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US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), refueling their Assault Amphibian Vehicles (AAV7A1) on the side of Highway 1, going toward Baghdad, near Az Zubayr, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from the 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion (AAB), Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC) and 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), clear an ally with Assault Amphibian Vehicles (AAV7A1) in Baghdad during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), watch as their fellow Marines prepare to breech a wall in the city of Qa dawi Baghdad with a Assault Amphibian Vehicles (AAV7A1) during of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Marines are armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles

US Marines Corps (USMC) Marines, 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), on patrol outside the city of Qa dawi, Baghdad during of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

With their Assault Amphibian Vehicle (AAV7A1) US Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, and 1ST Tank Battalion, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), clear the streets of Qa dawi Baghdad during of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), blow up captured Iraqi weapons from an armory in Al Kut during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marines Corps (USMC) Assault Amphibian Vehicle (AAV7A1) leads the way into one of Saddam Husseins palaces as the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), begins to take over the grounds during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), gather with their Assault Amphibian Vehicles (AAV7A1) at an Iraqi Armory in Al Kut

US Marines Corps (USMC) Marines with the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), staged with their Assault Amphibian Vehicles (AAV7A1) outside one of Saddam Husseins palaces in Baghdad during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), wait next to their Assault Amphibian Vehicle (AAV7A1) as they prepare to enter the city of Qa dawi, Baghdad during of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM

Base: Qa Dawi

State: Baghdad

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C. Quihuis Jr, 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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