TAJI, Iraq- Ozark, Ala. native, Lt. Col. Eric Schwegler, commander of the 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, views a picture of Sheik Abdullah and his Sons of Iraq comrades during a visit, Oct...

TAJI, Iraq- Winnemucca, Nev. native, Sgt. Buck Growcock, a squad leader assigned to the 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, poses for a picture with one of Sheik Abdullah's grandchildren, Oct. ...

TAJI, Iraq- Ozark, Ala. native, Lt. Col. Eric Schwegler, commander of the 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, discusses the needs of Sheik Abdullah and his village over tea, Oct. 9. Schwegler a...

TAJI, Iraq- Sheik Abdullah, a local Sons of Iraq leader, listens during a meeting with Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Oct. 9. During the visit, Abdullah and the Americans d...