U.S. Army MAJ. Eric Elgin, the 2-22 Battalion Surgeon treats an Iraqi boy with a tooth ache at school where a Medical and Civil Affairs Program (MEDCAP) mission was being conducted by B Company, 2-22, 10th Mountain Division, the elementary school was near Baghdad, Iraq on the morning of Jan. 27, 2006. MEDCAP programs are continuously being carried out throughout Iraq as part of the humanitarian effort during Operation Iraq Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by SGT. 1ST Class David D. Isakson) (Released)
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Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM
State: Baghdad
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MOUNTAIN
Scene Camera Operator: SFC David D. Isakson, USA
Release Status: Released to Public
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Iraq War aka Operation IRAQI FREEDOM was the 2003 invasion of Iraq, led by U.S. Army General Tommy Franks, under the code-name "Operation Iraqi Freedom". 248,000 soldiers from the United States, 45,000 British soldiers, 2,000 Australian soldiers and 194 Polish soldiers from Special Forces unit GROM sent to Kuwait for the invasion. The invasion force was also supported by Iraqi Kurdish militia troops, estimated to number upwards of 70,000.
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