U.S. Army Maj. Gen. J.D. Thurman (right), commanding general, Multinational Division–Baghdad, listens to an Iraqi citizen in Zafarenia, located in eastern Baghdad, while conducting a patrol with U.S. soldiers assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, March 1, 2006. Thurman and Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald Riling the area, visiting with the local residents and viewing progress of projects in their neighborhoods. U.S. Army photo by Capt. James Lowe


U.S. Army Maj. Gen. J.D. Thurman (left), commanding general, Multinational Division–Baghdad, shakes hands with Iraqi Col. Hussain, commander, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 6th Iraqi army, March 1, 2006. Thurman, along with Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald Riling, made several stops throughout the day in eastern Baghdad to meet with local residents and view progress of projects in their neighborhoods. U.S. Army photo by Capt. James Lowe


U.S. Army Maj. Gen. J.D. Thurman (right), commanding general, Multinational Division–Baghdad, shares an embrace with Iraqi Maj. Gen. Jawad, commander, 2nd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army, March 1, 2006. Thurman, along with Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald Riling, made several stops throughout the day in eastern Baghdad to meet with local residents and view progress of projects in their neighborhoods. U.S. Army photo by Capt. James Lowe


U.S Army Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald Riling (right), Multinational Division-Baghdad, talks with U.S. Army Maj. Johnnie Davis, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, while conducting a patrol with the brigade’s soldiers, March 1, 2006. Rilinig accompanied U.S. Army Maj. Gen. J.D. Thurman, commanding general, Multinational Division–Baghdad, on a tour of eastern Baghdad to meet with the local residents and view progress of projects in their neighborhoods. U.S. Army photo by Capt. James Lowe


U.S. Army Maj. Gen. J.D. Thurman (center), commanding general, Multinational Division–Baghdad, listens to Iraqi citizens in Zafarenia, located in eastern Baghdad, while conducting a patrol with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, March 1, 2006. Thurman, along with Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald Riling, made several stops throughout the day to meet with local residents and view progress of projects in their neighborhoods. U.S. Army photo by Capt. James Lowe


U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald Riling (center), Multinational Division–Baghdad, talks with Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Lakin (right), 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, while conducting a patrol with the brigade’s soldiers, March 1, 2006. Rilinig accompanied U.S. Army Maj. Gen. J.D. Thurman, commanding general, Multinational Division–Baghdad, on a tour of eastern Baghdad to meet with the local residents and view progress of projects in their neighborhoods. U.S. Army photo by Capt. James Lowe


U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Bertolini (right), commander, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, shows the layout of an Iraqi police checkpoint to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. J.D. Thurman (center), commanding general, Multinational Division–Baghdad, on the front deck of an M1 Abrams tank on a main thoroughfare of east Baghdad, March 1, 2006, as U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher Hall, commander, 4th Brigade Troops Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, observes. Thurman also visited with the local residents and viewed progress of projects in their neighborhoods. U.S. Army photo by Capt. James Lowe