Josh SeGraves

... Josh SeGraves, commander, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment.

Capt. Josh SeGraves, commander of the Red Devils' Headquarters and Headquarters Company, wanted a last look Saturday evening at the village of Seghanah.There was actually only one candidate running in the village, but voters could select from anyone across the province.

SeGraves was assured by Eid Mohammed, an Afghan hired by the U.N. to supervise the vote in the district, that everything they've discussed previously has been done.Mohammed also volunteered that some of the candidates in the province have made campaign promises they likely won't be able to keep.Told that maybe Afghan politicians aren't all that different from their American counterparts, he laughed.

SeGraves was smiling as well.

"I think the people are pretty enthusiastic about the whole process," he said.

"The highlight of this operation was that the (Afghan National Police) truly took ownership in conducting a thorough search and apprehending these individuals," said U.S. Army Capt. Josh SeGraves, commander, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment.