Second Lt. Len Rothermich, platoon leader for 3rd Platoon, 57th Military Police Company from St. Louis, Mo., Staff Sgt. Ryan Farrow, 2nd Squad leader from Rosemont, Minn., Staff Sgt. Chrystal Daley, 1st Squad leader from Minneapolis, Minn., Col. Messen Sabeeh Bdaay, commander, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Provincial Headquarters in Amarah, Iraq, Capt. Ali A. L Mohamad of the EOD Provincial Headquarters, and Ahmed, Col. Messen?s brother and personal bodyguard, pause for a picture after sharing Thanksgiving Dinner at Contingency Operations Site Garryowen. The MPs are attached to 4th Brigade, 1st Armored Division and advise and assist Iraqi Police in Maysan province. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Parker)
Sgt. Josh Daley of the U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal, from Cincinnati, Ohio, demonstrates how to properly align an X-Ray machine with a suspected improvised explosive device for a group of shurta (police officers) from Amarah, Iraq?s EOD Provincial Headquarters during a training session at Contingency Operating Site Garryowen. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Parker)
During a visit to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Provincial Headquarters in Amarah, Iraq, (left to right) Col. Messen Sabeeh Bdaay, commander of the EOD Provincial Headquarters, 2nd Lt. Len Rothermich, platoon leader for 3rd Platoon, 57th Military Police Company from St. Louis, Mo., Pfc. Travis Stafford, an MP from Piedmont, Ala., and Air Force Staff Sgt. Song Lee, from Orlando, Fla., discuss remnants of an improvised explosive device that was found on the outskirts of the city. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Parker)
