Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class matthew leistikow | Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq | 05.08.2010
Officials stamp documents with blue ink during local elections in Shwan, Iraq, May 8. Shwan held local elections for local government positions as well as new policies designed to make the village more democratic....
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class matthew leistikow | Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq | 05.08.2010
Children look on as a local store owner speaks with Soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, in Shwan, Iraq, May 8. Soldiers from 2-3 FA and Bravo Company, 414th Civil Affairs Battalion, visited the village to meet with local villagers and speak with them about current conditions in the area....
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class matthew leistikow | Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq | 05.08.2010
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Raymond Loriaux, a Soldier with Bravo Company, 414th Civil Affairs Battalion, from San Antonio, Texas, speaks with the local Director General of Water and Power during local elections in Shwan, Iraq, May 8. Shwan held local elections for local government positions as well as new policies designed to make the village more democratic....
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class matthew leistikow | Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq | 05.08.2010
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Raymond Loriaux, a Soldier with Bravo Company, 414th Civil Affairs Battalion, from San Antonio, Texas, walks hand and hand with a group of children down a street in Shwan, Iraq, May 8. Soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, and Bravo Company, 414th Civil Affairs......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class matthew leistikow | Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq | 05.08.2010
A group of children show off their muscles to U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jeremy Lewis, platoon leader, 3rd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armor Division, from Shellman, Ga., during a visit to Shwan, Iraq, May 8. Soldiers from 2-3 FA and Bravo Company, 414th Civil Affairs Battalion, visited the village to meet with local villagers......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class matthew leistikow | Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq | 05.08.2010
Citizens peek inside to watch the election process as they wait for their turn to cast their votes for the local elections in Shwan, Iraq, May 8. Shwan held local elections for local government positions as well as new policies designed to make the village more democratic....
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class matthew leistikow | Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq | 05.08.2010
A pair of young girls giggle as they speak with a U.S. Soldier in Shwan, Iraq, May 8. Soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, and Bravo Company, 414th Civil Affairs Battalion, visited the village to meet with local villagers and speak with them about current conditions in the area....
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class matthew leistikow | Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq | 05.08.2010
A local citizen prepares to cast his vote for local elections in Shwan, Iraq, May 8. Shwan held local elections for local government positions as well as new policies designed to make the village more democratic....
