A U.S. soldier assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, performs a dismounted patrol in a business district in Mosul, Iraq, May 1, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Maj. David Albano


An Iraqi civilian poses for a photo in a shop as U.S. soldiers assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, perform a dismounted patrol in a business district in Mosul, Iraq, May 1, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Maj. David Albano


U.S. soldiers assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, perform a dismounted patrol in a business district in Mosul, Iraq, May 1, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Maj. David Albano


A U.S. soldier assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, conducts a dismounted patrol in a business district in Mosul, Iraq, May 1, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Maj. David Albano


Iraqi civilians pose for a photo in a shop in a business district of Mosul, Iraq, as U.S. soldiers perform a dismounted patrol, May 1, 2006. The soldiers are assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Maj. David Albano


U.S. soldiers assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, conduct a dismounted patrol in a business district in Mosul, Iraq, May 1, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Maj. David Albano


U.S. soldiers conduct a dismounted patrol in a business district in Mosul, Iraq, May 1, 2006. The soldiers are assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Maj. David Albano


U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Paul Volino, assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, conducts a dismounted patrol in a business district in Mosul, Iraq, May 1, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Maj. David Albano


U.S. soldiers perform a dismounted patrol in a business district in Mosul, Iraq, May 1, 2006. The soldiers are assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Maj. David Albano


U.S. soldiers assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, conduct a dismounted patrol in a business district in Mosul, Iraq, May 1, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Maj. David Albano


U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Paul Volino conducts a dismounted patrol in a business district in Mosul, Iraq, May 1, 2006. Volino is assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Maj. David Albano


An Iraqi civilian poses for a photo as U.S. soldiers conduct a dismounted patrol in a business district in Mosul, Iraq, May 1, 2006. The soldiers are assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Maj. David Albano


U.S. soldiers take a break during a dismounted patrol in a business district in Mosul, Iraq, May 1, 2006. The soldiers are assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Maj. David Albano


U.S. soldiers take a break during a dismounted patrol in a business district in Mosul, Iraq, May 1, 2006. The soldiers are assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Maj. David Albano