Marines see progress helping Anbar rebuild

By Cindy Fisher, Stars and Stripes Mideast edition, Friday, August 8, 2008 Cindy Fisher / S&S Marines with 2/11 Civil Affairs Detachment 3, Regimental Combat Team 1, provide security during a visit Monday to a medical clinic being set up in Karmah in Anbar province, Iraq. Cindy Fisher / S&S Chief Warrant Officer 2 Byron T. Yoshida, right, 29, from Van Nuys, Calif., a team leader with 2/11 Civil Affairs Detachment 3, Regimental Combat Team 1, hands out candy to children before visiting a sewage treatment facility in Fallujah, on Tuesday. Cindy Fisher / S&S Lt. Eric W. Spitznogle, left, 24, a team leader from Cleveland with 2/11 Civil Affairs Detachment 3, Regimental Combat Team 1, reviews Iraqi contractor bids for an upcoming project with Karmah Mayor Faisal Hamad Khalaf at his office on Monday. Cindy Fisher / S&S An Iraqi... [read full story]