Sheik Khadr Ibraheem Hassan, Tarmiya Sheik's Council leader, speaks passionately about the needs of the people in Tarmiya. He spoke to Lt. Col. Thomas Boccardi, a native of Colorado Springs, Colo., and commander of 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad. The two leaders talked after the first Tarmiya Qada meeting Feb. 5, north of Baghdad.