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Show 12 right Star members visit local orphanage by Senior Airman Russ Martin jeer 75th Aerospace Expeditionary Group pub'tc affairs "A diamond in tin rough." is a label ust-too often to describe a person, place or object I'.ut nu mbers deployed to Beni Suef AB. Fgypt. found something they believe deserves the title. Members of the Air Force's 75th Aerospace Expeditionary (iroupand the Marine's lt - - f aiiifratiici&i ;&y ... : V Marine Brigade. Air Command Element, supporting the Joint Coalition F.xercise, Bright Star 0102. visited a local orphanage just outside the base gates KxjM-ditionar- y recently and what they found surprised even them. "We were headed to the orphanage and all around us was trash, rundown buildings and wild dogs." said Staff Sgt. Jennifer Rich-bour- g, 75th Expeditionary Support Squadron. "I kept thinking to myself, 'it must be so hard to be an orphan in a place like this.' When we arrived at the little house, a I was shocked to see that though the building was more than it was 40 years old pristine. Everywhere we looked was spot- placed and school books for 500-memb- er tion exercise deployed to Beni Suef AB members military. airmen and Marines spent two hours with the more than 70 children of the house talking, $II??qq i :AJ h&sM& took profits from various moral boosting activities and sales, compiled it and made the donation to the Lt. Bob house. AEG deputy commander "The airman and Marines wanted to bit about each other. The children at the home ranged in age do something to show the goodwill of the with the youngest being four years old and American military and decided on raising funds to support local orphanage underthe oldest 22. But most of the residents where in their privileged children," Moriarty said. "Our troops were able to visit the living teens, according to Richbourg. areas and schoolrooms and were impressed A special bond was made between the children and one soldier in particular. Corpo- with how well the children were cared for," ral Jamie Hahn. who speaks Arabic", made said Moriarty.'The home depends on cona lasting impression with the children by tributions to keep the center.rupnihg soj sitting with them and talking in their own these funds were greatly needed." The United States-lecoalition exercise, language, according to Lt. Col. Bob Mori-art75lh AKG deputy commander and site Bright Star, being conducted in Egypt is held biannually. This year's exercise included commander for Beni Suef AB operations. "The children could really relate to her," more than 100,000 coalition service memsaid Moriarty. By speaking with them in bers from more than 17 countries. In light of recent world events, Moritheir own language, the children seemed entranced by her and they warmed right arty felt this year's presence and contributions were especially important. up to her." "It's important, especially now, that these Hahn's knowledge of the Arabic language even took visitors away from other airmen children understand that Americans still consider the Egyptian people friends, even and soldiers. "It was funny," said Richbourg. "A couple after the tragic terrorist events in the U.S.," other folks and I were sitting down talking said Moriarty. "The opportunity to visit to some kids and when they saw the crowd with the children, I think has begun to build around Hahn, they left us and went to her. a lasting positive impression with these It was amazing. young people." shaking their hands and learning a little Y0Z? mm the children As part of the joint coali- show the goodwill of the American 10 children - .k- received a donation of more than $1,250 from the U.S. services to help aid in the acquisition of food, new clothes do something to House. 0 V The home that's Marines wanted to joined forces recently while deployed to Beni Suef AB when they made a visit to a little house Bani Ata St. Orphanage n1 privately run for dis- The airmen and less." The two services The Arabic, many had the ability to converse in English as well. "That was an unexpected part for me," said Richbourgh. "We figured they knew the basic greetings and things of that nature but many of the children spoke English fairly well. 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