Iraqi Army Cpl. Husein Abass Husein unloads a box of prayer rugs for a local mosque during Operation Cool Carpet at Gharmah, Iraq, June 9, 2006. The operation involved the efforts of Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment and soldiers from the Iraqi Army to deliver the rugs along with two new air conditioning units. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Skelton


A group of council members came to admire the new air conditioning units and prayers rugs given to a local mosque during Operation Cool Carpet at Gharmah, Iraq, June 9, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Skelton


U.S. Marine Sgt. Juan J. Mendez and a local Iraqi man carry in a new air conditioner for a local mosque during Operation Cool Carpet at Gharmah, Iraq, June 9, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Skelton


U.S. Marine 2nd Lt. Patrick M. Lynch directs Iraqi soldiers where to set up security during Operation Cool Carpet at Gharmah, Iraq, June 9, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Skelton


A local Iraqi man comes to thank the U.S. Marines from 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment and soldiers from the Iraqi Army during Operation Cool Carpet at Gharmah, Iraq, June 9, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Skelton


U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Rudolph A. Gonsior keeps watch as Marines from 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment work alongside soldiers from the Iraqi Army during Operation Cool Carpet at Gharmah, Iraq, June 9, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Skelton