Gold Star Families Visit one of Saddam Hussein’s prisons.
One of the torture rooms serves witness to Saddam Hussein’s heinous acts of cruelty and violence.
Hangman’s noose from Saddam’s reign of terror, torture and murder.
Gold Star Father Joseph Williams in front of Saddam’s tanks - supplied to Saddam’s regime by the Soviet Union.
Gold Star Families with schoolchildren in northern Iraq.
Our delegation with the children of northern Iraq.
The delegation meets with the Minister of the Interior in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Gold Star Father Mike Anderson meets with children outside one of Saddam Hussein’s concentration camps.
We enter one of Saddam Hussein’s concentration camps.
Gold Star Mother Jan Johnson consoles those who suffered under Saddam’s Anfal genocide.
Our delegation meets with survivors of Saddam Hussein’s Anfal genocide campaign.
Gold Star Father John Holley with the children of northern Iraq.
Gold Star Father Joseph Williams with the children of northern Iraq.
Gold Star Families with U.S. Troops in northern Iraq.
The delegation meets with the Minister of Finance of Iraqi Kurdistan.
John Holley with troops in northern Iraq.
Iraqi Kurdistan Prime Minister Nerchivan Barzani and the Gold Star Families delegation.
Debra Argel Bastian with U.S. troops in northern Iraq.
The delegation met with Prime Minister Nerchivan Barzani of the Iraqi Kurdistan government (center). On the left is Gold Star Mother Debbie Argel, on the right of Barzani is Gold Star Father, Joseph Williams.
Gold Star Father, Joseph Williams, with our troops in northern Iraq.
Gold Star Fathers Mike Anderson, Joseph Williams, Gold Star Mother Jan Johnson, and the children of northern Iraq.
The delegation meets with Massoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, in northern Iraq. The KRG is comprised of the three northern most provinces in Iraq.
Our delegation presented this pro-troop banner (signed by hundreds of Americans) to troops stationed in northern Iraq.
Mike Anderson with Peshmerga security personnel in northern Iraq.
Iraqi children give thumbs up!
Thumbs up from an Iraqi.
Another friendly child in northern Iraq.
Todd Bastian & Joseph Williams in Iraq.
A friendly Kurdish girl in northern Iraq.
Kristinn Taylor records a message to the American people from Iraq.
Debra Argel escorted by security personnel.
Our caravan winds through the streets of Iraq.
The view of Iraq from our airplane as we began our descent.
In the airport leaving Jordan for Iraq.
Debra & Todd Bastian
Gold Star Families before they left Amman, Jordan
Gold Star Families receive a briefing on the Middle East
Joe & Jan Johnson
Gold Star Father John Holley records a message for the American people while Gold Star Father Joseph Williams looks on.
Amman, Jordan where the delegation left for Iraq earlier today.
Picture of Amman, Jordan from the Gold Star Family delegation.
