Lt. Col. Mario Diaz, a native of Sierra Madre, Calif., talks to an Iraqi Army soldier and a Sons of Iraq (Abna al Iraq) volunteer at a joint checkpoint in Nassir Wa Salam, west of Baghdad, April 24. The checkpoint is one of the many places that the Iraqi Army and the Sons of Iraq can be seen working together to maintain a secure environment and continue rebuilding the nation of Iraq. Diaz is the commander of the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment “Gimlets,” 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.
U.S. Army photos by Spc. Dustin Weidman, 1st Bn., 21st Inf. Regt., 2nd SCR, MND-B
Sgt. Eugenio Amador, a native of Miami, stands with an Iraqi Army soldier at a joint checkpoint at Nassir Wa Salam, west of Baghdad, April 24. The checkpoint is manned by the IA and Sons of Iraq (Abna al Iraq) volunteers. Amador is a personal security detachment platoon sergeant with 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment “Gimlets,” 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.
Sgt Eugenio Amador, a native of Miami, works alongside soldiers from the Iraqi Army and local Sons of Iraq (Abna al Iraq) volunteers at a vehicle checkpoint in Nassir Wa Salam, west of Baghdad, April 24. Amador is a personal security detachment platoon sergeant with 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment “Gimlets,” 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.
