A NOBLE MISSION — An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft flies over the Pentagon as part of Operation Noble Eagle, which supports homeland defense. The aircraft is assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron D. Allmon II
U.S. Army Maj. Gregg Softy, operations officer of the 1st Armored Division’s 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, helps a young Iraqi schoolgirl tie her shoes on the first day of classes at Dufaf Al-Neil primary school in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 1, 2003. Unit members handed out school supplies, hygiene products and toys that had been donated by U.S. organizations. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Shauna McRoberts
Mahmood Al-Jabouri, a former Iraqi Army general who has worked with 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, in repairing more than 20 schools in Baghdad, gives a speech for the first day of classes at Dufaf Al-Neil primary school. 1st Cavalry Regiment Commander Lt. Col. Charles Williams (left) and 1st Armored Division Assistant Commander for Support Brig. Gen. Mark Hertling look on. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Shauna McRoberts