U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joe A. Salinas, squad leader for 3rd Squad, 4th Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, questions an Iraqi man about any insurgent activity during a mission, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, June 28, 2005. U.S. Marines conducted a patrol through a portion of their company’s area of operations to locate enemy sniper positions. The observation post has been taking sporadic sniper fire from the area around it. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan


U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joe A. Salinas, squad leader for 3rd Squad, 4th Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, hands an Iraqi woman a coalition forces flier during a mission in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, June 28, 2005. U.S. Marines conducted a patrol through a portion of their company’s area of operations to locate enemy sniper positions. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan


U.S. Marine Corps Pvt. First Class Alan J. Maria, a rifleman with 3rd Squad, 4th Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, provides security around a street corner during a mission in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, June 28, 2005. U.S. Marines conducted a patrol through a portion of their company’s area of operations to locate enemy sniper positions. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan


U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joe A. Salinas, squad leader for 3rd Squad, 4th Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, hands out coalition forces fliers during a mission in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, June 28, 2005. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan


U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Neal R. Bassett, a mortar man with 3rd Squad, 4th Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, conducts a test to determine if a man has explosive residual on his hands during a mission in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, June 28, 2005. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan


U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joe A. Salinas, squad leader for 3rd Squad, 4th Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, searches an Iraqi man’s car during a mission in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, June 28, 2005. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan


U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Steven R. Seeley, a machine gunner with 3rd Squad, 4th Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, patrols a street in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, with his comrades June 28, 2005. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan


U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joe A. Salinas, squad leader for 3rd Squad, 4th Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, checks an Iraqi man’s identification card during a mission in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, June 28, 2005. U.S. Marines conducted a patrol through a portion of their company’s area of operations to locate enemy sniper positions. The observation post has been taking sporadic sniper fire from the area around it. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tom Sloan