
CROSSROADS — A flock of ducks attempts to waddle through a patrol of Stryker light armored vehicles on the outskirts of Mosul, Iraq, Oct. 20, 2005. U.S. soldiers of Company A, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Richardson, Alaska, conducted the patrol. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jeremy D. Crisp