A rare photo of members of the Seo Hui Unit (서희부대) operating in Nasiriyah, Iraq on April, 2003.
Seo Hui unit was a small engineerung unit whose main objectives were explosive ordnance disposal and reconstruction. Seo Hui unit was accompanied by a medical unit known as Je-ma Unit (제마부대). Members of both units still wore "chocolate chip" desert camo from the Gulf War.
Soon after, a much larger and heavily-armed Zaytun Division (자이툰부대) arrived in Iraq to bolster South Korean presence in the country. Zaytun Division operated out of Irbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, focusing on reconstruction. Both Seo Hui and Je-ma units were relocated and integrated into the Zaytun Division.
서희 부대는 폭발물 처리와 재건을 주요 목표로하는 소규모 부대였습니다. 서희 부대는 제마부대라는 의료 부대를 동반했다. 두 부대원 모두 걸프전 당시 "초콜릿 칩"사막 위장을 착용했습니다.
얼마 지나지 않아 훨씬 더 크고 무장한 자이툰 부대가 이라크에 도착하여 한국에서 도착했습니다.
서희부대와 제마부대는 재편성되어 자이툰부대로 통합되었습니다.