Lt. Col. Richard "Flip" Wilson, a Brooklyn, N.Y., native, thanks the Boob Al Sham community for inviting his unit to participate in the festivities marking the opening of the Bilal school, northeast of Baghdad, Oct. 11, 2008. Wilson commands the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment "Wolfhounds," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.