1st Battalion 22nd Infantry Iraq Photos Page 26

1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

Operation Iraqi Freedom

A soldier from 1-22 and an Iraqi man greet each other during a daily patrol in Tikrit, Monday, Dec. 22, 2003.
(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) http://www.ap.org/index.html

Micheal Brasatta, from Oregon, of 1-22, watches the road during a daily patrol in Tikrit Monday, Dec. 22, 2003.
(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) http://www.ap.org/index.html

Regulars patrol outside Tikrit's city hall, Monday, Dec. 22, 2003.
(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) http://www.ap.org/index.html

A soldier from 1-22 talks to Iraqi Civil Defense Corps soldiers in Tikrit, Monday, Dec. 22, 2003.
(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) http://www.ap.org/index.html

Regulars walk as the sun sets over their military base in Tikrit, Iraq Monday, Dec. 22, 2003.
(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) http://www.ap.org/index.html

Dec 21, 2003-- soldiers from 1-22 take a picture of the hole where Saddam Hussein was captured near Tikrit.
(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) http://www.ap.org/index.html

LTC Steven Russel talks to a local Sheik during their meeting in Tikrit's town hall, Monday, Dec. 22, 2003.
With Saddam Hussein in captivity, some tribal elders from his old power base are showing greater willingness
to work with Iraq's American occupiers, realizing they must carve out a new political role
for the Sunni Muslim minority that long ruled the country.
(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) http://www.ap.org/index.html

LTC Russell takes notes during a meeting with local Sheiks in Tikrit's town hall, Monday, Dec. 22, 2003.
(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) http://www.ap.org/index.html

Captain Warner, 1-22 Infantry, smiles as he points at a Christmas card soldiers have made featuring the face of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein manipulated to look like the head of Santa Claus, December 22, 2003.
REUTERS/ Zohra Bensemra http://www.reuters.com/

A photo montage Christmas greeting made by members of the 1-22, featuring the face of Saddam Hussein manipulated to look like the head of Santa Claus, is posted on the wall of the barracks in Tikrit, December 22, 2003.
A heavily bearded Saddam was captured by the 4ID near his home town of Tikrit on the previous Saturday.
REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra http://www.reuters.com/

Regulars ride on a military vehicle while leaving their base for a patrol around Tikrit, Wed, Dec 24, 2003,
while Acting Secretary of the Army Les Brownlee visited troops in Tikrit.
(AFP/Jewel Samad) http://www.afp.com/english/home/