Sgt. 1st Class James Burciaga, a West Covina, Calif. native, sits with an Iraqi shopper for a conversation in the Husayniyah Nahia, located northeast of Baghdad, on Aug. 19, 2008. Burciaga is an infantry platoon sergeant assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment "Wolfhounds," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.