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By Sgt. Grant Okubo
4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light)
FORWARD OPERATING BASE LOYALTY, Iraq – Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers from Team Iraqi security forces presented a $1,000 reward to a senior enlisted national police leader at Joint Security Station Beladiyat, Sept. 18, 2008.
Soldiers from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, MND-B, presented the award to Iraqi Command Sgt. Maj. Ali Mahdi Muhammad, 8th Bde., 2nd NP Div., for his exemplary work as a leader of his ISF unit.
"No one is more deserving of this reward than Command Sgt. Maj. Ali [Madhi Muhammad]," said 1st Sgt. Brian Disque, a Philadelphia native, from Company C, 2nd Bn., 30th Inf. "I consider him my equal in every way. He definitely earned this."
Muhammad is a great leader and a tremendous example for other national policemen, said Disque, who works closely with Muhammad and has developed a great working relationship with him and the NP. Disque also noted the amount of growth NPs have made and attributed a lot of that to Muhammad's leadership.
The NPs do not really have an award structure to reward their Soldiers, so offering the monetary award is a good way to make up for that, explained Disque. The NPs serving under their senior non-commissioned officer were pleased with the acknowledgement of their leader.
"We are proud of our sergeant major," said Iraqi Pvt. Hadier Hazem Muhammad, 8th Bde. 2nd NP Div. "He is a great leader."
Pvt. Muhammad praised his senior enlisted leader for all of his hard work preparing their unit for missions and for always making sure the Soldiers were briefed and well prepared.
"This is not just for our sergeant major, but it's also for us by recognizing all the hard work we are doing," said Pvt. Muhammad.
| Date Taken: | 09.24.2008 |
| Date Posted: | 09.24.2008 06:43 |
| Story ID: | 24066 |
| Location: | BAGHDAD, IQ |
| Web Views: | 389 |
| Downloads: | 359 |
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