The sheik of the village Al Wadia, speaks with Lt. Col. Hugh McNeely, deputy commanding officer of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, during a visit to the newly-built Al Wadia school in the province of Kirkuk, Iraq, Dec. 6, 2009. McNeely and Maj. Johnny Workman, 1st Brigade, 1st Armor Division, visited the school to check up on a typical school project site in a town that didn't have a school. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Matthew D. Leistikow)