U.S. Army Capt. Sayed Ali, from Alpha Troop, 3rd Battalion, 1st Cavalry Regiment, gives Iraqi children stuffed animals and mittens after conducting a medical examination at an abandoned school in Al Bahda, Iraq, Feb. 3, 2008. Recent security gains have allowed families to return to the village, which had been abandoned due to sectarian violence. DoD photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston, U.S. Army.
