Paratroopers conduct assessment in preparation for soccer games

Sgt. Clay Hartsook, of Greensboro, N.C., scans a soccer field as a group of Iraqi soccer players prepare for a practice session, Oct. 5, in the town of Jasr Diyala, Iraq, located in the Ma'dain region of eastern Baghdad. Paratroopers conduct the assessment in preparation for a series of soccer games that will be held in the area later in the week. Hartsook is an infantryman assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad. Photo by Pvt. Jared N. Gehmann