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Staff Sgt. Mark Masters, currently assigned to 1st

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Voss, a Survival, Evasion, Resistance

U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Michael Nelson,

Retired Sgt. Saul Martinez, a Wounded Warrior, speaks

Lance Cpl. Hugo Almanza, a team member with the Police

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Battalion are given the 2nd Infantry Battalion Combat Patch at Camp Ar Ramadi, Iraq for active service in a combat zone. Dec. 29, 2004. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Andrew D. Young) (Released)

Iraqi Army soldiers pulls security during a patrol on March 1, 2006 in Mosul, Iraq in Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army PHOTO by SPC. Clydell Kinchen) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. James D. Leach, Company D, 2nd

Marines of Lima Company, 3d Battalion, 3d Marines (3/3),

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US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Caleb B. Clugston, assigned to Company "C", 1ST Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, searches a house looking for weapons and insurgents during a cordon, knock, search and clear operation conducted within the inner city of Fallujah, Iraq. USMC Marines assigned to the 2nd Marine Division are conducting counter-insurgency operations with Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) to isolate and neutralize Anti-Iraqi Forces, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Christopher Wright, 2nd Platoon (PLT), Kilo Company (K CO), 3rd Battalion (BN) 7th Marines (MAR), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), stays in touch via radio from a open field as he sets up security in the streets of Karabilah, Iraq (IRQ). The 1ST MAR DIV, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in the Al Anbar province in Iraq

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Kenneth Hayes, Echo Company (E Co.), 2nd Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Regiment (2/1), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), carries his FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) on patrol through a small village during a Civil Military operation, while participating in a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in Fallujah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

U.S. Marine Corps Lance CPL. Micheal G. KobilJak, Radio Operator, 1ST Battalion, 23rd Marines, posts security during a security halt just outside of Ar Rutbah, Iraq. The 1ST Marine Division is conducting Security and Stabilization Operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq. Dec. 31, 2004. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Richard A. Hilario) (Released)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Thomas Holmes, 2nd Platoon (PLT), Kilo Company (K CO), 3rd Battalion (BN) 7th Marines (MAR), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), over looks Karabilah, Iraq (IRQ), as he sets security for the rest of the platoon. The 1ST MAR DIV, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in the Al Anbar province in Iraq

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CPT) Corry Murphy, Forward Air Controller (FAC), 4th Platoon (PLT), Golf Company (G CO), 2nd Battalion (BN), 2nd Marines (2/2), points toward the next location, during the systematic cordon and search the city of Albu Awda. The Marines are looking for high value insurgent targets as well as illegal weapons and munitions during counter-insurgency operations with Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) to isolate and neutralize Anti Iraqi Forces during Operation HEIMLICH as part of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Christian D. Bauzo, Fire Team Leader, Alpha Company (A Co), Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), looks out a window scanning for enemy insurgents while standing guard in the old city of An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Jerry L. Durrant (left), Commander, Iraqi Security Forces, 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), greets Major (MAJ) Rameis Mohammed Fayaad, Commander, 3rd Company (CO), 60th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Headquarters Post, 5 Kilo area, Camp Ali, Ar Ramadi, Iraq. The 1ST MAR DIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Andrew Reams, assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1ST Marine Division, readies his 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, as he holds security during a patrol into the town of Hadithah, Iraq, while engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Kenneth R. Fouse (foreground), from Company "C", 1ST Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, provides security during a search and clear operation conducted within the inner city of Fallujah, Iraq. USMC Marines assigned to the 2nd Marine Division are conducting counter-insurgency operations with Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) to isolate and neutralize Anti-Iraqi Forces, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM

Base: Camp Fallujah

State: Al Anbar

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: CPL Thomas L. Rodman, 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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