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A small Iraqi girl carries a Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) along a roadside in Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. US Military forces passing by donated the MRE
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US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Heidi Schuerger (right), SENIOR Non-Commissioned Officer (SNCO), 4th Civil Affairs Group (CAG), greets a local Iraqi restaurant owner in the town of Hilla, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
New Recruits with the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) begin their morning run. The training of the ICDC Soldiers is taking place at India Base in Nasir Waal Salaam, Iraq (IRQ) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) Marines assigned to 3rd Battalion, 23 Marine Regiment (3/23), 4th Civil Affairs Group (4th CAG), Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) Combat Visual Information Center (CVIC), and MARFORRES Public Affairs eat lunch at a local restaurant near As Suwayrah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Heidi Schuerger, SENIOR Non-Commissioned Officer (SNCO), 4th Civil Affairs Group (CAG), accepts a gift from two local Iraqi women, during a meeting held to discuss women's issues in the new Iraq, in Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
Military members of the Australian Army and Air Force serve dinner to US Air Force (USAF) Airmen at the Baghdad Bistro Dining Facility in Baghdad International Airport (BIAP), Iraq (IRQ). The Australian troops volunteered this service to show their gratitude to the USAF Services that normally maintain dining operations at this Dining Facility during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Army (USA) Sergeant First Class (SFC) Gerri Baker (right), assigned to the 263rd Personnel Services Detachment, Michigan Army National Guard (MIARNG), reunites with her daughter Vicki, after arriving home in Lansing, Michigan (MI), returning from a one-year deployment to Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (A3695)
A 21-year old Iraqi woman named Shaimma (right), contracted as a food service helper by the US Army Reserve (USAR) 402nd Civil Affairs Group (CAG), cleans tables following the breakfast meal at the Civil Military Operations Center (CMOC), located in Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM
Base: Al Kut
State: Wasit
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
The United States Marine Corps traces its roots to the Continental Marines of the American Revolutionary War, formed by a resolution of the Second Continental Congress on 10 November 1775. That date is celebrated as the Marine Corps's birthday. Throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries, Marine detachments served aboard Navy cruisers, battleships, and aircraft carriers. About 600,000 Americans served in the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II, performed a central role in the Pacific War. The Pacific theatre battles saw fierce fighting between Marines and the Imperial Japanese Army. The Battle of Iwo Jima was arguably the most famous Marine engagement of the war with high losses of 26,000 American casualties and 22,000 Japanese. By the end of WWII, the Corps expanded totaling about 485,000 Marines. Nearly 87,000 Marines were casualties during World War II (including nearly 20,000 killed), and 82 were awarded the Medal of Honor. The Korean War saw the Corps expand from 75,000 regulars to a force of 261,000 Marines, mostly reservists. 30,544 Marines were killed or wounded during the war. During Vietnam War Marines evacuated Saigon. Vietnam was the longest war for Marines. By its end, 13,091 had been killed in action, 51,392 had been wounded. Marines participated in the failed 1980 Iran hostage rescue attempt, the invasion of Grenada, the invasion of Panama. On 23 October 1983, the Marine headquarters building in Beirut, Lebanon, was bombed, causing the highest peacetime losses to the Corps in its history. 220 Marines and 21 other service members were killed. Marines liberated Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War, participated in combat operations in Somalia (1992–1995), and took part in the evacuation of American citizens from the US Embassy in Tirana, Albania. Following the attacks on 11 September 2001, Marine Corps, alongside the other military services, has engaged in global operations around the world in support of War on Terror. Marines were among first sent to Afghanistan in November 2001. Since then, Marine battalions and squadrons have been engaging Taliban and Al-Qaeda forces. U.S. Marines also served in the Iraq War.
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