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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brandon Shofner, assigned to 2nd Combat Engineers, prepares C4 charges to destroy unidentified explosive ordnance found during his sweep for weapon caches in Kharma, Iraq, Sept. 21, 2005. The 2nd Marine Division conducts counterinsurgency operations with Iraqi security forces to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces in the area. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Hutchison


U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines Regiment, enter a building to meet with sheiks in Kharma, Iraq, Sept. 20, 2005. The 2nd Marine Division conducts counterinsurgency operations with Iraqi security forces to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces in the area. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Hutchison


U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Tyler Swisher, commanding officer of Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines Regiment, speaks with a local sheik in Kharma, Iraq, Sept. 20, 2005. The 2nd Marine Division conducts counterinsurgency operations with Iraqi security forces to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces in the area. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Hutchison


U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Mark Banks, assigned to the Battalion Aid Station, Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines Regiment, examines a sick child in Kharma, Iraq, Sept. 20, 2005. The 2nd Marine Division conducts counterinsurgency operations with Iraqi security forces to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces in the area. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Hutchison


U.S. Marines with 2nd Combat Engineers prepare their gear to search for weapon caches in Kharma, Iraq, Sept. 21, 2005. The 2nd Marine Division conducts counterinsurgency operations with Iraqi security forces to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces in the area.U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Hutchison


U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tatreaus Gray and Lance Cpl. Anthony Glover inspect a roof during a presence patrol in Kharma, Iraq, Sept. 21, 2005. Gray and Glover are assigned to the 3rd Squad, 4th Platoon, Company Golf, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines. The 2nd Marine Division conducts counterinsurgency operations with Iraqi security forces to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces in the area. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Hutchison