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CAMP AR RAMADI, Ar Ramadi, Iraq (Aug. 11, 2005) - Lance Cpl. Steven R. Seeley, a machine gunner with 4th Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, kneels down in front of a photo of fallen Lance Cpl. Adam J. Strain and pays his respects during a memorial ceremony here Aug. 11. Marines and Sailors with Camp Pendleton, Calif., -based 1st Battalion, 5th Marines mourned the loss of 21-year-old Strain, a machine gunner with Company B, who fell on Ramadi's urban battlefield Aug. 3 while fighting terror. Seeley and Strain served together and were best friends. Strain was from Smartsville, Calif., and leaves behind his parents, Rob and Karen Strain, and fiance, Barbara Ann Wyclef. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan - CAMP AR RAMADI, Ar Ramadi, Iraq (Aug. 11, 2005) - Lance Cpl. Steven R. Seeley, a machine gunner with 4th Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, kneels down in front of a photo of fallen Lance Cpl. Adam J. Strain and pays his respects during a memorial ceremony here Aug. 11. Marines and Sailors with Camp Pendleton, Calif., -based 1st Battalion, 5th Marines mourned the loss of 21-year-old Strain, a machine gunner with Company B, who fell on Ramadi's urban battlefield Aug. 3 while fighting terror. Seeley and Strain served together and were best friends. Strain was from Smartsville, Calif., and leaves behind his parents, Rob and Karen Strain, and fiance, Barbara Ann Wyclef. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan

050814-M-2607O-001 CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq -- The Marines of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Mairine Regiment say goodbye to the Marines of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment as the last Marines leave the theater of operation after being in country for many months fighting the Global War on Terrorism. - 050814-M-2607O-001 CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq -- The Marines of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Mairine Regiment say goodbye to the Marines of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment as the last Marines leave the theater of operation after being in country for many months fighting the Global War on Terrorism.

BANI DAHRI, Iraq (July 13, 2005)- 1st Squad, 3rd Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team-2 patrol through the city here during Operation Quick Strike. (Official USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Lucian Friel )(RELEASED) - BANI DAHRI, Iraq (July 13, 2005)- 1st Squad, 3rd Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team-2 patrol through the city here during Operation Quick Strike. (Official USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Lucian Friel )(RELEASED)

Lance Cpl. Barry K. Miller, fire direction controlman, 4th Squad, 2nd Platoon, Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion 10th Marines, 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team-2, works at Waleed on the border of Iraq and Syria, controlling traffic coming into the country and protecting the border. (Photo by LCpl. Zachary W. Lester) - Lance Cpl. Barry K. Miller, fire direction controlman, 4th Squad, 2nd Platoon, Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion 10th Marines, 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team-2, works at Waleed on the border of Iraq and Syria, controlling traffic coming into the country and protecting the border. (Photo by LCpl. Zachary W. Lester)

Baghdad, Iraq -- A Marine stands to be sworn in just before the hearing before an Iraqi judge in the Central Criminal Court of Iraq. The Iraqi courts have adopted many of the American traditions, which usually take place in an American court system. Photo Courtesy of Capt. Carlos Davila - Baghdad, Iraq -- A Marine stands to be sworn in just before the hearing before an Iraqi judge in the Central Criminal Court of Iraq. The Iraqi courts have adopted many of the American traditions, which usually take place in an American court system. Photo Courtesy of Capt. Carlos Davila

FALLUJAH, Iraq - An Iraqi policeman pats down residents aboard Fallujah's Entry Control Point-One "Alpha" Aug. 10. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment oversee Iraqi policemen with the Public Order Brigade as they search the thousands of automobiles and local citizens entering the city every day for weapons and contraband. - FALLUJAH, Iraq - An Iraqi policeman pats down residents aboard Fallujah's Entry Control Point-One "Alpha" Aug. 10. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment oversee Iraqi policemen with the Public Order Brigade as they search the thousands of automobiles and local citizens entering the city every day for weapons and contraband.

CAMP HURRICANE POINT Ar Ramadi, Iraq (Aug. 9, 2005) - Lance Cpl. Jose O. Martinez, a machine gunner with 4th Platoon, Company W, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, narrowly escaped death June 11. The 22-year-old from El Paso, Texas was hit in the face, neck and the back of his head by shrapnel from an improvised explosive device while conducting a night mission with his Marine comrades. For his wounds, Martinez was awarded a Purple Heart during a ceremony here Aug. 2. Martinez is in Iraq a second time with 1st Battalion, 5th Marines in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He made it through the fighting in Fallujah unscathed. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan - CAMP HURRICANE POINT Ar Ramadi, Iraq (Aug. 9, 2005) - Lance Cpl. Jose O. Martinez, a machine gunner with 4th Platoon, Company W, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, narrowly escaped death June 11. The 22-year-old from El Paso, Texas was hit in the face, neck and the back of his head by shrapnel from an improvised explosive device while conducting a night mission with his Marine comrades. For his wounds, Martinez was awarded a Purple Heart during a ceremony here Aug. 2. Martinez is in Iraq a second time with 1st Battalion, 5th Marines in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He made it through the fighting in Fallujah unscathed. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan

CAMP BAHARIA, Iraq - Staff Sgt. Kevin Norwood, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment's armory chief, inspects an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon here Aug. 9. Every week, the battalion's small arms and optics technicians troubleshoot, inspect and repair more than 100 rifles, machineguns and night-vision units that infantrymen use while they patrol the streets of Fallujah. - CAMP BAHARIA, Iraq - Staff Sgt. Kevin Norwood, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment's armory chief, inspects an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon here Aug. 9. Every week, the battalion's small arms and optics technicians troubleshoot, inspect and repair more than 100 rifles, machineguns and night-vision units that infantrymen use while they patrol the streets of Fallujah.

CAMP HURRICANE POINT Ar Ramadi, Iraq (Aug. 8, 2005) - Sergeant Daniel A. Cochran, a rifleman and team leader with the Combined Action Platoon(CAP), Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, briefs members of the Iraqi Security Forces at the camp here Aug. 8 prior to conducting a security and stabilization operation in the Al Anbar capital in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Twenty-one-year-old Cochran from Unionville, Va., and fellow CAP Marines train new members of the ISF and employ them on Ramadi's urban battlefield to help secure the city from terrorism. The Marines are letting the ISF carry more of the operational workload because their tactics are improving. Iraqi Security Forces are even leading their own foot patrols. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan - CAMP HURRICANE POINT Ar Ramadi, Iraq (Aug. 8, 2005) - Sergeant Daniel A. Cochran, a rifleman and team leader with the Combined Action Platoon(CAP), Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, briefs members of the Iraqi Security Forces at the camp here Aug. 8 prior to conducting a security and stabilization operation in the Al Anbar capital in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Twenty-one-year-old Cochran from Unionville, Va., and fellow CAP Marines train new members of the ISF and employ them on Ramadi's urban battlefield to help secure the city from terrorism. The Marines are letting the ISF carry more of the operational workload because their tactics are improving. Iraqi Security Forces are even leading their own foot patrols. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan

CAMP BAHARIA, Iraq - A corpsman with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment fires his M16A2 service rifle to acquire a battle sight zero here Aug. 7. Several of the unit's 'docs' adjusted their rifles' sights before firing an M9 Beretta pistol qualification course to earn their service's pistol qualification ribbon. - CAMP BAHARIA, Iraq - A corpsman with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment fires his M16A2 service rifle to acquire a battle sight zero here Aug. 7. Several of the unit's 'docs' adjusted their rifles' sights before firing an M9 Beretta pistol qualification course to earn their service's pistol qualification ribbon.