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Lieutenant Colonel Sorin Bacila, PR officer of the Romanian contingent in Iraq transmitted:
Last week, at the end 60 Romanians from Irak III Engineering Detachment received certificates of appreciation from Polish Brigade General Ryszard Sorokosz, deputy commander of the Center-South Multinational Division. They also took part to the enlargement and arranging of ECHO-Ad Diwaniyah military base where the personnel of the Command of Multinational Division will be accommodated in.
The Romanian engineers arranged together with their American colleagues the accommodation area, a new ammunition depot, platforms for constructions and sport terrain. They also made different works for the forces protection and the carpentry for the campaign hospital and the US post office. The Romanian militaries also participated in enlarging the camp and the helicopters landing platform and the inner network of roads.
General Sorokosz thanked to the Romanian militaries for the special efforts they made in fulfilling the engineering missions in due time and proving they are very good professional staff by the standards of quality of the works they made.
MoND Press Office