High Tension Towers Near Durai’Ya Slated For Repair
Over the course of the war, there has been a lot of damage done to various areas of Iraqi Infrastructure. The High-tension high voltage electrical towers that ran along the countryside near Durai’Ya have been severely damaged for some time.
Recently the civilian Iraq Minister of Electricity approached Coalition Military officials for some assistance in repairing them, and restoring them to full use.
Lieutenant Colonel Jack Marr is the commander of 1-15th Infantry Regiment, and he met personally with Iraqi officials to discuss possible repairs and how such a mission could be accomplished. After several meetings, the Ministry of Electricity agreed that they would provide money for security and labor, and that labor would be obtained by hiring local Iraqi Sons Of Iraq citizens.
Colonel Marr worked to coordinate the efforts, and will provide soldiers to assist in various technical roles including labor to fix the towers, and security for the project will be provided both by coalition troops and Iraqi forces.
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“We are able to accomplish much greater goals when we all work together, this is a great example of what happens when we focus our efforts together,” said Colonel Marr.
Coalition Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division, 3rd BCT, 1-15th Infantry Regiment have been assigned and deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom since March of 2007. There have been a number of projects similar to this that the troops under Lieutenant Colonel Marr have been able to assist with.
