AL ASAD, Iraq - Filling the role of door gunner, Command Sgt. Maj. Glen Vela, from Dallas, the command sergeant major for the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, makes a flight to al-Asad, Iraq, on Christmas Day to visit Soldiers that are ...

AL ASAD, Iraq - On Christmas Day, Col. Douglas Gabram (left, on stage), from Cleveland, Ohio, the commander of 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. Glen Vela (right, on stage), from Dallas, visit with Soldiers from th...

AL ASAD, Iraq - Col. Douglas Gabram (left), from Cleveland, Ohio, the commander of 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, gives a coin to Sgt. Michael Bedsole, from Houston, an aircraft powerplant mechanic i...