WEBVTT 00:00.340 --> 00:01.340 mm hmm . 00:04.840 --> 00:07.062 This week in the United States division 00:07.062 --> 00:09.340 South troops ante up for a good cause 00:09.490 --> 00:11.712 Reverends find that trust is leading to 00:11.712 --> 00:13.934 more seizures and an Iraqi soldier gets 00:13.934 --> 00:16.046 a taste of a U . S . Army tradition , 00:16.046 --> 00:18.268 those stories coming up . But first U . 00:18.268 --> 00:20.434 S . And Iraqi officials celebrated the 00:20.434 --> 00:22.434 completion of a massive scrap metal 00:22.434 --> 00:24.490 cleanup . The 17th Fires Brigade and 00:24.490 --> 00:26.712 Buster's Provincial Reconstruction Team 00:26.712 --> 00:28.879 Ested with the local government on the 00:28.879 --> 00:31.101 project . That cleanup included several 00:31.101 --> 00:33.323 areas throughout the city . Contractors 00:33.323 --> 00:35.490 remove over 6000 tons from the Hampton 00:35.490 --> 00:37.657 Hotel site alone . Units with 17 fires 00:37.657 --> 00:39.546 did soil analysis and checked for 00:39.546 --> 00:41.434 unexploded ordinance to clear the 00:41.434 --> 00:43.490 various sites . It's a new beginning 00:43.490 --> 00:43.460 for the Iraqi people . Uh , 00:43.470 --> 00:45.248 international oil companies and 00:45.248 --> 00:47.470 international investors are knocking on 00:47.470 --> 00:49.840 the door every day the army put $1 00:49.840 --> 00:53.590 million 18 00:53.590 --> 00:55.757 cleared sites in the province . Just a 00:55.757 --> 00:57.701 few weeks ago , sailors with river 00:57.701 --> 00:59.868 detachment three found a weapons cache 00:59.868 --> 01:01.757 along the car mat Ali Waterway in 01:01.757 --> 01:03.757 Bahsrah . The find led them back to 01:03.757 --> 01:05.646 search for more . They frequently 01:05.646 --> 01:07.534 patrolled the area with the Iraqi 01:07.534 --> 01:09.701 Army's 52nd Brigade looking for hidden 01:09.701 --> 01:11.479 explosives and insurgents . The 01:11.479 --> 01:13.423 partnership has built trust in the 01:13.423 --> 01:15.090 community through the coin up 01:15.090 --> 01:17.312 counterinsurgency , believe or not that 01:17.312 --> 01:19.423 actually works now . We have , we got 01:19.423 --> 01:19.340 here being good to people trying to 01:19.340 --> 01:21.920 help them out And they will come to the 01:21.920 --> 01:25.020 cob with information and nine times out 01:25.020 --> 01:26.853 of 10 it will pan out . The Navy 01:26.853 --> 01:29.020 advises and supports the Iraqi Army by 01:29.020 --> 01:30.909 providing training for search and 01:30.909 --> 01:33.131 seizure missions . They're also working 01:33.131 --> 01:35.242 with the idea to get patrol boats for 01:35.242 --> 01:37.076 future missions . Bosnia's first 01:37.076 --> 01:39.187 nursing school began teaching classes 01:39.187 --> 01:41.298 in january with the help of the local 01:41.298 --> 01:43.409 provincial reconstruction team . Last 01:43.409 --> 01:45.576 week , the school invited the PRT back 01:45.576 --> 01:47.798 to celebrate its official opening . The 01:47.798 --> 01:47.230 PRT has provided teaching and 01:47.230 --> 01:49.286 logistical support , including books 01:49.286 --> 01:51.740 and medical supplies . I hope that this 01:51.740 --> 01:54.180 program is able to continue here at the 01:54.190 --> 01:56.134 Nursing college . We've got a good 01:56.134 --> 01:58.360 start going . So I I think it's gonna 01:58.370 --> 02:00.890 be a sustainable program . Bosnia has 02:00.890 --> 02:02.946 Iraq's only four year nursing school 02:02.946 --> 02:05.200 south of Baghdad . The U . S . Army is 02:05.200 --> 02:07.422 full of traditions and rites of passage 02:07.422 --> 02:09.589 for soldiers . Sergeant Nick Morales , 02:09.589 --> 02:11.589 reports on a command Sergeant Major 02:11.589 --> 02:13.700 sharing some of these traditions with 02:13.700 --> 02:15.478 his Iraqi counterpart . I am an 02:15.478 --> 02:17.700 american soldier promotion boards , Ceo 02:17.700 --> 02:19.922 and soldier of the month competitions . 