For the first five months of duty in Iraq, Milczanowski was stationed in Diwaniyah. The Polish Brigade was under Multinational Division Central-South (MND-CS), which also consisted mostly of Polish officers, but under the Brigade were two battalions -- one Polish, stationed in Al-Hillah (Charlie Base) and another Bulgarian, in Echo. 1-7: Routine life in Echo Base near Diwaniyah. 8-10: Tactical Operation Center where Milczanowski as the Battle Captain and his chief of TOC Major Dariusz Slota are on duty 11-14: Bazaar in the base where soldiers could buy souvenirs, electronics, and so on (all Iraqis coming to this bazaar were checked by the guards and had special permissions for a limited period of time to come and sell goods inside the base) 15-21: Gym, which was always crowded 22-30: Place to rest after duty 31-33: Church inside the base, including cross with the names of all Polish soldiers killed in Iraqi mission; every Sunday there was a Holy Mass with a Polish priest 34-35: One of the contingents was from El Salvador; soldiers were curious to meet people from the other side of the globe 36-37: The Polish Prime Minister came before Christmas to Camp Echo and shared his good wishes with the soldiers
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