Houston native Capt. Brennan Speakes (right), commander, Company C, 1st "Black Knight" Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, shakes hands with the newly crowned Emir Kas Al Kabil al Kabi of the Al Kabi Tribe in Adahmiyah, part of northern Baghdad, during his crowing ceremony, April 28. An emir is the leader of a tribe and a figure of great importance in Iraq. Iraqis are a tribal people with strong allegiances to their tribes. The emir said he was honored to have coalition forces as his guest for his crowning, and he looks forward for the chance to cont
Houston native Capt. Brennan Speakes (right), commander, Company C, 1st "Black Knight" Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, shakes hands with the newly crowned Emir Kas Al Kabil al Kabi of the Al Kabi Tribe in Adahmiyah, part of northern Baghdad, during his crowing ceremony, April 28. An emir is the leader of a tribe and a figure of great importance in Iraq. Iraqis are a tribal people with strong allegiances to their tribes. The emir said he was honored to have coalition forces as his guest for his crowning, and he looks forward for the chance to continue building relationships with both coalition and Iraqi forces. Col. Byron Freeman (left), 8th Military Police 'Watchdog' Brigade commander, Multi-National Division %%%%%%%%E2%%%%%%%%80%%%%%%%%93 Baghdad and a native of Norfolk, Va., and Lt. Col. Thomas Byrd, commander, 93rd MP Battalion 169216
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