Tag Archives: Babil

Iraqi travelers get road access.

Posted on June 5, 2009 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

Some of the things Kenneth’s PRT has done that go unreported: Coalition forces opened two lanes of traffic along Main Supply Route Tampa for use by Iraqi travelers during a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday. This move comes as more security … Continue reading →

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Provincial elections: reconstructing Iraq.

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

Here’s a New York Times article on what has happened in Iraq since the provincial elections last January. Since Kenneth has been living in Hilla for the last year, I found this description sobering: Babil’s provincial capital, Hilla, is a … Continue reading →

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Provincial Reconstruction Team work in Musayyib, Iraq.

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

Last October Kenneth reported on a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Musayyib. The Multi-National Corps press release had this quote: “For a local government to work well, a community must believe in its future and in the capacity and determination of its … Continue reading →

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Provincial Reconstruction Team – Babil Province, Hillah

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

(UPDATE:  Below is a video of the ceremony before distributing wheelchairs to Iraqi citizens.) (UPDATE:  Thanks, Gateway Pundit, for posting this!). As some of you know, Kenneth has been in Iraq for a year.  He has been unable to update … Continue reading →

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Christmas in Iraq.

Posted on January 3, 2009 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

This is the Christmas Card we received from Kenneth.  This was our first Christmas apart. Kenneth and his Iraqi well-wishers could not say it better: This is my first Christmas away from family in my 30 years of marriage. Even … Continue reading →

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Updates from Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq.

Posted on May 18, 2008 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

Here are some of Kenneth’s most recent blog entries… [Saddam Hussein] did little to lift the standard of living in southern or south-central Iraq and he aggressively persecuted the Shia in the wake of the 1991 uprising. Many males from … Continue reading →

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