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Article: COE: rebuilding Iraq: civilians on the battlefield don't ask why they must sometimes put themselves in harm's way, because they know the work they're doing is extremely important.(United States Army corps of Engineers)
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- Soldiers Magazine
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- February 1, 2005
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SINCE early 2003 more than 2,000 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civilians have deployed to Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan. Serving four-month, six-month and one-year assignments, they work with their military counterparts on engineering projects to rebuild the infrastructures of these countries.
In January 2004 the Corps established the Gulf Region Division, a provisional command operating in Iraq. It's composed mostly of civilians who have volunteered from Corps district offices around the world.
The idea of working side-by-side with civilians in a battlefield environment is something that initially takes a little getting used to, said MAJ Eric Stor, ...