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CAMP RAMADI, Ar Ramadi, Iraq (April 19, 2005) -First Lt. Stephen G. Lewis, executive officer, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, delivers a tribute to the late commanding officer of Company B, Capt. Jamie C. Edge, during a memorial ceremony in the dining facility here. Edge, a 32-year-old Marine leader from Virginia Beach, Va., was killed by enemy fire while conducting a combat patrol with his men. He's best remembered for being hardworking, dedicated, professional and caring. Edge is survived by his wife, Krissy, and two daughters, Helena and Rachel. Photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan - CAMP RAMADI, Ar Ramadi, Iraq (April 19, 2005) -First Lt. Stephen G. Lewis, executive officer, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, delivers a tribute to the late commanding officer of Company B, Capt. Jamie C. Edge, during a memorial ceremony in the dining facility here. Edge, a 32-year-old Marine leader from Virginia Beach, Va., was killed by enemy fire while conducting a combat patrol with his men. He's best remembered for being hardworking, dedicated, professional and caring. Edge is survived by his wife, Krissy, and two daughters, Helena and Rachel. Photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan

SAQLAWIYAH, Iraq - Pfc. Eric Gunderson, a rifleman with 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, provides security outside city hall here April 27. The 22-year-old Madelia, Minn. native and his unit are currently working with the local security forces to search for illegal weapons and root out remaining insurgents. - SAQLAWIYAH, Iraq - Pfc. Eric Gunderson, a rifleman with 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, provides security outside city hall here April 27. The 22-year-old Madelia, Minn. native and his unit are currently working with the local security forces to search for illegal weapons and root out remaining insurgents.

Haqlaniyah, Al Anbar, Iraq.-- Cpl. Kennedy inflates soccer balls in the back of a Humvee for Iraqi children. Soccer balls are a favorite among the kids. Marines handed out other items like school supplies and Beanie Babies. Some parents received four or five bags of school supplies for all their children. (Photo by LCpl. Marc Fencil. ) - Haqlaniyah, Al Anbar, Iraq.-- Cpl. Kennedy inflates soccer balls in the back of a Humvee for Iraqi children. Soccer balls are a favorite among the kids. Marines handed out other items like school supplies and Beanie Babies. Some parents received four or five bags of school supplies for all their children. (Photo by LCpl. Marc Fencil. )

Camp Abu Ghurayb, IRAQ - Hospitalman 3rd Class Kipp A. Petry, a 42-year-old corpsman with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, Regimental Combat Team-1, and native of El Paso, Texas, emerges from the water during his baptism aboard Camp Abu Ghurayb, Iraq March 6. Petry felt the service held more significance due to his role in building the baptismal pit. - Camp Abu Ghurayb, IRAQ - Hospitalman 3rd Class Kipp A. Petry, a 42-year-old corpsman with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, Regimental Combat Team-1, and native of El Paso, Texas, emerges from the water during his baptism aboard Camp Abu Ghurayb, Iraq March 6. Petry felt the service held more significance due to his role in building the baptismal pit.

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SAQLAWIYAH, Iraq - From left to right, back: Capt. Daniel Zappa, Company A, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment commander, Maj. Chris E. Phelps, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment civil affairs team leader, Remy, an interpreter, and Iraqi Maj. Alaa Al Deen, the commander of the Iraqi troops here, meet with the city council here April 27. City leaders such as Saqlawiyah's mayor, chief of police, and numerous tribal sheiks met with Marines and Iraqi forces here to discuss security and civil-military concerns. - SAQLAWIYAH, Iraq - From left to right, back: Capt. Daniel Zappa, Company A, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment commander, Maj. Chris E. Phelps, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment civil affairs team leader, Remy, an interpreter, and Iraqi Maj. Alaa Al Deen, the commander of the Iraqi troops here, meet with the city council here April 27. City leaders such as Saqlawiyah's mayor, chief of police, and numerous tribal sheiks met with Marines and Iraqi forces here to discuss security and civil-military concerns.

CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, Iraq - Brigadier Gen. Joseph J. McMenamin, assistant division commander for 2nd Marine Division, shakes hands with Gunnery Sgt. William Easton, staff non commissioned officer-in-charge of 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance after he received 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. Easton 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, shakes hands with Gunnery Sgt. William Easton, staff non commissioned officer-in-charge of 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance after he received 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. Easton 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) - 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)