Officer Makes Friends with Iraqi Kids; Davenport Native Patrols Baghdad Streets and Tries to Win Over Civilians

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) › March 26, 2005

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DAVENPORT (AP) - U.S. Army 1st Lt. Aaron Fredenburg regularly patrols the streets of two northwest Baghdad neighborhoods, looking for roadside bombs, conducting raids on homes and securing a main troop supply route.

The Davenport native's missions also include handing out backpacks and candy to the children of those neighborhoods.

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Officer Makes Friends with Iraqi Kids; Davenport Native Patrols Baghdad Streets and Tries to Win Over Civilians

The dichotomy of enforcing safety in Iraq's capital while trying to gain support from its citizens is an everyday challenge for soldiers such as Fredenburg, 27, who is home on a...

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