Mike Rogers, proudly representing the third district of Alabama
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Congressman Rogers (far left) flies to Baghdad aboard an Army C-130. Eight other members of Congress flew with Rogers on the bi-partisan delegation. Congressman Rogers (far right) stands with other members of the Congressional delegation on the tarmac of Baghdad airport. The weather typically reached 90 degrees during the day. The trip lasted 72 hours.
A view of the Baghdad airport from the window of an Army Blackhawk helicopter. Coalition officials are working to resume commercial flights into the facility. Burger King has opened its first outlet in Iraq at the Baghdad airport. Here, American troops line up for the tastes of home.
The bi-partisan delegation ate dinner with American troops in Baghdad. Most soldiers said they were well-fed. Congressman Rogers had the chance to talk with many Alabama troops while in Iraq.
Congressman Rogers stands with an enlisted soldier from Alabama. Congressman Rogers talks with members of Alabama's National Guard and Reserves. The soldiers told Rogers conditions in Iraq were good, but that they wanted to know when they were coming home.
Congressman Rogers eats dinner with several soldiers from Alabama. The soldiers were from the Army's 1st Armored Division. After a meal with the troops, Rogers posed with his Alabama companions.
Congressman Rogers stands with Alabama members of the 101st Airborne. Members of the Army's 101st Airborne got a chance to tell Congressman Rogers about the conditions in Iraq. Most said they were well-fed and taken care of.
While visiting Iraq, Congressman Rogers video taped many members of the military. Here, Rogers has soldiers send a greeting to their families back home. A photo of downtown Baghdad, an ancient city of large memorials and mosques.
An Iraqi highway, as seen from the cockpit of a Blackhawk helicopter. Over 5 million Iraqis live in homes like these in greater Baghdad, as seen from a helicopter transporting the Congressional delegation.
Iraqi boys give the visiting Americans the thumbs up during his visit to a Baghdad school. Coalition officials have rebuilt hundreds of schools throughout Iraq. Congressman Rogers boards an Army helicopter for transport to the southern Iraqi city of Mosul.
Congressman Rogers laughs with Iraqi school girls at a recently refurbished school in Mosul. Iraqi school girls ask Rogers about his video camera.
Congressman Rogers and his desk mates listen to their teacher at an Iraqi school. The school had been recently refurbished by Coalition forces. Newly trained Iraqi soldiers line up for inspection in Mosul. Coalition forces have retrained over 55,000 soldiers and Iraqi police in the past six months.
The Congressional delegation shipped 1,200 pounds of aid and relief to Iraq for use in hospitals. Here, the delegation hands over the first box of medical supplies. Headquarters for the Army's 101st Airborne in Mosul.
Ammunition caches as seen from a helicopter in Mosul. The former regime hid ammunition in thousands of such sites all across Iraq in an attempt to evade international weapons inspectors. A bridge crossing a river near the southern city of Mosul. This part of Iraq is rich with fertile soils and productive agriculture.
Downtown Mosul as seen from an Army helicopter. A mural inside one of Saddam Hussein's palaces in Baghdad. The throne in front of the mural was reserved only for Hussein.
Congressman Rogers talks with an American soldier at the Baghdad airport PX. Rogers is a member of the House Armed Services Committee and oversees military spending.
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