U.S. Army soldiers from the 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion employ flares to control traffic as they convoy through Al Alam, Iraq, July 14, 2006.U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Melissa Thornhill

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Terry Davis Jr., from 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, observes the surrounding area near Tuz, Iraq, during a convoy mission, July 13, 2006.U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Melissa Thornhill

U.S. Army soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division talk with local farmers during a nine-day operation in search of insurgents in Salah Ad Din, Iraq, July 6, 2006.U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika

U.S. Army soldiers conduct a foot patrol in search of weapon caches and to visit a small village near Mushahda, Iraq, July 17, 2006.U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Larson

U.S. Army soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division, Air Assault, perform a routine inspection of checkpoints guarded by Iraqi army soldiers from the 4th Iraqi Army Division along a main supply route near Samarra, Iraq, July 13, 2006.U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Shawn Hussong

U.S. Army soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division clear ask the residents of a home to wait outside in order to speak with an Iraqi farmer in Salah Ad Din, Iraq, July 6, 2006, as part of a nine-day operation in search of insurgents.U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika

U.S. Army soldiers prepare to search an abandoned building near Mushahda, Iraq, during a reconnaissance patrol in search of weapon caches, July 17, 2006.U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Larson

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Wade, 101st Airborne Division, calls fellow soldiers to the front during a gun battle with insurgents during a nine-day operation in Salah Ad Din, Iraq, July 6, 2006.U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika

Two U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters take off during a patrol in Salah Ad Din, Iraq, July 6, 2006, as part of a nine-day operation in search of insurgents.U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika

Members of the U.S. Army, 101st Airborne Division, walk through a bombed out building after a firefight with insurgents in Salah Ad Din, Iraq, July 6, 2006.U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika

U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Fate provides perimeter security in a rural field near Mushahda, Iraq, during a patrol in search of weapon caches, July 17, 2006.U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Larson