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CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, RAMADI, Iraq - Lance Corporal Jesse D. Glennon is a heavy equipment operator, with Combat Service Support Detachment 28 attached to the Camp Lejeune, N.C. based 2nd Marine Division for Operation Iraqi Freedom. Glennon is in the Marine Corps Reserves in Jacksonville, Fl and volunteered for deployment here. Glennon spends the majority of his time loading and offloading the much needed supplies that keep the 2nd Marine Division operational. Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ryan S. Scranton - CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, RAMADI, Iraq - Lance Corporal Jesse D. Glennon is a heavy equipment operator, with Combat Service Support Detachment 28 attached to the Camp Lejeune, N.C. based 2nd Marine Division for Operation Iraqi Freedom. Glennon is in the Marine Corps Reserves in Jacksonville, Fl and volunteered for deployment here. Glennon spends the majority of his time loading and offloading the much needed supplies that keep the 2nd Marine Division operational. Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ryan S. Scranton

CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, RAMADI, Iraq - - Private Jefferson J. Haney patrols through the city here 05 Nov. Jefferson was a artilleryman with Battery L, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment before his entire battery was converted into a provisional rifle company to provide security for the 2nd Marine Division's headquarters element. Now, the 25-year-old Fresno, Calif native is a straight-leg infantryman patrolling the streets of Ar Ramadi that surround the camp here. Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ryan S. Scranton - CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, RAMADI, Iraq - - Private Jefferson J. Haney patrols through the city here 05 Nov. Jefferson was a artilleryman with Battery L, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment before his entire battery was converted into a provisional rifle company to provide security for the 2nd Marine Division's headquarters element. Now, the 25-year-old Fresno, Calif native is a straight-leg infantryman patrolling the streets of Ar Ramadi that surround the camp here. Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ryan S. Scranton

CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, RAMADI, Iraq - Colonel David K. Hough, commanding officer, Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division cuts the first slice of cake here Nov. 10 during the battalion's Marine Corps birthday celebration. Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ryan S. Scranton - CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, RAMADI, Iraq - Colonel David K. Hough, commanding officer, Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division cuts the first slice of cake here Nov. 10 during the battalion's Marine Corps birthday celebration. Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ryan S. Scranton

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Husaybah, Iraq ( November 9, 2005)--Scouts with 2nd platoon, 1st LAR search a house during Operation Steel Curtain on the Marine Corps' 230th Birthday. The Marines found a cache and were given a hot meal at the end of day in celebration of the holiday. (Official U. S. Marine Corps photo by Corporal Ken Melton) - Husaybah, Iraq ( November 9, 2005)--Scouts with 2nd platoon, 1st LAR search a house during Operation Steel Curtain on the Marine Corps' 230th Birthday. The Marines found a cache and were given a hot meal at the end of day in celebration of the holiday. (Official U. S. Marine Corps photo by Corporal Ken Melton)

CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, RAMADI, Iraq - Major General Richard Huck, commanding general 2d Marine Division, cuts the first piece of cake here during a celebration of the Marine Corps 230th Anniversary. Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ryan S. Scranton - CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, RAMADI, Iraq - Major General Richard Huck, commanding general 2d Marine Division, cuts the first piece of cake here during a celebration of the Marine Corps 230th Anniversary. Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ryan S. Scranton

BARWANA, Iraq (Oct. 25, 2005) - Los Angeles native Lance Cpl. Steve Nuno stands post at the entry control point to his company's firm base here Oct. 25. The automatic rifleman for Company L, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, currently spends many hours providing security to keep his fellow Marines safe at their base. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam C. Schnell) - BARWANA, Iraq (Oct. 25, 2005) - Los Angeles native Lance Cpl. Steve Nuno stands post at the entry control point to his company's firm base here Oct. 25. The automatic rifleman for Company L, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, currently spends many hours providing security to keep his fellow Marines safe at their base. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam C. Schnell)

050928-M-2607O-001 CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq -- Lance Cpl. Matthew J. Hutchison, Combat Cameraman with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, talks to his wife Sarah, shortly after the birth of their first son, Benjamin, with a smile on his face. Hutchison was given the opportunity to see his sons birth via a website the hospital made for him. - 050928-M-2607O-001 CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq -- Lance Cpl. Matthew J. Hutchison, Combat Cameraman with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, talks to his wife Sarah, shortly after the birth of their first son, Benjamin, with a smile on his face. Hutchison was given the opportunity to see his sons birth via a website the hospital made for him.

HADITHA DAM, Iraq (Oct. 22, 2005) - (left to right) Claremore, Okla. native Cpl. Timothy R. Roundtree and Orland, Calif. native Cpl. Joshua E. Thompson, both mechanics for 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, have worked side by side since joining the Marines December 2002. Now on their second deployment together, these two Marines continue to work as a fluid team to keep their unit's vehicles driving on the road. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam C. Schnell) - HADITHA DAM, Iraq (Oct. 22, 2005) - (left to right) Claremore, Okla. native Cpl. Timothy R. Roundtree and Orland, Calif. native Cpl. Joshua E. Thompson, both mechanics for 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, have worked side by side since joining the Marines December 2002. Now on their second deployment together, these two Marines continue to work as a fluid team to keep their unit's vehicles driving on the road. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam C. Schnell)