OPERATION THUNDERCAT � U.S. Army Capt. Kurt Merseal (right) allows an Iraqi man to depart the cordon area so he can take his son to the hospital during Operation Thundercat, a U.S.-Iraqi cordon and search mission to capture and detain terrorists in western Baghdad, Iraq, July 29, 2005. Merseal serves as commander, Charlie Company (Cherokee), 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jorge A. Rodriguez