Dumont , Colo. native, Pfc. Paul Maurer (left), a driver for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, attached to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division is handed a chicken during a patrol, May 5. The U.S. Soldiers perform operations aimed at continuing the level of safety and security in the area with the help of local Sons of Iraq security members.