
Lance Cpl. Richard D. Pietrulewiez sits behind his M-240G machine gun at the entry point of Traffic Control Point Flea at Al Asad, Iraq, Oct. 24. Pietrulewiez is a greeter at the traffic control point and is with 3rd Squad, 1st Platoon, India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Wing Support Group 37 (Reinforced), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward). He is a native of Allentown, Pa. USMC photo by Cpl. James B. Hoke