BAGHDAD -- Chief Warrant Officer 3 Otha Wayne Hester (far left), band master and commander of the 4th Infantry Division Band (far left) jokes with Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, following a band concert held at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad July 4. Hester, who hails from Hillsborough, N.C., is a 20-year Army and band veteran. The 4th Inf. Div. Band was invited to play for the ceremony which included high-profile guests His Excellency Jalal Talabini, president of the Republic of Iraq, and General George William Casey, Jr., commander, Multi-National Forces-Iraq. Shown with Chief Hester in the photo from left to right, standing behind the Ambassador, are band members Staff Sgt. Scott Magnuson from Astoria, Ore., Sgt. Kayla Gaddis from Hoyt Lakes, Minn.; in the rear are Staff Sgt. Troy Hascall who hails from Atlantic, Iowa and Spc. Michael Mendoza from El Paso, Texas; to the ambassador's right is Master Sgt. Stephen Mohacey from San Antonio, Texas.
(Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy)
| Date Taken: | 07.10.2006 |
| Date Posted: | 10.25.2006 15:20 |
| Photo ID: | 32266 |
| Resolution: | 1750x1167 |
| Size: | 1.44 MB |
| Location: | BAGHDAD, IQ |
| Web Views: | 165 |
| Downloads: | 30 |
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