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CAMP HURRICANE POINT, Ar Ramadi, Iraq (April 16, 2005) -Navy Lt. j.g Mike A. Quaresimo, information operations officer, Information Operation, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, holds up his right hand and takes his oath of office during a promotion ceremony here. The 32-year-old from Poughkeepsie, N.Y., was promoted to the rank of Navy lieutenant in front of more than 30 service members with the infantry battalion who attended to honor him on his day of advancement. Quaresimo volunteered to accompany warriors with 1st Battalion, 5th Marines on their deployment to Ar Ramadi in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan - CAMP HURRICANE POINT, Ar Ramadi, Iraq (April 16, 2005) -Navy Lt. j.g Mike A. Quaresimo, information operations officer, Information Operation, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, holds up his right hand and takes his oath of office during a promotion ceremony here. The 32-year-old from Poughkeepsie, N.Y., was promoted to the rank of Navy lieutenant in front of more than 30 service members with the infantry battalion who attended to honor him on his day of advancement. Quaresimo volunteered to accompany warriors with 1st Battalion, 5th Marines on their deployment to Ar Ramadi in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan

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AR RAMADI, Iraq (April 13, 2005) - Lance Cpl. Chen Chen, a rifleman with 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, aims his weapon down a street here and posts security for his fellow squad members as the cross from one side to the other. The 19-year-old Los Angeles native originally from Beijing, and other Marines with 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, conducted a combat patrol through the southern portion of the city where insurgents have actively been engaging coalition forces. Insurgents engaged the leathernecks in drive-by shooting midway through their combat patrol. Photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan - AR RAMADI, Iraq (April 13, 2005) - Lance Cpl. Chen Chen, a rifleman with 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, aims his weapon down a street here and posts security for his fellow squad members as the cross from one side to the other. The 19-year-old Los Angeles native originally from Beijing, and other Marines with 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, conducted a combat patrol through the southern portion of the city where insurgents have actively been engaging coalition forces. Insurgents engaged the leathernecks in drive-by shooting midway through their combat patrol. Photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan

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SAQLAWIYAH, Iraq - Maj. Chris E. Phelps, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment's civil affairs team leader, shakes hands with some local farmers while patrolling alongside Company A, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment personnel here. Civil affairs Marines are conducting assessments on the community here to determine what utilities and services the local population needs. - SAQLAWIYAH, Iraq - Maj. Chris E. Phelps, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment's civil affairs team leader, shakes hands with some local farmers while patrolling alongside Company A, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment personnel here. Civil affairs Marines are conducting assessments on the community here to determine what utilities and services the local population needs.

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AR RAMADI, Iraq (April 11, 2005) - Corporal Michael J. Kelly, a team leader with 2nd Squad, 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, questions an Iraqi boy on a bicycle why he's following his squad. The boy followed Marines with 2nd Squad, 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, for more than 20 minutes as they conducted a patrol through the streets here. The boy also changed close in an effort to disguise himself, but Kelly, a 22-year-old Boston native, wasn't fooled. Kelly questioned the boy because of his suspicious activity. Photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan - AR RAMADI, Iraq (April 11, 2005) - Corporal Michael J. Kelly, a team leader with 2nd Squad, 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, questions an Iraqi boy on a bicycle why he's following his squad. The boy followed Marines with 2nd Squad, 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, for more than 20 minutes as they conducted a patrol through the streets here. The boy also changed close in an effort to disguise himself, but Kelly, a 22-year-old Boston native, wasn't fooled. Kelly questioned the boy because of his suspicious activity. Photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan

Al Ubayd, Iraq (April 12, 2005)- Staff Sgt. Christopher A. Griffeth, the civil affairs chief with 5th Civil Affairs Group, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team-2 interviews a local gas station owner on the amount of gas the area uses, needs and the amount of supplies they need here Arpil 12. Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED) - Al Ubayd, Iraq (April 12, 2005)- Staff Sgt. Christopher A. Griffeth, the civil affairs chief with 5th Civil Affairs Group, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team-2 interviews a local gas station owner on the amount of gas the area uses, needs and the amount of supplies they need here Arpil 12. Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED)

HUSAYBAH, Iraq - A sign welcoming those crossing the Syrian border to Iraq near Camp Gannon stands as a testiment of the Marines determination against the insurgents who attacked their camp with suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices, small arms fire and RPGs April 11. Heavy small arms fire from insurgents destroyed the signs once pristine apperance. - HUSAYBAH, Iraq - A sign welcoming those crossing the Syrian border to Iraq near Camp Gannon stands as a testiment of the Marines determination against the insurgents who attacked their camp with suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices, small arms fire and RPGs April 11. Heavy small arms fire from insurgents destroyed the signs once pristine apperance.

AR RAMADI, Iraq (April 11, 2005) - Corporal Michael J. Kelly, a team leader with 2nd Squad, 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, questions an Iraqi boy on a bicycle why he's following his squad. The boy followed Marines with 2nd Squad, 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, for more than 20 minutes as they conducted a patrol through the streets here. The boy also changed close in an effort to disguise himself, but Kelly, a 22-year-old Boston native, wasn't fooled. Kelly questioned the boy because of his suspicious activity. Photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan - AR RAMADI, Iraq (April 11, 2005) - Corporal Michael J. Kelly, a team leader with 2nd Squad, 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, questions an Iraqi boy on a bicycle why he's following his squad. The boy followed Marines with 2nd Squad, 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, for more than 20 minutes as they conducted a patrol through the streets here. The boy also changed close in an effort to disguise himself, but Kelly, a 22-year-old Boston native, wasn't fooled. Kelly questioned the boy because of his suspicious activity. Photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan