mililani, Hawaii, inspects the eye of a boy March 31 in the village of Juwebe, which is located southwest of Baghdad. The boy was injured during a soccer game when the ball was kicked and struck him in the eye. Ballentine was able to treat the boy and explained [...]

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