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CAMP AL QA'IM, Iraq (Nov. 17, 2005) -- Paintsville, Ky., native Lance Cpl. Scotty R. Price, rifleman, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team - 2, fires a Light Antitank Weapon at a possible insurgent position during Operation Steel Curtain. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jerad W. Alexander) - CAMP AL QA'IM, Iraq (Nov. 17, 2005) -- Paintsville, Ky., native Lance Cpl. Scotty R. Price, rifleman, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team - 2, fires a Light Antitank Weapon at a possible insurgent position during Operation Steel Curtain. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jerad W. Alexander)

UBAYDI, Iraq ? Providing security, Petty Officer 1st Class Shepley A. Reimer, 30, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Reconnaissance Platoon corpsman with 1st Platoon, Company A, watches thru the scope of his M-14 sniper rifle on a rooftop here Nov. 19. For Recon Marines, their specialized jobs are vital in supporting infantry Marines on the advance. - UBAYDI, Iraq ? Providing security, Petty Officer 1st Class Shepley A. Reimer, 30, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Reconnaissance Platoon corpsman with 1st Platoon, Company A, watches thru the scope of his M-14 sniper rifle on a rooftop here Nov. 19. For Recon Marines, their specialized jobs are vital in supporting infantry Marines on the advance.

CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, RAMADI, Iraq - Sergeant Mohamed S. Salim a platoon sergeant with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment gives orders to his fellow Marines during a routine patrol. Salim and the Marines from his platoon have conducts nearly 100 patrols through the streets of Ar Ramadi that surround the camp here. Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ryan S. Scranton - CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, RAMADI, Iraq - Sergeant Mohamed S. Salim a platoon sergeant with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment gives orders to his fellow Marines during a routine patrol. Salim and the Marines from his platoon have conducts nearly 100 patrols through the streets of Ar Ramadi that surround the camp here. Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ryan S. Scranton

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (Nov. 15, 2005)- Capt. Christopher S. Ieva, a North Brunswick, N.J., native receives a Bronze Star Medal from BGen. Joseph J. McMenamin, the assistant division commander. Ieva received the award for his actions as Commanding Officer of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team-2, 2nd Marine Division during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED) - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (Nov. 15, 2005)- Capt. Christopher S. Ieva, a North Brunswick, N.J., native receives a Bronze Star Medal from BGen. Joseph J. McMenamin, the assistant division commander. Ieva received the award for his actions as Commanding Officer of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team-2, 2nd Marine Division during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED)

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AR RAMADI, Iraq (November 16, 2005) - Marines with I Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and soldiers from the local Iraqi Army patrol through the streets of Ar Ramadi Nov. 16. The patrol was one of the first joint patrols to be planned and executed almost entirely by the IA. Photo by Cpl. Shane Suzuki - AR RAMADI, Iraq (November 16, 2005) - Marines with I Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and soldiers from the local Iraqi Army patrol through the streets of Ar Ramadi Nov. 16. The patrol was one of the first joint patrols to be planned and executed almost entirely by the IA. Photo by Cpl. Shane Suzuki

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- Lance Cpl. John T. Shepard, a boat mechanic formerly with Small Craft Company, Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, is presented his Purple Heart Medal here Nov. 10. The 31-year-old Athens, Ga. native was wounded in August in Ramadi, Iraq, when numerous insurgents ambushed members of his unit as they were patrolling the city streets. - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- Lance Cpl. John T. Shepard, a boat mechanic formerly with Small Craft Company, Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, is presented his Purple Heart Medal here Nov. 10. The 31-year-old Athens, Ga. native was wounded in August in Ramadi, Iraq, when numerous insurgents ambushed members of his unit as they were patrolling the city streets.

U.S. Marines with Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marines clear rooms inside the Joint Direct Attack Munitions palace during a training exercise on Camp Blue Diamond, Iraq, Nov. 15, 2005. The 2nd Marine Division conducts counterinsurgency operations to facilitate the creation of a secure environment that enables Iraqi self-reliance and self-governance. DoD photo by Cpl. James P. Douglas, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released) - U.S. Marines with Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marines clear rooms inside the Joint Direct Attack Munitions palace during a training exercise on Camp Blue Diamond, Iraq, Nov. 15, 2005. The 2nd Marine Division conducts counterinsurgency operations to facilitate the creation of a secure environment that enables Iraqi self-reliance and self-governance. DoD photo by Cpl. James P. Douglas, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)

KARABILAH, Iraq ? Marines march into western Karabilah during Operation Steel Curtain Nov. 8. The Marines assigned to 3rd Platoon, Company E, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, participated in the offensive against insurgents within border towns on the Lower Euphrates River Valley recently. - KARABILAH, Iraq ? Marines march into western Karabilah during Operation Steel Curtain Nov. 8. The Marines assigned to 3rd Platoon, Company E, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, participated in the offensive against insurgents within border towns on the Lower Euphrates River Valley recently.

UBAYDI, Iraq ? With a full moon shining in the night sky, Marines rise to pack their gear and put on their equipment at an assembly area before moving towards Ubaydi during the early morning hours of Nov. 14. The Marines, assigned to 3rd Platoon, Company E, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, participated in Operation Steel Curtain against insurgents here and within other border towns on the Lower Euphrates River Valley recently. - UBAYDI, Iraq ? With a full moon shining in the night sky, Marines rise to pack their gear and put on their equipment at an assembly area before moving towards Ubaydi during the early morning hours of Nov. 14. The Marines, assigned to 3rd Platoon, Company E, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, participated in Operation Steel Curtain against insurgents here and within other border towns on the Lower Euphrates River Valley recently.