Lonestar, Texas native, Col. Don Farris, commander, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, presents a commander’s coin to New York native Staff Sgt. Mekelle Hicks, a senior food sergeant with 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, during a Thanksgiving Day visit to Coalition Outpost Old-Mod in Baghdad’s Adhamiyah District Nov. 22. Looking on in the background is 1st Squadron Commander, Lt. Col. Dan Barnett. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Randy Randolph, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs)
