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The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), Secretary of Defense, presents actor Gary Sinese with an inscribed limestone Pentagon during a visit to the CBS studios in Los Angeles, Calif., on Aug. 4, 2005. Secretary Rumsfeld visited the CSI set to thank Sinise personally for his support of the"America Supports You"program through his"Operation Iraqi Children"effort. Sinise is co-founded of Operation Iraqi Children with Seabiscuit author Laura Hillenbrand. The organization collects and ships school supplies and toys to Iraq for distribution by U.S. troops, providing much-needed materials for Iraqi children while boosting the morale of the service members who pass them out. The limestone...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), Secretary of Defense, presents actor Gary Sinese with an inscribed limestone Pentagon More

Marines in an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) are greeted by a pair of Iraqi children as they patrol the city's streets. Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) and MEU Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) are furnishing aid to the Kurdish refugees in the Zakhu area as part of Operation Provide Comfort

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Publ More

Iraqi children watch a passing convoy of US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Delta/Company, 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LARB), 1ST Marine Division, on patrol near the Kuwait-Iraq border, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew P. Roufs, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

A group of Iraqi children play outside a settlement located near the Kuwait-Iraq border, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew P. Roufs, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combin More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LCT) Dave Long, assigned to the 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), 3rd Civil Affairs Group (CAG), distribute candy to local Iraqi children, in the town of Umm Qasr, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Umm Qasr Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Matthew R. Jones Release Status: Released to Pu More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LCT) Dave Long, assigned to the 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), 3rd Civil Affairs Group (CAG), distribute candy to local Iraqi children, in the town of Umm Qasr, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Umm Qasr Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Matthew R. Jones, USMC Release Status: Released More

Some Iraqi children by a makeshift shelter by the side of Highway 27 watch as a convoy passes by in the city of Ash Shumali, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ash Shumali Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Mar Div DM Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jennifer A. Krusen, USMC Release Status: R More

Iraqi children playing in a village on the banks of the Tigris River photographed during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Aguilar, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combin More

Iraqi children wait in the back of a truck while US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Fox/Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), conduct searches of passengers and vehicles at a checkpoint in Central Iraq

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jeff Sisto, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Edward Crofoot, 100th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), 86th Expeditionary Contingency Response Group (ECRG), greets a group of local Iraqi children as he stands a listening/observation post near an airfield in Northern Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Rich Puckett, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsmen (HM) Sandy D.Chapa, attached to the 11th Marines Headquarters (HQ) Battery, provides medical assistance to Iraqi children in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 11th Marines Regiment Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andreas A. Pla More

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Michael ONeal, Civil Affairs SPECIALIST, 486th Civil Affairs Company, passes out candy to a group of Iraqi children during a visit to a village south of An Nasariyah, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Quinton T. Burris, USAF Rel More

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Michael ONeal, Civil Affairs SPECIALIST, 486th Civil Affairs Company, speaks with a group of Iraqi children during a visit to a village south of An Nasariyah, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Quinton T. Burris, USAF Rel More

A group of local Iraqi children try selling their Iraqi dinars currency, to passing military convoys near the port of Umm Qasr Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Umm Qasr Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tammy L. Grider, USAF Release Status: Released t More

Newly liberated Iraqi children gather in the streets and eagerly greet US Military personnel in the town of Qalat Sukkar, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bryan Reed, USMC Release Sta More

A group of Iraqi children gather in the streets and eagerly greet US Military personnel in the town of Qalat Sukkar, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Sggt Bryan Reed, USMC Release Sta More

A group of Iraqi children gather in the streets and eagerly greet US Military personnel in the town of Qalat Sukkar, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Sggt Bryan Reed, USMC Release Sta More

A group of Iraqi children gather in the streets and eagerly greet US Military personnel in the town of Qalat Sukkar, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Sggt Bryan Reed, USMC Release Sta More

Two unidentified US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines sign autographs for Iraqi children in the town of Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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 Shaun Cyr, USMC Release Status: Rel More

A group of Iraqi children enjoy a conversation with a US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), as he guards a perimeter in the town of Qalat Sukkar, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bryan Reed, USMC Release Sta More

A group of Iraqi children gather in the streets and eagerly greet US Military personnel in the town of Qalat Sukkar, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Sggt Bryan Reed, USMC Release Sta More

