Remote Iraqi Residents Get Clean Water

By News Editor • on September 8, 2009

Remote Iraqi Residents Get Clean Water

By Army Pvt. Jared N. Gehmann
Special to American Forces Press Service
BAGHDAD, Sept. 8, 2009 – U.S. soldiers at Forward Operating Base Hammer, Iraq, put their time and energy into providing a better quality of life for the residents of Iraq’s Madain region by learning how to set up and operate a solar-powered water filtration system Sept 5.

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Army Spc. Rachael Potts and an Iraqi engineer prepare a hose that will run dirty water through a solar-powered water filtration system during a demonstration for several Madain region engineers Sept. 5, 2009, at Forward Operating Base Hammer, Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Jared Gehmann

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