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US Marine Corps Reserves (USMCR) Captain (CAPT) Ray Lopes (center), 2nd Battalion/25th Marines (2/25), Garden City, New York (NY), and Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Magee (right), 1ST Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California (CA), speak with school officials about renovating the local schools in An Nasiriya(h), Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein
US Marine Corps Reserves (USMCR) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Magee, 1ST Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California (CA), speaks with teacher about school supplies for the school in An Nasiriya(h), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein
US Marine Corps Reserves (USMCR) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Magee, 1ST Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California (CA), speaks with an Iraqi school official about renovating the local schools in An Nasiriya(h), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein
US Marine Corps Reserves (USMCR) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Magee, 1ST Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California (CA), talks to a US Navy Seabee about possible renovations to a civilian school in An Nasiriya(h), Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein
US Marine Corps Reserves (USMCR) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Magee, 1ST Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California (CA), speaks with teacher about school supplies for the school in An Nasiriya(h), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein
Captain (CAPT) McFarrland, USMC, Communications Officer, 1ST Reconnaissance Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Division (1MARDIV), Margarita (33 Area), Camp Pendleton, California, meets friends and family during his return home from Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Justin Zachary, 4th Marine Division Headquarters Battalion (HQ BN) Communications Platoon stabilizes the head of USMC LCPL Jario Gonzales, during litter training during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM at Camp Ripper, Kuwait. IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein
US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (Wolf Pack), Camp Pendleton, California, screen the enemy, from a Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) at the intersection of Highway 1 and 27 in Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein
US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (Wolf Pack), Camp Pendleton, California, screen the enemy, from a Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) at the intersection of Highway 1 and 27 in Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein
US Marine Corps Reserves (USMCR) Captain (CAPT) Ray Lopes, 2nd Battalion/25th Marines (2/25), Garden City, New York (NY), and an Iraqi school official, tour a local school in An Nasiriya(h), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM
Base: An Nasariyah
State: Dhi Qar
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Major Command Shown: 25-Feb
Scene Camera Operator: SGT Nicholas S. Hizer, 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.