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CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, Iraq - Brigadier Gen. Joseph J. McMenamin, assistant division commander for 2nd Marine Division, awards Cpl. Justin Harris, a 23-year-old light armored vehicle technician with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance, with a Purple Heart, April 8, for injuries he received from a roadside explosion. An improvised explosive device (IED), used by insurgents as a way to inflict collateral damage from a distance, rocked through two convoys as they passed one another in opposite directions on a dirt road near the base, March 13. Harris and his team were providing security on the road from within their Light Armored vehicles and Humvees. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stephen D'Alessio (RELEASED) - CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, Iraq - Brigadier Gen. Joseph J. McMenamin, assistant division commander for 2nd Marine Division, awards Cpl. Justin Harris, a 23-year-old light armored vehicle technician with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance, with a Purple Heart, April 8, for injuries he received from a roadside explosion. An improvised explosive device (IED), used by insurgents as a way to inflict collateral damage from a distance, rocked through two convoys as they passed one another in opposite directions on a dirt road near the base, March 13. Harris and his team were providing security on the road from within their Light Armored vehicles and Humvees. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stephen D'Alessio (RELEASED)

FALLUJAH, Iraq - Navy Lt. Richard Ryan, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment's chaplain, reads out of the Bible as he offers religious services here April 8 to the Marines of Company C, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. The 30-year-old Hendersonville, Tenn. native is currently deployed to Iraq, where he tends to his unit's spiritual needs and offers counseling services. - FALLUJAH, Iraq - Navy Lt. Richard Ryan, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment's chaplain, reads out of the Bible as he offers religious services here April 8 to the Marines of Company C, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. The 30-year-old Hendersonville, Tenn. native is currently deployed to Iraq, where he tends to his unit's spiritual needs and offers counseling services.

CAMP HURRICANE POINT, Ar Ramadi, Iraq (April 21, 2005) -Sergeant Miguel E. Mejia, retail store manager with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Force Service Support Group, 2nd Marine Division, stocks a shelf with tobacco products at the post exchange here prior to opening time. The 24-year-old Salinas, Puerto Rico native, runs the Warfighter Express Service Team, which provides exchange items for purchase, dispersing and postal services to warriors fighting on the frontlines of the urban battlefield. Each week, Mejia loads a 7-ton truck full of merchandise from the Camp Ramadi Exchange and visits Camps Snake Pit and HP where Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marines reside. Photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan - CAMP HURRICANE POINT, Ar Ramadi, Iraq (April 21, 2005) -Sergeant Miguel E. Mejia, retail store manager with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Force Service Support Group, 2nd Marine Division, stocks a shelf with tobacco products at the post exchange here prior to opening time. The 24-year-old Salinas, Puerto Rico native, runs the Warfighter Express Service Team, which provides exchange items for purchase, dispersing and postal services to warriors fighting on the frontlines of the urban battlefield. Each week, Mejia loads a 7-ton truck full of merchandise from the Camp Ramadi Exchange and visits Camps Snake Pit and HP where Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marines reside. Photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan

AR RAMADI, Iraq (April 26, 2005) - Staff Sgt. Ray A. Valdez, guide, 4th Platoon, Company A, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, kneels down and secures C-4 plosives on a pile of illegal weapons he and his Marines discovered buried on farmland on the southern outskirts of the city here. The 30-year-old from San Antonio, Texas and his fellow engineers found 15 AK-47s; 12 bolt action rifles; three RPK machine guns; three rocket propelled grenade launchers; 200 60 mm shells, 100 82 mm shells; 20 120 mm shells; 10 155 mm shells; 40 pounds of P-C4 explosives; 30 hand grenades and 50 52 mm high explosive anti-tank missiles during their mission that had them trudging through the fields for more than 16 hours. The blast masters destroyed the weapons caches with controlled detonations so insurgents can no longer use them against coalition forces. Photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan - AR RAMADI, Iraq (April 26, 2005) - Staff Sgt. Ray A. Valdez, guide, 4th Platoon, Company A, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, kneels down and secures C-4 plosives on a pile of illegal weapons he and his Marines discovered buried on farmland on the southern outskirts of the city here. The 30-year-old from San Antonio, Texas and his fellow engineers found 15 AK-47s; 12 bolt action rifles; three RPK machine guns; three rocket propelled grenade launchers; 200 60 mm shells, 100 82 mm shells; 20 120 mm shells; 10 155 mm shells; 40 pounds of P-C4 explosives; 30 hand grenades and 50 52 mm high explosive anti-tank missiles during their mission that had them trudging through the fields for more than 16 hours. The blast masters destroyed the weapons caches with controlled detonations so insurgents can no longer use them against coalition forces. Photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan

