1st Lt. Arkan Abraheem Ali, who serves as the executive

1st Lt. Arkan Abraheem Ali, who serves as the executive officer of the 3rd Company, 1st Battalion, 54th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, says goodbye to an Iraqi boy he was speaking with during a visit to the local market in the Washash neighborhood of the Mansour district in western Baghdad May 15. The boy was showing Ali some bracelets he had. Ali and soldiers in his company patrolled the market with Soldiers from the 1st Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, currently attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Multi-National Division - Baghdad. By reaching out to the local community, the IA soldiers can let the people know they are there to help. (Photo/Spc. April Campbell)