Abu Ghraib sheiks meet Ironhorse commander

September 24, 2007


  • Roundup, Mont., native Col. Paul E. Funk II, commander of the 1st "Ironhorse" Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, poses for a picture with a local sheik and children from the village of Jubeb, near Abu Ghraib, Iraq Sept. 19. The meeting was part of a trend toward cooperation in Abu Ghraib, where an "awakening" of Sunni sheiks sparked the growth of a homegrown security force. These citizens grew tired of the violence of Sunni extremists in the area and took up arms in support of the Coalition.

    Abu Ghraib sheiks meet Ironhorse commander

    Roundup, Mont., native Col. Paul E. Funk II, commander of the 1st "Ironhorse" Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, poses for a picture with a local sheik and children from the village of Jubeb, near Abu Ghraib, Iraq Sept. 19. The meeting was part...

  • Roundup, Mont., native Col. Paul E. Funk II, commander of the 1st "Ironhorse" Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, poses for a picture with a local sheik and children from the village of Jubeb, near Abu Ghraib, Iraq Sept. 19. The meeting was part of a trend toward cooperation in Abu Ghraib, where an "awakening" of Sunni sheiks sparked the growth of a homegrown security force. These citizens grew tired of the violence of Sunni extremists in the area and took up arms in support of the Coalition.

    Abu Ghraib sheiks meet Ironhorse commander

    Roundup, Mont., native Col. Paul E. Funk II, commander of the 1st "Ironhorse" Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, poses for a picture with a local sheik and children from the village of Jubeb, near Abu Ghraib, Iraq Sept. 19. The meeting was part...

  • Roundup, Mont., native Col. Paul E. Funk II, commander of the 1st "Ironhorse" Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, speaks with a local sheik in the village of Jubeb, near Abu Ghraib, Iraq Sept. 19. The meeting was part of a trend toward cooperation in Abu Ghraib, where an "awakening" of Sunni sheiks sparked the growth of a homegrown security force. These citizens grew tired of the violence of Sunni extremists in the area and took up arms in support of the Coalition.

    Abu Ghraib sheiks meet Ironhorse commander

    Roundup, Mont., native Col. Paul E. Funk II, commander of the 1st "Ironhorse" Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, speaks with a local sheik in the village of Jubeb, near Abu Ghraib, Iraq Sept. 19. The meeting was part of a trend toward...

  • Roundup, Mont., native Col. Paul E. Funk II, commander of the 1st "Ironhorse" Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, speaks with a local sheik in the village of Jubeb, near Abu Ghraib, Iraq Sept. 19. The meeting was part of a trend toward cooperation in Abu Ghraib, where an "awakening" of Sunni sheiks sparked the growth of a homegrown security force. These citizens grew tired of the violence of Sunni extremists in the area and took up arms in support of the Coalition.

    Abu Ghraib sheiks meet Ironhorse commander

    Roundup, Mont., native Col. Paul E. Funk II, commander of the 1st "Ironhorse" Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, speaks with a local sheik in the village of Jubeb, near Abu Ghraib, Iraq Sept. 19. The meeting was part of a trend toward...

  • Roundup, Mont., native Col. Paul E. Funk II, commander of the 1st "Ironhorse" Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, speaks with a local sheik in the village of Jubeb, near Abu Ghraib, Iraq Sept. 19. The meeting was part of a trend toward cooperation in Abu Ghraib, where an "awakening" of Sunni sheiks sparked the growth of a homegrown security force. These citizens grew tired of the violence of Sunni extremists in the area and took up arms in support of the Coalition.

    Abu Ghraib sheiks meet Ironhorse commander

    Roundup, Mont., native Col. Paul E. Funk II, commander of the 1st "Ironhorse" Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, speaks with a local sheik in the village of Jubeb, near Abu Ghraib, Iraq Sept. 19. The meeting was part of a trend toward...

  • San Jose, Calif., native Lt. Col. Kurt Pinkerton, the commander of 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, and Roundup, Mont., native Col. Paul E. Funk II, commander of the 1st "Ironhorse" Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, meet with local sheiks and residents in the village of Jubeb, near Abu Ghraib, Iraq Sept. 19. The meeting was part of a trend toward cooperation in Abu Ghraib, where an "awakening" of Sunni sheiks sparked the growth of a homegrown security force. These citizens grew tired of the violence of Sunni extremists in the area and took up arms in support of the Coalition.

    Abu Ghraib sheiks meet Ironhorse commander

    San Jose, Calif., native Lt. Col. Kurt Pinkerton, the commander of 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, and Roundup, Mont., native Col. Paul E. Funk II, commander of the 1st "Ironhorse" Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, meet with local sheiks...

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