Newly liberated Iraqi children gather in the streets and eagerly greet US Military personnel in the town of Qalat Sukkar, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Sggt Bryan Reed, USMC Release Sta More

Newly liberated Iraqi children gather in the streets and eagerly greet US Military personnel in the town of Qalat Sukkar, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Sggt Bryan Reed, USMC Release Sta More

Newly liberated Iraqi children gather in the streets and eagerly greet US Military personnel in the town of Qalat Sukkar, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Sggt Bryan Reed, USMC Release Sta More

Associated Press photographer Wally Santana (right) takes photographs as newly liberated Iraqi children gather in the streets and eagerly greet US Military personnel in the town of Qalat Sukkar, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bryan Reed, USMC Release Sta More

An unidentified US Army (USA) soldier hands out treats to local Iraqi children outside a hotel in Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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 Shaun Cyr, USMC Release Status: Re More

Newly liberated Iraqi children gather in the streets and eagerly greet US Military personnel in the town of Qalat Sukkar, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bryan Reed, USMC Release Sta More

Newly liberated Iraqi children gather in the streets and eagerly greet US Military personnel in the town of Qalat Sukkar, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Sggt Bryan Reed, USMC Release Sta More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Ron Johnson, Task Force Tarawa Assistant CHIEF of STAFF, speaks with local Iraqi children in the city of Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Bryan J. Nealy, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se More

Newly liberated Iraqi children gather in the streets and eagerly greet US Military personnel in the town of Qalat Sukkar, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bryan Reed, USMC Release Sta More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel with the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines sit and have their picture taken next to Iraqi children during a break while on a security patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Tank BN Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. An More

Iraqi children give the thumbs up to US military personnel, who are on their way to visit a power plant in Baghdad during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi More

Iraqi children look at US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel near the entrance to the Charlie Company, 1ST Tank Battalion Assembly Area (AA) in Baghdad, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Tank BN Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. An More

Bencherqi Hasnaa, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF), Operations and Training (G-3) and US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant Major (SGM) Stem, 4th Civil Affairs Group (CAG), Camp Pendleton, California (CA), hands out much needed water to Iraqi children from a farm while in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Safwan Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: I MEF Scene Camera Operator: MAJ Kathleen A. Hoard More

Three local Iraqi children pose for a photograph as a US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to the 24th Service Support Group (SSG), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC) uses a Tractor Rubber-tired Articulated Steering Multi-purpose (TRAM) to tear down berms blocking streets and to remove fighting positions along the side of a major roadway at Al Rifa, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Rifa Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bryan Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Pub More

Several local Iraqi children gather and watch as a US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to the 24th Service Support Group (SSG), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC) uses a Tractor Rubber-tired Articulated Steering Multi-purpose (TRAM) to cover and remove abandoned Iraqi fighting positions dug in between two building in Al Rifa, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Rifa Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bryan Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Pub More

A group of local Iraqi children pose for photograph along the side of a major roadway at Al Rifa, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Rifa Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bryan Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Pub More

Iraqi children pose for the camera in the Al Nu'maniyah market place, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Nu'Maniyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Alicia M. Anderson, USMC Release Status: R More

Iraqi children and others play and work in the Al Nu'maniyah market place, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Nu'Maniyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Alicia M. Anderson, USMC Release Status: R More

Begging for food and money, Iraqi children reach through gaps in a defensive concrete wall surrounding the Iraqi Ministry of Defense. One child holds Iraqi money in his hand through a gap, hoping Americans will trade US dollars for Iraqi money as a souvenir

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Nu'Maniyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Alicia M. Anderson, USMC Release Status: R More

A group of local Iraqi children follow US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines as the Marines return to the town of An Nasariyah Iraq, following a mission during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Brent Harvey, USMC Release More

US Marine Corps (USMC) CHIEF Warrant Officer (CWO2) James H. Glass from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 371, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Arizona, speaks to Iraqi children in the city of Ash Shatrah, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ash Shatrah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MARINE WING SUPPORT SQUADRON 3 More

A group of local Iraqi children get candy and treats from US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines as the Marines return to the town of An Nasariyah Iraq, following a mission during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Brent Harvey, USMC Release More

Iraqi children play near the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines base camp guard post, just outside of Muwaafaqiyah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mauricio Campino, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combin More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to B/Company, 2nd Platoon, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), 1ST Brigade, 502nd Infantry Battalion, walk with a large group of excited local Iraqi children while on patrol in Mosul, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Michael Bracken, USA Release Status: Released to Pu More

