Four VIPs stand at the end of a pre-fabricated Bailey bridge built by US Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 41st Engineering Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York. The bridge was dedicated the Sean Devereaux Bridge in memory of the UNICEF worker who died while working to feed thousands of starving people in the southern region of Somalia. Second from the left is US Army MGEN Steven Arnold, Commander, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York. Standing at the far right is Special Envoy to Somalia, Ambassador Robert Oakley. The two gentlemen, far left and third from the left are unidentifiable. The bridge was built in direct support of Operation Restore Hope
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE
Base: Sean Devereaux Bridge
Country: Somalia (SOM)
Scene Camera Operator: Unknown
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
26/01/1993
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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