Lt. Col. Richard "Flip" Wilson, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., plays with the grandson of a sheik prior to a meeting, Aug. 17, 2008, to discuss security gains and essential services needed in the Istiqlal Qada. Wilson commands the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment "Wolfhounds," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.