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CAMP FALLUJAH, IRAQ - Laying wire around the command operations center, Sgt. James Behrmann, Assistant Field Wireman Chief, ensures communications are up and going everyday. Making sure the wires are laid correctly and working on the switchboard are Behrmann's daily tasks. Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Athanasios L. Genos. - CAMP FALLUJAH, IRAQ - Laying wire around the command operations center, Sgt. James Behrmann, Assistant Field Wireman Chief, ensures communications are up and going everyday. Making sure the wires are laid correctly and working on the switchboard are Behrmann's daily tasks. Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Athanasios L. Genos.

CAMP BAHARIA, Iraq - A Marine with 2nd Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company, Marine Corps Security Force Battalion, prepares to fire his M14 DMR sniper rifle during a battle sight zero exercise here April 21. Unit members practiced adjusting their weapons' sights and firing the rifles aboard 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment's range here to maintain their proficiency while providing security for convoys here. - CAMP BAHARIA, Iraq - A Marine with 2nd Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company, Marine Corps Security Force Battalion, prepares to fire his M14 DMR sniper rifle during a battle sight zero exercise here April 21. Unit members practiced adjusting their weapons' sights and firing the rifles aboard 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment's range here to maintain their proficiency while providing security for convoys here.

CAMP HURRICANE POINT, Ar Ramadi, Iraq (April 25, 2005) - Lance Cpl. Manuel Valle Jr., team leader, 2nd Squad, 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, takes a knee in front of a warrior's memorial and pays his final respects for his fellow comrade, Cpl. Kelly M. Cannan, who fell on the battlefield here April 20. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, held a dual memorial ceremony in honor of Cannan, 21, of Lowville, N.Y., and Lance Cpl. Marty G. Mortenson, 22, of Flagstaff, Ariz. Both warriors were killed by the same improvised explosive device attack while traveling in a convoy. They were on their third deployment supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan - CAMP HURRICANE POINT, Ar Ramadi, Iraq (April 25, 2005) - Lance Cpl. Manuel Valle Jr., team leader, 2nd Squad, 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, takes a knee in front of a warrior's memorial and pays his final respects for his fellow comrade, Cpl. Kelly M. Cannan, who fell on the battlefield here April 20. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, held a dual memorial ceremony in honor of Cannan, 21, of Lowville, N.Y., and Lance Cpl. Marty G. Mortenson, 22, of Flagstaff, Ariz. Both warriors were killed by the same improvised explosive device attack while traveling in a convoy. They were on their third deployment supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan

CAMP DELTA, IRAQ -- Lance Cpl. John E. Fleming, a Motor Transportation Operator working with the Civil Affairs Group, and Salsbury, Md., native is part of the security when CAG goes out into the cities. Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Athanasios L. Genos - CAMP DELTA, IRAQ -- Lance Cpl. John E. Fleming, a Motor Transportation Operator working with the Civil Affairs Group, and Salsbury, Md., native is part of the security when CAG goes out into the cities. Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Athanasios L. Genos

CAMP BAHARIA, Iraq - Hospitalman Aaron A. Kent's photo rests atop a stand inside the Baharia chapel during a memorial service here April 24, as Lt. Col. William M. Jurney, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment's commander, looks on in the background. The 28-year-old Portland, Ore. native passed away April 23 when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in a roadway outside Fallujah. - CAMP BAHARIA, Iraq - Hospitalman Aaron A. Kent's photo rests atop a stand inside the Baharia chapel during a memorial service here April 24, as Lt. Col. William M. Jurney, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment's commander, looks on in the background. The 28-year-old Portland, Ore. native passed away April 23 when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in a roadway outside Fallujah.