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AR RAMADI Iraq (July 2, 2005) --Lance Cpl. Manuel Valle Jr., a rifleman and team leader with 2nd Squad, 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, leads the way into a house during a mission in the city here early July 2. The 22-year-old from Parlier, Calif., and fellow Company A Marines conducted a raid in the Al Anbar capital between midnight and 5 a.m. and apprehended three insurgents. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan - AR RAMADI Iraq (July 2, 2005) --Lance Cpl. Manuel Valle Jr., a rifleman and team leader with 2nd Squad, 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, leads the way into a house during a mission in the city here early July 2. The 22-year-old from Parlier, Calif., and fellow Company A Marines conducted a raid in the Al Anbar capital between midnight and 5 a.m. and apprehended three insurgents. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan

HIT, Iraq (July 2, 2005)- Lance Cpl. Bradley S. Bodkin, 21, a mortar man from Morgantown, W.Va., with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team-2 finds six boxes of phones believed to be used to make improvised explosive devices hidden in cement bags at the Marines firm base in the city during Operation Guardian Sword conducted to clear the city and set-up Iraqi Security Forces firm bases through out the city. (Official USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED) - HIT, Iraq (July 2, 2005)- Lance Cpl. Bradley S. Bodkin, 21, a mortar man from Morgantown, W.Va., with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team-2 finds six boxes of phones believed to be used to make improvised explosive devices hidden in cement bags at the Marines firm base in the city during Operation Guardian Sword conducted to clear the city and set-up Iraqi Security Forces firm bases through out the city. (Official USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED)

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HIT, Iraq (July 1, 2005)- Sgt. James Angelone, a squad leader with 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team-2 marks a house during a patrol and cordon and knock in the city during Operation Guardian Sword conducted to clear the city and set-up Iraqi Security Forces firm bases through out the city. The Marines of 2d Marine Division conduct counter-insurgency operations with Iraqi Security Forces to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces, to support the continued development of Iraqi Security Forces, and to support Iraqi reconstruction and democratic elections in order to create a secure environment that enables Iraqi self-reliance and self-governance. (Official USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Lucian Friel )(NOT RELEASED) - HIT, Iraq (July 1, 2005)- Sgt. James Angelone, a squad leader with 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team-2 marks a house during a patrol and cordon and knock in the city during Operation Guardian Sword conducted to clear the city and set-up Iraqi Security Forces firm bases through out the city. The Marines of 2d Marine Division conduct counter-insurgency operations with Iraqi Security Forces to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces, to support the continued development of Iraqi Security Forces, and to support Iraqi reconstruction and democratic elections in order to create a secure environment that enables Iraqi self-reliance and self-governance. (Official USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Lucian Friel )(NOT RELEASED)

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THAR THAR REGION, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Michael Harres, a squad automatic weapon gunner with 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, patrols through the deserts north of Fallujah June 21 in search of buried weapons and explosives. The 19-year-old Brooksville, Fla. native's unit is currently conducting security and stability operations in Iraq's Al Anbar province. - THAR THAR REGION, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Michael Harres, a squad automatic weapon gunner with 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, patrols through the deserts north of Fallujah June 21 in search of buried weapons and explosives. The 19-year-old Brooksville, Fla. native's unit is currently conducting security and stability operations in Iraq's Al Anbar province.

THAR THAR REGION, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Anthony Lazzarotto, a rifleman with 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, leads Hospitalman Hans Valentine, a corpsman with 2nd Platoon, Company B, through building ruins here June 19. Lazzarotto's unit is currently conducting security and stability operations in Iraq's Al Anbar province. - THAR THAR REGION, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Anthony Lazzarotto, a rifleman with 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, leads Hospitalman Hans Valentine, a corpsman with 2nd Platoon, Company B, through building ruins here June 19. Lazzarotto's unit is currently conducting security and stability operations in Iraq's Al Anbar province.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (June 13, 2005) – Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division received Under Armour t-shirts and socks here June 14, from Operation Troop Appreciation, a non-profit organization founded by Kristen Holloway. - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (June 13, 2005) – Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division received Under Armour t-shirts and socks here June 14, from Operation Troop Appreciation, a non-profit organization founded by Kristen Holloway.

HIT, Iraq- (June 28, 2005) A Marine with 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Company L searches an Iraqi man during a sweep of the city of Hit during Operation Sword. The operation was conducted to destroy insurgency leadership strong points. The Marines of 2nd Marine Division conducted counter-insurgency operations with Iraqi Security Forces to isolate and neutralize anti-coalition forces. U.S. Marine Corps photo Cpl. Eric C. Ely (RELEASED) - HIT, Iraq- (June 28, 2005) A Marine with 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Company L searches an Iraqi man during a sweep of the city of Hit during Operation Sword. The operation was conducted to destroy insurgency leadership strong points. The Marines of 2nd Marine Division conducted counter-insurgency operations with Iraqi Security Forces to isolate and neutralize anti-coalition forces. U.S. Marine Corps photo Cpl. Eric C. Ely (RELEASED)

CAMP BAHARIA, Iraq - Staff Sgt. George Ferguson, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment's motor transport maintenance chief, lectures a class of Iraqi soldiers here June 30. 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment motor transport personnel instructed these soldiers on topics such as how to organize a logistics convoy and perform basic preventive maintenance on their vehicles, as part of the battalion's ongoing effort to train the Iraqi Security Forces. - CAMP BAHARIA, Iraq - Staff Sgt. George Ferguson, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment's motor transport maintenance chief, lectures a class of Iraqi soldiers here June 30. 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment motor transport personnel instructed these soldiers on topics such as how to organize a logistics convoy and perform basic preventive maintenance on their vehicles, as part of the battalion's ongoing effort to train the Iraqi Security Forces.