USD-C Soldier Promoted by Iraqi Army General [Image 2 of 3]

BAGHDAD, IRAQ

10.02.2010

Photo by Pfc. Emily Knitter 

1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division

Lt. Col. Joel Hamilton (left), commander of 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, administers the oath of office to Capt. Thomas Marlatt, platoon leader of the personal security detachment for the stability transition team with 1st Bn., 41st FA Regt., and a Somerville, S.C., native, Oct. 2 during a promotion ceremony at Joint Security Station Muthana, as staff Lt. Gen. Ali Hamiday Taher (right), the Iraqi Army commander for the Karkh area observes. Taher was chosen for the honor of placing Marlatt's captain rank on him during the ceremony as a demonstration of the partnership between 1st Bn., 41st FA Regt. Soldiers and Iraqi Army Soldiers with the Karkh Strike Team.

• Date Taken: 10.02.2010
• Date Posted: 10.11.2010 09:41
• Photo ID: 327958
• VIRIN: 101002-A-9366K-003
• Resolution: 1800x1200
• Size: 502.07 KB
• Location: BAGHDAD, IQ