IRAQ: Marines hope Kelly’s Cows help widows, dairy industry
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The Marine Corps is trying to ease two problems in Anbar province: the economic straits of Iraqi widows and their children, and the deterioration of the once-thriving dairy industry.
The Marines have purchased 50 cows for 50 Iraqi widows. The Corps is working with Minnesota-based Land O’Lakes Inc., and there is talk of a possible milk-collection facility run by women.
The Iraqis refer to the animals as Kelly’s Cows, after the general who championed the idea.
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-- Tony Perry in San Diego