Listening & Chatting in Iraq

LOCAL LISTENING - U.S. Army 1st Lt. Andrew Osborn, right, and Iraqi Army soldiers speak with residents during a combined foot patrol in the Nahia Wehda region on the outskirts of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, June 6, 2009. The combined forces partnered to hand out water purification systems to residents, address concerns they may have and assess security in the region. Osborn is a platoon leader assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company B, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Spc Joshua W. Lowery