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FALLUJAH, Iraq - Lance Cpl. William Holls, a squad automatic gunner with 2nd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, provides security along a street here July 16 during Operation Hard Knock. Company C personnel worked alongside other battalion infantrymen and Iraqi Security Forces to search through a wired-off sector of Fallujah for weapons and insurgent activity, as well as gather census information on the populace. - FALLUJAH, Iraq - Lance Cpl. William Holls, a squad automatic gunner with 2nd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, provides security along a street here July 16 during Operation Hard Knock. Company C personnel worked alongside other battalion infantrymen and Iraqi Security Forces to search through a wired-off sector of Fallujah for weapons and insurgent activity, as well as gather census information on the populace.

Florida native helps ‘Knock’ terrorists from Fallujah;

For most folks, spring cleaning ends around April or May with the yard in order and the garage neatly organized. For Lance Cpl. Scott Pierre and his squad of Marines, house cleaning season has just begun. It wasn’t dust bunnies and dirt these Marines were after. Starting before dawn, the 21-year-old Fort Lauderdale, Fla. native, fellow Company C,

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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (July 14, 2005) – Osseo, Wis., native Cpl. James A. Oliver taught and refreshed Marines and Coast Guard Personnel in the amount of damage each explosion produces, as well as giving them a hands on experience with the explosives. - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (July 14, 2005) – Osseo, Wis., native Cpl. James A. Oliver taught and refreshed Marines and Coast Guard Personnel in the amount of damage each explosion produces, as well as giving them a hands on experience with the explosives.

Osseo, Wis., native helps build future Marines

When asked by his recruiter what job he wanted to do in the Marine Corps, Osseo, Wis., native Cpl. James A. Oliver chose the explosive career of a combat engineer. He wanted to gain experience in construction, work with explosives and soon after accomplishing those goals, he began instructing in these very skills. Through the Basic Advanced and

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Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq (July 15, 2005)-Marines with Weapons Platoon investigate the area in which a IED exploded outside a mosque. (Official USMC Photo by Corporal Erik P. Brinker) - Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq (July 15, 2005)-Marines with Weapons Platoon investigate the area in which a IED exploded outside a mosque. (Official USMC Photo by Corporal Erik P. Brinker)

3/25 responds to roadside bomb

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment and soldiers of the Iraqi Security Forces were attacked by insurgents who detonated a road side bomb outside a mosque here. Sergeant Jonathan J. Batchelor, a squad leader with Weapons platoon, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines was among those involved in the incident. “My squad, along with the

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Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., native earn pin

Seaman Matt M. Cannon came to Iraq to serve with the Marines – but now he is making it official. The Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., native and the other sailors with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, gathered in a formation to become the newest recipients of the Fleet Marine Force certification, symbolized by a silver pin complete with an

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CAMP AL QA'IM, Iraq (April 11, 2005)- Lance Cpl. Robert L. Roth, a vehicle mechanic with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team-2 fixes the drive shaft on a high mobility multi-wheeled vehicle here. The Duncannon, Pa., native explained that transmissions giving out due to the extra weight of the vehicles is the biggest problem they fix out here. Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED) - CAMP AL QA'IM, Iraq (April 11, 2005)- Lance Cpl. Robert L. Roth, a vehicle mechanic with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team-2 fixes the drive shaft on a high mobility multi-wheeled vehicle here. The Duncannon, Pa., native explained that transmissions giving out due to the extra weight of the vehicles is the biggest problem they fix out here. Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED)

3/2 mechanic keeps battalion running

As night falls on Western Iraq and the Marines of 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment line up and wash their hands for dinner, you notice one Marine’s hands are dirtier than his comrades’. The dirt and oil cover up the scrapes and cuts on his hands and he appears completely exhausted. That’s because Lance Cpl. Robert L. Roth is responsible for

