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AR RAMADI, IRAQ (April 4, 2005) - Corporal Eduardo Munoz, a team leader with 1st Squad, 4th Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, patrols an area on the edge of the city here with his fellow Marines. This is the 24-year-old Mission, Texas, native's second time in Iraq fighting the War on Terrorism, and he plans on making a career out of the Marine. He has a wife, Sonia, and four-week-old son, Eduardo Jr., waiting for him back home. Photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan - AR RAMADI, IRAQ (April 4, 2005) - Corporal Eduardo Munoz, a team leader with 1st Squad, 4th Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, patrols an area on the edge of the city here with his fellow Marines. This is the 24-year-old Mission, Texas, native's second time in Iraq fighting the War on Terrorism, and he plans on making a career out of the Marine. He has a wife, Sonia, and four-week-old son, Eduardo Jr., waiting for him back home. Photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan

050509-M-7364D-001 CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, AR RAMADI, Iraq -- Seaman Martin Shepherd is a 20-year-old Corpsman here with the 2nd Marine Division's Battalion Aid Station. The Elizabeth, N.J. native is leaving for the first time as the sole Corpsman for the division's Marksmanship Training Unit (MTU). It's a challenge he's been striving for since he joined the unit. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stephen D'Alessio (RELEASED) - 050509-M-7364D-001 CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, AR RAMADI, Iraq -- Seaman Martin Shepherd is a 20-year-old Corpsman here with the 2nd Marine Division's Battalion Aid Station. The Elizabeth, N.J. native is leaving for the first time as the sole Corpsman for the division's Marksmanship Training Unit (MTU). It's a challenge he's been striving for since he joined the unit. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stephen D'Alessio (RELEASED)

AR RAMADI, Iraq (May 15, 2005) - Lance Cpl. Josiah R. Hirsch, a rifleman and team leader with 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, takes a knee and provides security for his fellow Marines during a patrol in the city here. The 19-year-old from Dublin, Calif., was made a team leader two months after his infantry battalion arrived in Iraq and began conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The 2004 Valley Christian High School graduate has been in the Corps less than a year. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan - AR RAMADI, Iraq (May 15, 2005) - Lance Cpl. Josiah R. Hirsch, a rifleman and team leader with 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, takes a knee and provides security for his fellow Marines during a patrol in the city here. The 19-year-old from Dublin, Calif., was made a team leader two months after his infantry battalion arrived in Iraq and began conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The 2004 Valley Christian High School graduate has been in the Corps less than a year. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan

Haditha Dam, Al Anbar, Iraq - A tank with 4th Tank Co., 1st Tank battalion attached to 3/25 rollls in from a successful mission. - Haditha Dam, Al Anbar, Iraq - A tank with 4th Tank Co., 1st Tank battalion attached to 3/25 rollls in from a successful mission.

CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq -- Lance Corporal Girouard deployed here for Operation Iraqi Freedom nearly three months ago from her home station at Camp Lejeune, N.C. As an 'admin' clerk, she spends a lot of time behind a computer screen or shuffling paperwork. But as an asset to the infantry, she helps fight back the insurgency. - CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq -- Lance Corporal Girouard deployed here for Operation Iraqi Freedom nearly three months ago from her home station at Camp Lejeune, N.C. As an 'admin' clerk, she spends a lot of time behind a computer screen or shuffling paperwork. But as an asset to the infantry, she helps fight back the insurgency.

FALLUJAH, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Thomas Heinzelman, combat engineer team leader with 2nd Platoon, Company A, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, uses his AN/PSS-14 mine detector to look for concealed threats while helping the infantrymen of Company C, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment fortify their new base of operations here May 10. The 21-year-old Twin Falls, Idaho native and his team build base fortifications and search for hidden munitions to help root out the remaining insurgency here. - FALLUJAH, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Thomas Heinzelman, combat engineer team leader with 2nd Platoon, Company A, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, uses his AN/PSS-14 mine detector to look for concealed threats while helping the infantrymen of Company C, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment fortify their new base of operations here May 10. The 21-year-old Twin Falls, Idaho native and his team build base fortifications and search for hidden munitions to help root out the remaining insurgency here.

AR RAMADI, Iraq (May 17, 2005) - Captain John W. Maloney, commander of Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, watches medical supplies get offloaded from a sea container at the Maternity and Children's Hospital here. The 36-year-old from Chicopee, Mass., joined other Marines with the infantry battalion and soldiers from the Army's 2nd Brigade Combat Team and conducted an operation to improve medical care for residents of the city and foster good will toward coalition forces. The Marines and soldiers delivered four sea containers of medical supplies - valued at more than $500,000 - to the hospital. The supplies ranged from heart monitors and antibiotics to new bed sheets and bandages. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan - AR RAMADI, Iraq (May 17, 2005) - Captain John W. Maloney, commander of Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, watches medical supplies get offloaded from a sea container at the Maternity and Children's Hospital here. The 36-year-old from Chicopee, Mass., joined other Marines with the infantry battalion and soldiers from the Army's 2nd Brigade Combat Team and conducted an operation to improve medical care for residents of the city and foster good will toward coalition forces. The Marines and soldiers delivered four sea containers of medical supplies - valued at more than $500,000 - to the hospital. The supplies ranged from heart monitors and antibiotics to new bed sheets and bandages. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan

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AL QAIM, Iraq (May 8, 2005)- Marines with Regimental Combat Team 2 clear the city of Ubaydi during Operation Matador here. During this fire fight about 60 insurgents were killed by U.S. Forces. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Lucian A. Friel - AL QAIM, Iraq (May 8, 2005)- Marines with Regimental Combat Team 2 clear the city of Ubaydi during Operation Matador here. During this fire fight about 60 insurgents were killed by U.S. Forces. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Lucian A. Friel

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Second Lieutenant Joseph T. Buffamante, the tank commander for 2nd Platoon, Company C, was awarded the Purple Heart here May 16. While on deployment to Iraq, Buffamante's tank was hit by an enemy mortar. - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Second Lieutenant Joseph T. Buffamante, the tank commander for 2nd Platoon, Company C, was awarded the Purple Heart here May 16. While on deployment to Iraq, Buffamante's tank was hit by an enemy mortar.