MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (April 24, 2006)- Maj. Shaun Fitzpatrick holds the display dedicated to 8th Marine Regiment, which holds the flag flown on a NASA space shuttle over Camp Fallujah, Iraq. The shuttle flew over while Regimental Combat Team-8 was stationed there. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Athanasios L. Genos (RELEASED) - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (April 24, 2006)- Maj. Shaun Fitzpatrick holds the display dedicated to 8th Marine Regiment, which holds the flag flown on a NASA space shuttle over Camp Fallujah, Iraq. The shuttle flew over while Regimental Combat Team-8 was stationed there. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Athanasios L. Genos (RELEASED)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (April 21, 2006)- Laura Youngblood, of Long Island, N.Y., mourns the loss of her husband Petty Officer 3rd Class Travis L. Youngblood, a corpsman with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment who was killed in action in Iraq while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED) - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (April 21, 2006)- Laura Youngblood, of Long Island, N.Y., mourns the loss of her husband Petty Officer 3rd Class Travis L. Youngblood, a corpsman with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment who was killed in action in Iraq while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (April 21, 2006)- Marines from Company E, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment pass by and hug the family members of Sgt. Sean Miles, their fallen comrade-in-arms, who laid down his life to save that of another Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Who T. Hellever (RELEASED) - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (April 21, 2006)- Marines from Company E, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment pass by and hug the family members of Sgt. Sean Miles, their fallen comrade-in-arms, who laid down his life to save that of another Marine. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Who T. Hellever (RELEASED)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (April 20, 2006)- Cpl. Franklin E. Martinez, 21, from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005. He spent seven months in Husaybah, Iraq at Camp Gannon and said he learned a lot about the way Iraqis live and their culture. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED) - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (April 20, 2006)- Cpl. Franklin E. Martinez, 21, from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005. He spent seven months in Husaybah, Iraq at Camp Gannon and said he learned a lot about the way Iraqis live and their culture. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Cpl. Patrick Geary is a 24-year-old Virginia Beach, Va., native assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. He helps keep the cannons in the fight by acquiring the components necessary to maintain and refurbish them. - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Cpl. Patrick Geary is a 24-year-old Virginia Beach, Va., native assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. He helps keep the cannons in the fight by acquiring the components necessary to maintain and refurbish them.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (April 12, 2006)- Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division conduct a vehicle safety inspection before the Easter four-day holiday weekend. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED) - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (April 12, 2006)- Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division conduct a vehicle safety inspection before the Easter four-day holiday weekend. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (April 19, 2006)- Pfc. Dominic S. Lockwood, a Marine with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, has made two deployments to Iraq. The Charleston, S.C., native said there was a huge difference in the deployments and that the conditions in Iraq have improved. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED) - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (April 19, 2006)- Pfc. Dominic S. Lockwood, a Marine with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, has made two deployments to Iraq. The Charleston, S.C., native said there was a huge difference in the deployments and that the conditions in Iraq have improved. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (April 19, 2006)- Cpl. Leon Shatkin, of Elizabeth, N.J., deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. He spent the majority of his time in Kuwait fixing military vehicles to prepare them for combat operations. He was injured and unable to return to Iraq, but says his time there will be in his mind forever. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED) - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (April 19, 2006)- Cpl. Leon Shatkin, of Elizabeth, N.J., deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. He spent the majority of his time in Kuwait fixing military vehicles to prepare them for combat operations. He was injured and unable to return to Iraq, but says his time there will be in his mind forever. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Lance Cpl. Brian J. Larsen, a small arms repair technician with Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, inspects the components of an M2 .50 caliber machinegun inside the armory here April 19. Larsen, a 22-year-old Clarkston, Mich., native, and several other Marines work to keep more than 1,000 rifles, shotguns and machineguns operational for the Marines and sailors in the battalion. - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Lance Cpl. Brian J. Larsen, a small arms repair technician with Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, inspects the components of an M2 .50 caliber machinegun inside the armory here April 19. Larsen, a 22-year-old Clarkston, Mich., native, and several other Marines work to keep more than 1,000 rifles, shotguns and machineguns operational for the Marines and sailors in the battalion.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (April, 13, 2006)- Maj. Patrick M McGee was awarded a Bronze Star Medal by 2nd Marine Division's commanding general, Maj. Gen. Richard A Huck during a ceremony here. McGee spent a year in Iraq as the assistant division air officer, overseeing assault air operations and casualty medical evacuations. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Athanasios L. Genos (RELEASED) - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (April, 13, 2006)- Maj. Patrick M McGee was awarded a Bronze Star Medal by 2nd Marine Division's commanding general, Maj. Gen. Richard A Huck during a ceremony here. McGee spent a year in Iraq as the assistant division air officer, overseeing assault air operations and casualty medical evacuations. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Athanasios L. Genos (RELEASED)