Iraqi children gather close to the road in order to see the advancing Americans near Kerbala, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Tank BN Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) David Overton, Combat Control Team (CCT), 23rd Special Tactics Squadron (STS), Hurlbert Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL), passes out candy and toys to Iraqi children in Baghdad during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi More

Iraqi children photographed during the re-opening of a school in Abu Grahib, Iraq. The school had been closed down since the start of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combine More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to B/Company, 1ST Platoon, 1ST Brigade, 502nd Infantry Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), armed with 5.56mm M4 Carbines walk with curious Iraqi children as the conduct a street patrol in Mosul, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION Scene Camera Operator: SGT More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) R. Wilson, (left) assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 (MWSS-373, distributes bottle water and Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) packs to local Iraqi children near a Forward Aircraft Refueling Point (FARP) located in Northern Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jason L. Andrade, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

A hand-sketched illustration by US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jack M. Carrillo, showing USMC Marines handing out apples and oranges to small Iraqi children during a humanitarian mission in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Jack M. Carrillo, USMC R More

A group of local Iraqi children greet a US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, armed with a 5.56mm Colt M4 carbine, on patrol through the city streets of Kirkuk, Iraq, during the humanitarian phase of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Billy Johnston, USAF Release Status: Released to More

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescuemen assigned to the 301st Rescue Squadron (RQS), hand out candy to Iraqi children during a security visit at An Nasariyah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane Cuomo, USAF Release S More

A group of local Iraqi children play games on a street corner in the town of Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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 P. Roufs, USMC Release Statu More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Brown, 1ST Marine Division, answers questions as a group of local Iraqi children ask about his gear, in front of the Kut Cemetery, in Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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 P. Roufs, USMC Release Statu More

US Navy (USN) Utilitiesman Third Class (UT3) Justin Walker, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Seven (NMCB-7) entertains a group of Iraqi children, while members of his unit complete repair work inside an local school near An Nasariyah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Quinton T. Burris, USAF Rel More

A group of local Iraqi children from the town of Al Samwah, Iraq, pose for a group photograph as A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to the 1ST Marine Division, arrive in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Samwah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jason L. Andrade, USMC Release Status: Release More

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Keith Liming, a Flight Engineer assigned to the 101st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERS), holds a bag of candy attached to a parachute to air drop to Iraqi children. in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Robert R. Hargr More

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Erwin F. Lessel III, the 86th Airlift Wing (AW) Commander, at Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany (DEU), gives a coin to Maraim, 4, one of the 18 Iraqi children flown in from Baghdad International Airport (BIA), for medical care from hospitals throughout Rheinland-Pfalz, DEU

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: AMN Steve More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Maria Gunther of the 786th Communications Squadron (CS), says hello to one of the 18 Iraqi children flown in from Baghdad International Airport (BIA), for medical care from hospitals throughout Rheinland-Pfalz, DEU

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: AMN Steve More

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Robert Giancarlo shows Iraqi children a new computer system installed in their school by the 506th Expeditionary Communications Squadron (ECS), at Kirkuk Air Base (AB), Iraq (IRQ), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Charlei More

US Army (USA) Captain (CAPT) Richard Cote, Direct Support Team Leader, with the 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion (CAB), 2nd Brigade, tosses candy to a crowd of Iraqi children on at a Baghdad park refurbished by the 422nd CAB

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John L. Houghton More

US Army (USA) Major (MAJ) Jeffery McKone with the 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion (CAB), plays with Iraqi children at a park in Baghdad, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John L. Houghton More

Iraqi children enjoy playground equipment refurbished by the US Army (USA) 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion (CAB). The 422nd CAB has been assisting Baghdad neighborhoods with a variety of community improvements during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John L. Houghton More

A US Army (USA) Soldier with Troop I (Iron Troop), 3rd Squadron (SQD), 2nd Armored Calvary Regiment (ACR), Fort Pope, Louisiana (LA), tosses candy to Iraqi children after a Civil Affairs mission to Marmoud Darneesh School in West Abu Ghurayb, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: West Abu Ghurayb State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John L. Houghton Jr., USAF Relea More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) John Houghton, 1ST Combat Camera Squadron (CTCS), Charleston Air Force Base (AFB) South Carolina (SC), gives candy to Iraqi children sitting on their car in Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Coalition Provisional Authority State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane Heiser, USAF More

