The battalion's equipment is unloaded from the ship at the port in Kuwait.

More of the equipment being unloaded in Kuwait.

The port area in Kuwait.

Vehicles lined up at the port in Kuwait.

Equipment arrives in the desert!

Maj. Bruce Carter, says "The Rat was actually bigger and tougher than he looks"

1st Sgt. Bruce Brekke, Sgt. Erin Stanley (740th Trans.) and 1st Lt. Ryan Brekke pose as HHS crosses the border into Iraq.

SSG Joel Brekke and Sgt. Erin Stanley (740th Trans.) at the Kuwait/Iraq border.

SPC Lynn Nelson and his uncle 1st Sgt. Dennis Furman of the transportation unit from Milbank, SD.

SPC Scott Long.

CW3 Johnny Dosch shows off the fashionable Army eyewear.

**1-Medical Civil Affairs project - Our goal was to go into a Iraqi school and do a medical screening for the children in the school.

**2-This is the back of the school. You can see where the children play football (soccer).

**3-This a picture of some of the younger kids at the school. The boy with the book was trying to show me that he was learning English.

**4-Chalkboard in the school. No clue what it says! The interesting thing is they write for right to left.

**5-This is our PA. He is providing the medical evaluations. He seen everything from scalp conditions to removing an infecte

**6-This was our security forceat the end of our mission. The children are up to the vehicles looking for a handout-water, MRE, or to sell money!

**7-Is a picture of myself with the Schools head master. He runs the school and was real appreciative of our help.

Spc. Wayne Rabine

1st Sgt. Brekke (left) and Capt. Chuck Hauck (right) after pinning the rank of Master Sgt. on Skip Ragels - congratulations!

SSG Chad Stockland and SPC Dana Stockland hand out fruit to school children in Iraq, 2/24/2004.

SPC Dana Stockland with some Iraqi children after handing out some MRE's, 3/15/2004.