Abu Azzam, a Sons of Iraq (Abna al-Iraq) leader in Ghazaliyah, north of Baghdad, raises the hand of Col. Todd McCaffrey, a native of Hudson, Ohio, and commander of 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team “Warrior,” 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, in a sign of a new friendship between the men April 22.
U.S. Army photos by Spc Dustin Weidman, 1st Bn., 21st Inf. Regt., 2nd SCR, MND-B
A young Iraqi boy shows off his toy tank to Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, near the Ghazaliyah Mosque, north of Baghdad April 22.
Col. Todd McCaffrey, a native of Hudson, Ohio, and commander of 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team “Warrior,” 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, and Lt. Col. Mario Diaz, native of Sierra Madre, Calif., and commander of the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment “Gimlets,” 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, MND-B, are greeted by Abu Azzam, a Sons of Iraq (Abna al-Iraq) leader, outside the Ghazaliyah Mosque, north of Baghdad, April 22.. It marked the first meeting between McCaffrey and Azzam as the 2nd SBCT prepares to assume control of the area from 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment.