02:19.922 --> 02:22.089 They're just some of the tools leaders 02:22.089 --> 02:21.750 used to recognize soldiers who have 02:21.750 --> 02:23.690 distinguished themselves , their 02:23.690 --> 02:25.857 methods not common to use in the Iraqi 02:25.857 --> 02:28.070 Army . So command Sergeant Major Mark 02:28.070 --> 02:30.730 Aaron of Task Force 1 10 shared this 02:30.730 --> 02:32.897 experience with Command Sergeant Major 02:32.897 --> 02:35.430 Aba al Hussein of the eighth Iraqi Army . 02:35.430 --> 02:37.430 Transportation provincial regimen . 02:37.840 --> 02:40.062 Sergeant Major Aaron invited him to sit 02:40.062 --> 02:42.250 on the board panel . This event is 02:42.250 --> 02:44.200 important , not only for the non 02:44.200 --> 02:46.256 commissioned officers and soldiers , 02:46.256 --> 02:49.010 but also it's important for the Iraqi 02:49.010 --> 02:51.288 soldiers and non commissioned officers . 02:51.288 --> 02:53.490 Well , this is the first foundation uh 02:53.500 --> 02:55.111 for the soldiers and the non 02:55.111 --> 02:56.833 commissioned officer gain that 02:56.833 --> 02:59.000 knowledge so they can give back to the 02:59.000 --> 03:01.220 force . Sergeant Major Aaron says 03:01.250 --> 03:03.340 Sergeant Major Hussein plans to take 03:03.340 --> 03:05.284 the information he gained from the 03:05.284 --> 03:07.451 experience and shared with his N . C . 03:07.451 --> 03:09.451 O . S . And soldiers . As the Iraqi 03:09.451 --> 03:11.740 army stands on its own troops are not 03:11.740 --> 03:13.962 only taking away experienced by working 03:13.962 --> 03:16.184 with us forces , they're now sharing in 03:16.184 --> 03:18.380 some new traditions . Sergeant Nick 03:18.380 --> 03:20.890 Morales , Cobb Delta troops on 03:20.890 --> 03:23.112 contingency operating base bahsrah went 03:23.112 --> 03:25.420 all in to support a charity specialist . 03:25.420 --> 03:27.670 David Graves has the flop on Operation 03:27.670 --> 03:30.290 Ward 57 how they're helping veterans 03:30.300 --> 03:33.890 cards were shuffled chip stack and hold 03:33.890 --> 03:36.150 them for heroes was in full swing . It 03:36.150 --> 03:37.983 was a full house of more than 90 03:37.983 --> 03:40.160 players at the Bazaar Uso to support 03:40.170 --> 03:43.710 Operation War 57 Former NFL pro Kerry 03:43.710 --> 03:45.932 carter supports the charity through his 03:45.932 --> 03:47.932 think big foundation staff Sergeant 03:47.932 --> 03:50.550 christian Hamilton of the 1377 Field 03:50.550 --> 03:52.494 Artillery Regiment coordinated the 03:52.494 --> 03:54.661 charities first poker tournament . The 03:54.661 --> 03:56.828 focus is improving the quality of life 03:56.828 --> 03:58.939 and of the soldiers up on the ward 57 03:58.939 --> 04:00.828 at walter reed . It's basically a 04:00.828 --> 04:03.670 quality of life process and the money 04:03.670 --> 04:05.614 that we raise goes to increase the 04:05.614 --> 04:07.670 quality of life and and to integrate 04:07.670 --> 04:10.220 them back into society by the end of 04:10.230 --> 04:12.174 the night . Hold them for heroes , 04:12.174 --> 04:15.280 raised over $2,800 Hamilton has high 04:15.280 --> 04:17.391 hopes for the future of the charity . 04:17.391 --> 04:19.391 We just want to continue to improve 04:19.391 --> 04:21.558 their lives up there and Hopefully one 04:21.558 --> 04:23.669 day not have to do it . So that's the 04:23.669 --> 04:25.836 actual , that's the goal . Hamilton is 04:25.836 --> 04:28.058 working with Operation War 57 and other 04:28.058 --> 04:30.400 army bases back in the US on more 04:30.400 --> 04:32.622 projects to increase awareness of their 04:32.622 --> 04:34.678 cost . He also plans to take hold of 04:34.678 --> 04:36.650 for heroes online to attract more 04:36.650 --> 04:40.390 donors , specialist David Graves . Next 04:40.390 --> 04:42.680 month , Operation Ward 57 becomes its 04:42.690 --> 04:45.220 own nonprofit organization , and that's 04:45.220 --> 04:47.164 this week's danger edition for the 04:47.164 --> 04:48.831 first infantry division . I'm 04:48.831 --> 04:49.950 specialist Jenna Lindauer .