Lt. Col. Robert McAleer, commander of Fires Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment and native of Sequim, Wash., and Jack Myer from the United States Agency for International Development and native of Boston, discussed the events that took place during July 2006 where the town of Shiabat was destroyed as a result of sectarian violence. Shiabat is located northwest of Baghdad.
U.S. Army photos by 1st Lt. Tiffany Bilderback, Fires Squadron, 2nd SCR
Lt. Col. Robert McAleer, commander of Fires Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment and native of Sequim, Wash.; Jack Myer from the United States Agency for International Development and native of Boston; and Commander Melinda Michael, the Division Liaison Officer to the Baghdad Provincial Reconstruction Team, discuss resettlement while standing amongst the rubble that once was Shiabat, an area northwest of Baghdad.
