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FALLUJAH, Iraq - Cpl. Brandon Connelly, an instructor with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment's Iraqi Security Forces training cadre, lectures a class of soldiers and policemen here August 1. The 28-year-old Toms River, N.J. native and his seven teammates school dozens of Iraqi soldiers and policemen every month on topics such as first aid in combat, urban war fighting tactics, and weapons handling skills. - FALLUJAH, Iraq - Cpl. Brandon Connelly, an instructor with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment's Iraqi Security Forces training cadre, lectures a class of soldiers and policemen here August 1. The 28-year-old Toms River, N.J. native and his seven teammates school dozens of Iraqi soldiers and policemen every month on topics such as first aid in combat, urban war fighting tactics, and weapons handling skills.

FALLUJAH, Iraq - Sgt. Jose Martins, chief instructor for 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment's Iraqi Security Forces training cadre, frisks fellow instructor, Pfc. Philip Pepper, as he demonstrates proper personnel searching procedures to Iraqi soldiers during a combat leaders course here. The 26-year-old Queens Village, N.Y. native and his seven teammates school dozens of Iraqi soldiers and policemen every month on topics such as first aid in combat, urban war fighting tactics, and weapons handling skills. - FALLUJAH, Iraq - Sgt. Jose Martins, chief instructor for 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment's Iraqi Security Forces training cadre, frisks fellow instructor, Pfc. Philip Pepper, as he demonstrates proper personnel searching procedures to Iraqi soldiers during a combat leaders course here. The 26-year-old Queens Village, N.Y. native and his seven teammates school dozens of Iraqi soldiers and policemen every month on topics such as first aid in combat, urban war fighting tactics, and weapons handling skills.

CAMP AL QA'IM, Iraq (August 15, 2005)- Master Gunnery Sgt. Paul L. Atherton, 48, the 5th Civil Affairs Group, Detachment 4 chief, recieves his fourth Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal from Lt. Col. Tim Mundy, the commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team-2. The Bloomsburg, Pa., native recived the medal for his actions during Operation Matador in May. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Vince Sumang (RELEASED) - CAMP AL QA'IM, Iraq (August 15, 2005)- Master Gunnery Sgt. Paul L. Atherton, 48, the 5th Civil Affairs Group, Detachment 4 chief, recieves his fourth Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal from Lt. Col. Tim Mundy, the commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team-2. The Bloomsburg, Pa., native recived the medal for his actions during Operation Matador in May. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Vince Sumang (RELEASED)

Camp Ripper, Al Anbar, Iraq (August 14, 2005)-- Regimental Combat Team-2 kennel master Sgt. Allen Smith, a 24- year-old Clinton, S.C., native, and Basco, a 5-year-old Dutch Shepherd, runs a training course. (Official USMC Photo by Corporal Ken Melton) - Camp Ripper, Al Anbar, Iraq (August 14, 2005)-- Regimental Combat Team-2 kennel master Sgt. Allen Smith, a 24- year-old Clinton, S.C., native, and Basco, a 5-year-old Dutch Shepherd, runs a training course. (Official USMC Photo by Corporal Ken Melton)

CAMP RIPPER, AL ASAD, Iraq (August 13, 2005)- Spc. Aaron N. Leva, 26, from Houston and an engineer with Company A, 463rd Engineer Battalion cuts wood to be placed on the new camp chapel. The chapel is being built to allow more people from outside the camp and overall more people attend church services. The construction is expected to be complete by next month. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED) - CAMP RIPPER, AL ASAD, Iraq (August 13, 2005)- Spc. Aaron N. Leva, 26, from Houston and an engineer with Company A, 463rd Engineer Battalion cuts wood to be placed on the new camp chapel. The chapel is being built to allow more people from outside the camp and overall more people attend church services. The construction is expected to be complete by next month. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED)

CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, AR RAMADI, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Emmanuel Jumalon and other members of 3rd Platoon with the camp's guard force make their way back into the gate after a patrol in the area outside the wall, Aug. 14. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stephen D'Alessio (RELEASED) - CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, AR RAMADI, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Emmanuel Jumalon and other members of 3rd Platoon with the camp's guard force make their way back into the gate after a patrol in the area outside the wall, Aug. 14. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Stephen D'Alessio (RELEASED)

Camp Ripper, Al Anbar, Iraq (August 14, 2005)-- Regimental Combat Team-2 kennel master Sgt. Allen Smith, a 24- year-old Clinton, S.C., native, and Basco, a 5-year-old Dutch Shepherd, runs a training course. (Official USMC Photo by Corporal Ken Melton) - Camp Ripper, Al Anbar, Iraq (August 14, 2005)-- Regimental Combat Team-2 kennel master Sgt. Allen Smith, a 24- year-old Clinton, S.C., native, and Basco, a 5-year-old Dutch Shepherd, runs a training course. (Official USMC Photo by Corporal Ken Melton)

CAMP AR RAMADI, Ar Ramadi, Iraq (Aug. 11, 2005) - Lance Cpl. Steven R. Seeley, a machine gunner with 4th Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, kneels down in front of a photo of fallen Lance Cpl. Adam J. Strain and pays his respects during a memorial ceremony here Aug. 11. Marines and Sailors with Camp Pendleton, Calif., -based 1st Battalion, 5th Marines mourned the loss of 21-year-old Strain, a machine gunner with Company B, who fell on Ramadi's urban battlefield Aug. 3 while fighting terror. Seeley and Strain served together and were best friends. Strain was from Smartsville, Calif., and leaves behind his parents, Rob and Karen Strain, and fiance, Barbara Ann Wyclef. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan - CAMP AR RAMADI, Ar Ramadi, Iraq (Aug. 11, 2005) - Lance Cpl. Steven R. Seeley, a machine gunner with 4th Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, kneels down in front of a photo of fallen Lance Cpl. Adam J. Strain and pays his respects during a memorial ceremony here Aug. 11. Marines and Sailors with Camp Pendleton, Calif., -based 1st Battalion, 5th Marines mourned the loss of 21-year-old Strain, a machine gunner with Company B, who fell on Ramadi's urban battlefield Aug. 3 while fighting terror. Seeley and Strain served together and were best friends. Strain was from Smartsville, Calif., and leaves behind his parents, Rob and Karen Strain, and fiance, Barbara Ann Wyclef. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan

050814-M-2607O-001 CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq -- The Marines of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Mairine Regiment say goodbye to the Marines of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment as the last Marines leave the theater of operation after being in country for many months fighting the Global War on Terrorism. - 050814-M-2607O-001 CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq -- The Marines of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Mairine Regiment say goodbye to the Marines of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment as the last Marines leave the theater of operation after being in country for many months fighting the Global War on Terrorism.