U.S. Army Spc. Mason Garner maintains convoy security while on a civil affairs mission to the city of Musayyib, Iraq, June 12, 2005. Garner is assigned to Scout Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, part of the 155th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. military personnel attached to the 155th Brigade Combat Team are deployed to Forward Operating Base Iskandariyah in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Edward G. Martens


A young boy waves the Iraqi flag given to him by U.S. Army personnel conducting a civil affairs mission to a village near the city of Musayyib, Iraq, June 12, 2005. U.S. military personnel assigned to Scout Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, part of the 155th Brigade Combat Team, are deployed to Forward Operating Base Iskandariyah in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Edward G. Martens


U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Adam Contreras stands a perimeter watch for his convoy in a village near the city of Musayyib, Iraq, while on a civil affairs mission, June 12, 2005. Contreras is assigned to Scout Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, part of the 155th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. military personnel assigned to the 155th Brigade Combat Team are deployed to Forward Operating Base Iskandariyah in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Edward G. Martens


Young girls wave an Iraqi flag given to them by U.S. Army personnel conducting a civil affairs mission in a village near the city of Musayyib, Iraq, June 12, 2005. U.S. military personnel assigned to Scout Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, part of the 155th Brigade Combat Team, are deployed to Forward Operating Base Iskandariyah in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Edward G. Martens


U.S. Army Spc. Roger Rich visits with an Iraqi child during a stop in a village near the city of Musayyib, Iraq, while on a civil affairs mission, June 12, 2005. Rich is assigned to Scout Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, part of the 155th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. military personnel assigned to the 155th Brigade Combat Team are deployed to Forward Operating Base Iskandariyah in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Edward G. Martens


U.S. Army Spc. Artez Briseno interacts with Iraqi children in a village near the city of Musayyib, Iraq, while on a civil affairs mission, June 12, 2005. Briseno is attached to Charlie Company, 9th Battalion, 4th Psychological Operations Group, part of the 155th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. military personnel assigned to the 155th Brigade Combat Team are deployed to Forward Operating Base Iskandariyah in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Edward G. Martens


U.S. Army Spc. Anthony Myers purchases some fresh fruit and vegetables from a local market in a village near the city of Musayyib, Iraq, while on a civil affairs mission, June 12, 2005. Myers is a medic assigned to Scout Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, part of the 155th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. military personnel assigned to the 155th Brigade Combat Team are deployed to Forward Operating Base Iskandariyah in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Edward G. Martens


U.S. Army Spc. Teron Benjamin watches members of his unit meet with Iraqi citizens in a village near the city of Musayyib, Iraq, while on a civil affairs mission, June 13, 2005. Benjamin is assigned to Scout Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, part of the 155th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. military personnel assigned to the 155th Brigade Combat Team are deployed to Forward Operating Base Iskandariyah in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Edward G. Martens