Iraqi children play on a garbage mound located in the Abu Ghraib District in Baghdad, Baghdad Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (SUBSTANDARD)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John L. Houghton Jr., USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D More

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Shane Heiser, 1ST Combat Camera Squadron (CTCS), Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), gives away toys to Iraqi children outside the Al-Salhya fire station in Karkh, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Coalition Provisional Authority State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CPA/Strategic Communications Scene Camera Operator More

A U.S. Army Soldier from B Company, 1ST Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, Florida Army National Guard, looks through the scope of an 7.62 mm Al-Kadisa sniper rifle during his visit at Irbil, Iraq, on Dec. 25, 2004. Members of the Flroida Army National Guard handed out toys and gifts to Iraqi children during their visit at Irbil. (USAF PHOTO by SENIOR MASTER SGT. David McCarthy) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Irbil Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT David Mccarthy, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

Iraqi children hold their gifts from U.S. Army Soldiers from B Company, 1ST Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, Florida Army National Guard, during the Soldiers visit at Irbil, Iraq on Dec. 25, 2004. (USAF PHOTO by SENIOR MASTER SGT. David McCarthy) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Irbil Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT David Mccarthy, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

U.S. Army Soldiers from B Company, 1ST Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, Florida Army National Guard, enjoy a snow ball fight during their visit at Irbil, Iraq, on Dec. 25, 2004. The Soldiers handed out toys and gifts to Iraqi children at Irbil. (USAF PHOTO by SENIOR MASTER SGT. David McCarthy) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Irbil Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT David Mccarthy, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

U.S. Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Veuril McDavid, a videographer from the 1ST Combat Camera, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., enjoys the landscape around Irbil, Iraq on Dec. 25, 2004. SENIOR AIRMAN McDavid is in Irbil to document the members of the Florida Army National Guard handing out holiday gifts to Iraqi children. (USAF PHOTO by SENIOR MASTER SGT. David McCarthy) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Irbil Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT David Mccarthy, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

US Army (USA) Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade (AB) horse around with Iraqi children at a Kirkuk, Iraq (IRQ), school open thanks to the efforts of the coalition and local contractors, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeffrey A. Wolfe, USAF Release Status: Released t More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Stacy Otte (kneeling right), Medical Technician, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), Balad Air Base (AB), Iraq (IRQ), hands out school supplies, provided by a Tampa, Florida (FL) school, to Iraqi children in a primary school in Al Anwar, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Anwar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Keith Pelquin (kneeling foreground), 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), Balad Air Base (AB), Iraq (IRQ), hands out school supplies, provided by a Tampa, Florida (FL) school, to Iraqi children in a primary school in Al Anwar, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Anwar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

A local Iraqi woman (cener) holds the hand of one of her children (left) as her young son (right) walks beside her holding a pamphlet given to him by US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Headquarters and Service Company (H&S Co), 2nd Battalion (BN), 7th Marine Regiment (2/7th MAR), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), and US Army (USA) Soldiers, Psychological Operations (PSYOPS), attached to the 1ST MARDIV, warning all Iraqi children not to point any type of weapon at a US or Coalition soldier. This pamphlet distribution operation was conducting during a USMC and USA official civil affairs visit to a primary school located along Alternate Supply Route (ASR) Bronze near the town of Hit, Al Anbar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A local Iraqi woman (cener) holds the hand of one of her children (left) as her young son (right) walks beside her holding a pam More

These local Iraqi school children hold pamphlets given to them by US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Headquarters and Service Company (H&S Co), 2nd Battalion (BN), 7th Marine Regiment (2/7th MAR), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), and US Army (USA) Soldiers, Psychological Operations (PSYOPS), attached to the 1ST MARDIV, warning all Iraqi children not to point any type of weapon at a US or Coalition soldier. This pamphlet distribution operation was conducting during a USMC and USA official civil affairs visit to a primary school located along Alternate Supply Route (ASR) Bronze near the town of Hit, Al Anbar Province, Iraq (IRQ), as they participate in a Security and Stabilization Operation...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: These local Iraqi school children hold pamphlets given to them by US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Headquarters and Service Compa More