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Cpl. Freddy Medina, Civil Affairs Assistant/Gunner, 5th Civil Affairs Group, Regimental Combat Team 2, arrives in Al-Asad to help with a memorial video. The Annandale, Va., native and 5th CAG work to rebuild the country of Iraq. (Photo by LCpl. Zachary W. Lester - Cpl. Freddy Medina, Civil Affairs Assistant/Gunner, 5th Civil Affairs Group, Regimental Combat Team 2, arrives in Al-Asad to help with a memorial video. The Annandale, Va., native and 5th CAG work to rebuild the country of Iraq. (Photo by LCpl. Zachary W. Lester

Annandale, Va., native's unit helps rebuild Iraq

Rebuilding Iraq is a long difficult process, but then there are Marines like Cpl. Freddy Medina, who help the country and its people get back on their feet. Medina, an Annandale, Va., native and a member of the 5th Civil Affairs Group (CAG), Regimental Combat Team-2, goes out with his team to work with local community leaders to help in this

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3/4 Marines use initiative to maintain standards

The combination of 110-degree heat and carrying nearly 50 pounds of body armor keeps the Marines huffing down the streets of Fallujah. That’s why they need to be in the best physical condition possible. Although the Marine Corps prepares Marines for these situations with conditioning programs in the States, the need to maintain a certain level of

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The Andrews brothers stand together in their service uniform prior to deploying to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom - The Andrews brothers stand together in their service uniform prior to deploying to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom

Three brothers fight in Global War on Terrorism

Most Marines call home in their free time to talk to family, but three brothers deployed here can save that dime. The Andrews brothers, Kraig, Kolby, and Kyle, are all serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and they have a different kind of brotherhood than Marines usually talk about when describing their camaraderie with each other in a combat

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Hadithah, Al Anbar, Iraq - Lance Cpl. John A. Bailon, a 22-year-old Shiprock,N.M. native and infantryman with 2nd platoon, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment prepares to go on patrol. (Official USMC Photo by Corporal Ken Melton) - Hadithah, Al Anbar, Iraq - Lance Cpl. John A. Bailon, a 22-year-old Shiprock,N.M. native and infantryman with 2nd platoon, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment prepares to go on patrol. (Official USMC Photo by Corporal Ken Melton)

Brothers from Shiprock, N.M., serve together in Iraq

Growing up on the Navajo Indian Reservation in New Mexico, brothers Lance Cpl. John A. Bailon, 22, and Cpl. Cheston E. Bailon, 21, have been inseparable since childhood. John and Cheston graduated Shiprock High School in 2001 and 2002, respectively, in their hometown of Shiprock, N.M. Their brotherhood relationship also led them to join the Marine

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Al Asad, Al Anbar, Iraq (July 10, 2005)--Cpl. Ahmad M. Ibrabim, 27, of Philadelphia, Penn. and RCT-2 Jump Team's linguist conducts a radio check. (Official USMC Photo by Corporal Ken Melton) - Al Asad, Al Anbar, Iraq (July 10, 2005)--Cpl. Ahmad M. Ibrabim, 27, of Philadelphia, Penn. and RCT-2 Jump Team's linguist conducts a radio check. (Official USMC Photo by Corporal Ken Melton)

Marine helps unit cross language barriers

The language barrier is often the hardest part of any mission in any foreign country. A simple misunderstanding can often make potential friends become enemies and break down the line of communication for peaceful solutions to problems. Fortunately for the Regimental Combat Team-2 Command Security Team, it has Cpl. Ahmad M. Ibrahim, an infantryman

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Florida native helps ‘Knock’ terrorists from Fallujah;

Osseo, Wis., native helps build future Marines

3/25 responds to roadside bomb

Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., native earn pin

3/2 mechanic keeps battalion running

Annandale, Va., native's unit helps rebuild Iraq

3/4 Marines use initiative to maintain standards

Three brothers fight in Global War on Terrorism

Brothers from Shiprock, N.M., serve together in Iraq

Marine helps unit cross language barriers

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