Portola Valley, Calif., native Maj. Gen. Joseph F. Fil Jr. (center), the commanding general of the 1st Cavalry Division and Multi-National Division-Baghdad, talks to Soldiers from Company A, 2nd "Lobo" Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cava...

Portola Valley, Calif., native Maj. Gen. Joseph F. Fil Jr. (left), the commanding general of the 1st Cavalry Division and Multi-National Division-Baghdad, awards the Bronze Star to Comerio, Puerto Rico, native Chief Warrant Officer 2 Rafael Rodriguez...

During a visit to Camp Taji, Iraq, Nov. 29, Portola Valley, Calif., native Maj. Gen. Joseph F. Fil Jr. (center), the commanding general of the 1st Cavalry Division and Multi-National Division-Baghdad, and Traverse City, Mich., native Col. Dan Shanaha...