LUNCH TIME (BEEF STEW)

It was a cold day, and we had been out inspecting our trucks, boy did
this beef stew taste good! This inspection was performed by us, as
contractors, before we turned them over to the Iraq army.
These trucks are really useful, could use one of these back in the USA.

NEW IRAQ ARMY VEHICLES

These are SUV's used by Army officers and dignitaries. These are the
new type trucks used for transportating soldiers back and forth from
the field and to their destinations. This is a photo of me and my best
friend in the maintenance field (he made stuff happen),

BEGINNING OF MAINTENANCE TRAINING

This is our first group of Iraq soldiers being trained in a maintenance
patoon. They adapted to the training presented to them very easily.
This group was excited to begin use of their training. They were eager
to learn, and make it happen.

CLASSROOM TRAINING FOR IRAQ ARMY

Our trainers are conducting classes in admintration. The students

were knowledgeable in this field, some had prior experience.

The soldiers entered the army on a volunteer basis,

regardless of the warning from their peers concerning the

welfare of themselves, as well as their families .

MAINTENANCE TRAINING FOR IRAQ ARMY 2

More classroom on-hands training , with some of our military
personnel assisting. The Iraq interpreters that worked with
me were college electrical engineers and they were very
knowledgeable in their field.
Our working relationship was of the highest standard.
They were appreciative that we freed them from Saddam.

MAINTENANCE TRAINING FOR IRAQ ARMY

In the fall of 2003 we started our maintenance training with the Iraq
soldiers. In these photos I am conducting classes in electrical
components for vehichles. This was a challenge because we had to
conduct the classes with an entrepreneur, in their Arabic language.

Marble & Gold Palace Bathroom

This is the type of bathroom everyone needs in their home,
marble and gold, with bidet and toilet. I visited many other
homes in Iraq and their bathrooms certainly did not compare
to this one.