Brig. Gen. Mike Milano, deputy commanding general, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, a native of Fort Carson, Colo., visits with Sheik Zedan at his home Feb. 9. Zedan is a local “Sons of Iraq” leader who was wounded by a car bomb Feb 3. Zedan told Milano that despite his injuries, he and his people remain steadfastly committed to Shia-Sunni reconciliation. The two leaders talked about security and education concerns in the region.
U.S. Army photos by Lt. Col. Steve Stover, MND-B PAO
Brig. Gen. Mike Milano, deputy commanding general, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, a native of Fort Carson, Colo., and Lt. Col. Bob McAleer, commander, Fires Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, a native of Sequim, Wash., talk to a shop owner Feb. 9 in the Fira Shira Market west of Baghdad. Milano visited Joint Security Station Salamiyat, which is home to the Stryker Soldiers and an Iraqi National Police unit, and also a local market and the home of Sheik Zedan, a local “Sons of Iraq” leader who was wounded by a car bomb Feb 3.
Capt. Chris Ellis, a native of Ellensburg, Wash., who is the commander of Battery B, Fires Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, briefs Brig. Gen. Mike Milano, deputy commanding general, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, a native of Fort Carson, Colo., and Lt. Col. Bob McAleer, commander, Fires Sqdn., 2nd SCR, a native of Sequim, Wash., about his operational area in the Fira Shira Market west of Baghdad Feb. 9. Ellis has made a significant impact to the Fira Shira residents and has earned their trust and affection. He was instrumental in reopening five area schools.
