Dagger commander meets tribal, religious leaders

By Sgt. Brian Tierce, 2nd HBCT PAO, 1st Inf. Div., MND-BFebruary 11, 2009

BAGHDAD - Lt. Col. Christopher Beckert (foreground), a native of Madison, Conn., deputy commanding officer, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad sits alongside tribal and religious leaders at a...
1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – BAGHDAD - Lt. Col. Christopher Beckert (foreground), a native of Madison, Conn., deputy commanding officer, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad sits alongside tribal and religious leaders at a meeti... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
BAGHDAD - Col. Joseph Martin (center), a native of Dearborn, Mich., commander, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad stands among tribal and religious leaders from northwest Baghdad following a...
2 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – BAGHDAD - Col. Joseph Martin (center), a native of Dearborn, Mich., commander, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad stands among tribal and religious leaders from northwest Baghdad following a meetin... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
BAGHDAD - Sheik Muhammad Bakr al-Suhayil, of Kadhamiyah, Sheik Mahmoud Ali al-Falahi, of the Hurriyah neighborhood and Sheik Majid Abd al-Hamid al-Janabi, Jamia/Adl Support Council chairman, share a laugh while discussing the recent provincial...
3 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – BAGHDAD - Sheik Muhammad Bakr al-Suhayil, of Kadhamiyah, Sheik Mahmoud Ali al-Falahi, of the Hurriyah neighborhood and Sheik Majid Abd al-Hamid al-Janabi, Jamia/Adl Support Council chairman, share a laugh while discussing the recent provincial electi... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
BAGHDAD - Col. Joseph Martin(right), a native of Dearborn, Mich., commander, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Multi-National Division- Baghdad, sits alongside Abdul Kareem Nusaif, Karkh, Tribal Support Council chairman, while...
4 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – BAGHDAD - Col. Joseph Martin(right), a native of Dearborn, Mich., commander, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Multi-National Division- Baghdad, sits alongside Abdul Kareem Nusaif, Karkh, Tribal Support Council chairman, while spe... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL