Dr. Hussein Abas Ali (grey suit), Dean of the Natural History Museum and Research Center, provides the opening remarks and thanks US troops at a ceremony celebrating the re-opening of the Baghdad University Museum and Internet Cafe in Baghdad, Iraq. In the center background is US Army (USA) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) John Kem, Commander, 16th Engineer Battalion (ENG BN), 1ST Brigade (BDE), 1ST Armored Division (AD), who will address the gathering. The museum and internet cafe were rebuilt using $40,000 of the Commander's Emergency Relief Program (CERP) funds from the US Army's 1ST Armored Division (AD) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Coalition Provisional Authority
State: Baghdad
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Major Command Shown: CPA/Strategic Communications
Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John L. Houghton Jr., USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
03/12/2003
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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