U.S. Marines assigned to Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, dismount and prepare to patrol and search for weapons caches in a local village during an operation in Saqlawiyah, Iraq, Dec. 5, 2005.U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mark E. Morrow


Local men stop working to watch U.S. Marines patrol through their village to search houses for weapons caches during an operation in Saqlawiyah, Iraq, Dec. 5, 2005. The Marines are assigned to Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mark E. Morrow


U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Paul Schilling, a dog handler attached with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, uses his K-9, Bosco, to search for weapon caches during an operation in Saqlawiyah, Iraq, Dec. 5, 2005. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mark E. Morrow


U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Shane Wimbles, a fire-team leader assigned to Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, questions a local man while conducting cordon and knock searches during an operation in Saqlawiyah, Iraq, Dec. 5, 2005. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mark E. Morrow


U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Witcomb, an engineer attached to Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, uses a metal detector to search a local village for hidden weapons caches during an operation in Saqlawiyah, Iraq, Dec. 5, 2005. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mark E. Morrow


U.S. Marines assigned to Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, patrol through a field during an operation to search for hidden weapons caches in Saqlawiyah, Iraq, Dec. 5, 2005. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mark E. Morrow


U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Albert Maas, the executive officer for 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and Sgt. Roy Archer search a boat for weapons while on patrol in Saqlawiyah, Iraq, Dec. 6, 2005. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mark E. Morrow