Walking hand-in-hand with a boy from Loy Karez, 1st Lt. Vincent Gioielli, a civil affairs officer with 489th Civil Affairs Battalion attached to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, heads to a shura, Sept. 20. The gathering was held at the local mosque where such topics as education, reintegration and security were discussed. The District Governor, who also attended, urged villagers to stand up and fight against the Taliban.