Stripes Spotted

BAGHDAD – Anadarko, Okla. native Staff Sgt. Tim Winn, a section sergeant cavalry scout from assigned to Apache Troop checks out a local vendor’s merchandise in Thalba here, April 13. Winn and his Soldiers stop by local businesses to talk with the owners and have been treated warmly. “American forces provide money for our businesses,” said Hameed Hamid Fayadh, the moqtar of muhalla 365 in Thalba. “And we are grateful that they are available all the time to provide security against attacks from terrorists.” (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Mark Burrell, MND-B PAO)