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| 2004-10-23 |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq — Driving fuel, water, ice and the U.S. mail across Iraq is dangerous business, but for many civilian contractors it is worth the risk for a chance to serve their country. This is the untold story of America's unsung heroes working in Iraq. "This job is unlike any other job in the world. Soon as you go outside the wire, you know, I mean, it's dangerous," said driver Paul Chevalier. Civilian contractors working for KBR, the Houston-based Halliburton subsidiary, drive more than 3.3 million miles a month in Iraq to transport fuel and supplies for the U.S. Army. Seventeen drivers have died in ambushes. Many braving the job came for the opportunity to earn three times their normal salary, but have discovered a calling to help the Iraqi people since getting behind the wheel in the liberated country. Ruthie Brisbane, a 54-year-old grandmother working in Iraq, explained what she wants for the Iraqis: "That they can be free and live without fear ... I want to see them live a life very close to ours." |
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