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CAMP SNAKE PIT Ar Ramadi, Iraq (June 22, 2005) - Navy Lt. Aaron T. Miller, chaplain for 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment delivers the meditation during a memorial service held here June 22 in honor of Capt. John W. Maloney, the late leader of Company C. Maloney, a 37-year-old from Chicopee, Mass., was killed fighting terror in the city the evening of June 16 when an improvised explosive device exploded directly underneath his Humvee. Maloney was prior enlisted and had 18 years of dedicated service the Marine Corps under his belt when he paid the ultimate price. He's survived by his wife, Michelle, and two children, Nathaniel and McKenna. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan - CAMP SNAKE PIT Ar Ramadi, Iraq (June 22, 2005) - Navy Lt. Aaron T. Miller, chaplain for 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment delivers the meditation during a memorial service held here June 22 in honor of Capt. John W. Maloney, the late leader of Company C. Maloney, a 37-year-old from Chicopee, Mass., was killed fighting terror in the city the evening of June 16 when an improvised explosive device exploded directly underneath his Humvee. Maloney was prior enlisted and had 18 years of dedicated service the Marine Corps under his belt when he paid the ultimate price. He's survived by his wife, Michelle, and two children, Nathaniel and McKenna. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan

CAMP SNAKE PIT Ar Ramadi, Iraq (June 22, 2005) - Navy Lt. Aaron T. Miller, chaplain for 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment delivers the meditation during a memorial service held here June 22 in honor of Capt. John W. Maloney, the late leader of Company C. Maloney, a 37-year-old from Chicopee, Mass., was killed fighting terror in the city the evening of June 16 when an improvised explosive device exploded directly underneath his Humvee. Maloney was prior enlisted and had 18 years of dedicated service the Marine Corps under his belt when he paid the ultimate price. He's survived by his wife, Michelle, and two children, Nathaniel and McKenna. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan - CAMP SNAKE PIT Ar Ramadi, Iraq (June 22, 2005) - Navy Lt. Aaron T. Miller, chaplain for 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment delivers the meditation during a memorial service held here June 22 in honor of Capt. John W. Maloney, the late leader of Company C. Maloney, a 37-year-old from Chicopee, Mass., was killed fighting terror in the city the evening of June 16 when an improvised explosive device exploded directly underneath his Humvee. Maloney was prior enlisted and had 18 years of dedicated service the Marine Corps under his belt when he paid the ultimate price. He's survived by his wife, Michelle, and two children, Nathaniel and McKenna. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan

AR RAMADI Iraq (June 2, 2005) - Corporal Donald W. Ball, a team leader and machine gunner with 3rd Squad, 4th Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, conducted his final combat mission in the city here June 20. The 22-year-old from Salt Lake City is a three-time veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He leaves Iraq in July and the Marines with an honorable discharge in September. He plans on attending the University of Utah in pursuit of a Bachelor's of Arts degree. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan - AR RAMADI Iraq (June 2, 2005) - Corporal Donald W. Ball, a team leader and machine gunner with 3rd Squad, 4th Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, conducted his final combat mission in the city here June 20. The 22-year-old from Salt Lake City is a three-time veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He leaves Iraq in July and the Marines with an honorable discharge in September. He plans on attending the University of Utah in pursuit of a Bachelor's of Arts degree. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan

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LAKE THARTHAR REGION, Iraq - A Marine with Task Force Hard donkey kicks a farm house storage closet door during a patrol, June 19, for Operation Khandjar (Iraqi for dagger). The Task Force primarily involved Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, who from June 17 through the 22nd searched for insurgent weapons caches. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stephen D'Alessio (RELEASED - LAKE THARTHAR REGION, Iraq - A Marine with Task Force Hard donkey kicks a farm house storage closet door during a patrol, June 19, for Operation Khandjar (Iraqi for dagger). The Task Force primarily involved Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, who from June 17 through the 22nd searched for insurgent weapons caches. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stephen D'Alessio (RELEASED

THAR THAR REGION, Iraq - Pfc. Thomas Rubel, a rifleman with 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, uses a scope atop his rifle to scan the desert horizons here June 18. Rubel's unit was one which participated in Operation Dagger, a five-day long effort to rid regions north of Fallujah of insurgent activity. - THAR THAR REGION, Iraq - Pfc. Thomas Rubel, a rifleman with 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, uses a scope atop his rifle to scan the desert horizons here June 18. Rubel's unit was one which participated in Operation Dagger, a five-day long effort to rid regions north of Fallujah of insurgent activity.

KARABILAH, Iraq- (June 17, 2005) A member of the Iraqi Security Forces loads his automatic rifle. Operation Spear is conducted to destroy insurgency leadership strong points. 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 Cpl Neill A. Sevelius)(RELEASED) - KARABILAH, Iraq- (June 17, 2005) A member of the Iraqi Security Forces loads his automatic rifle. Operation Spear is conducted to destroy insurgency leadership strong points. 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 Cpl Neill A. Sevelius)(RELEASED)

KARBALAH, Iraq- Marines from 2D Light Armored Reconnaissance, Charlie Company watch smoke fill the sky from fighting between Marines and insurgents during Operation Spear. During Operation Spear, 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. - KARBALAH, Iraq- Marines from 2D Light Armored Reconnaissance, Charlie Company watch smoke fill the sky from fighting between Marines and insurgents during Operation Spear. During Operation Spear, 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.

CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq -- The Arizona Cardinals Cheerleaders finished off their evening performance by marching onto stage honoring all the Marines and Sailors have done here in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Athanasios L. Genos - CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq -- The Arizona Cardinals Cheerleaders finished off their evening performance by marching onto stage honoring all the Marines and Sailors have done here in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Athanasios L. Genos