Iraqi children throw rocks from inside the K3 (Oil) Pumping Station facility, located near the city of Hadithah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq (IRQ), at US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 3rd Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment (3/4th MAR), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), who are on patrol in Hadithah as part of a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in the area in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hadithah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C. Quihuis, Jr, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

Iraqi children gather around and mug the camera as a member of the US Army (USA) 2nd Platoon (PLT), Bravo Company (B CO), 1-12 Cavalry secures a road in the background during a presence patrol around Sadr City, Iraq (IRQ), near the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Camp Eagle in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sadr City State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ricky A. Bloom, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita More

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1-12 Calvary, armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 rifle, provides street security during a presence patrol as local Iraqi children play in the streets of Sadr City, Iraq. This is near the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Camp Eagle supporting Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Sadr City State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ricky A. Bloom, USAF Release S More

US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 2-12 Calvary, Civil Affairs, Psychological Operations (PSYOPS), and Public Affairs (PA), is greeted by a group of local Iraqi children, near the White Gold projects in Baghdad, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ricky A. Bloom, USAF Release Status: Released to More

US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 2-12 Calvary, Civil Affairs, Psychological Operations (PSYOPS), and Public Affairs (PA) prepare to hand out shoes for local Iraqi children near the White Gold projects in Baghdad, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ricky A. Bloom, USAF Release Status: Released to More

A US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT) 2-12 Cavalry comprised of Civil Affairs, Psychological Operation (PSYOPS), and Public Affairs (PA) personnel hands out comic books to Iraqi children, near the White Gold projects in Baghdad, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ricky A. Bloom, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

Two small Iraqi children look under a gate as US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 2-12 Calvary, Civil Affairs, conduct operations near a checkpoint at Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ricky A. Bloom, USAF Release Status: Released to More

US Army (USA) First Calvary Division (1CDIV) Captain (CPT) Jayson Morgan talks with local Iraqi children, at a local Baghdad market in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: STRATCOM Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Quinton Russ, USAF Release Status: Released to Publi More

US Army (USA) First Calvary Division (1CDIV) Sergeant (SGT) Camacho (left), SGT Ferendez (center) and SGT Flores stop to talk to local Iraqi children in Baghdad Iraq (IRQ), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: STRATCOM Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Quinton Russ, USAF Release Status: Released to Publi More

US Army (USA) First Calvary Division (1CDIV) Sergeant (SGT) Camacho hands out food to hungry local Iraqi children in Baghdad Iraq (IRQ), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: STRATCOM Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Quinton Russ, USAF Release Status: Released to Publi More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine with Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion (BN), 5th Marines (MAR), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), hands out pens and pencils to Iraqi children, in Al Shahabi, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The 1ST MAR DIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the area

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Shahabi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co. Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jordan F. Sherwood, USMC Relea More

From a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) a US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine with Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion (BN), 5th Marines (MAR), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), hands out pens and pencils to Iraqi children, in Al Shahabi, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The 1ST MAR DIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the area

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Shahabi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co. Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jordan F. Sherwood, USMC Relea More

From a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) a US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine with Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion (BN), 5th Marines (MAR), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), hands out pens and pencils to Iraqi children, in Al Shahabi, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The 1ST MAR DIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the area

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Shahabi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co. Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jordan F. Sherwood, USMC Relea More

Iraqi children reach up for pens and pencils handed out by a US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine with Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion (BN), 5th Marines (MAR), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), in Al Shahabi, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The 1ST MAR DIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the area

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Shahabi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co. Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jordan F. Sherwood, USMC Relea More

Iraqi children reach up for pens and pencils handed out by a US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine with Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion (BN), 5th Marines (MAR), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), in Al Shahabi, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The 1ST MAR DIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the area

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Shahabi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co. Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jordan F. Sherwood, USMC Relea More

From a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) a US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine with Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion (BN), 5th Marines (MAR), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), hands out pens and pencils to Iraqi children, in Al Shahabi, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The 1ST MAR DIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the area

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Shahabi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co. Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jordan F. Sherwood, USMC Relea More

Iraqi children, leaving their foster homes, board a bus for a flight to Poland, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Multinational Division Center-South (MND-CS), is sponsoring flights to Poland for children who lost their parents and live in foster homes in the Al Hillah region of Babil province, Iraq

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Hillah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Jose M. Hernandez, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi More

A US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT), USA PSYOPS SPECIALIST attached to US Marine Corps (USMC) 2nd Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Regiment (2/1), poses with several local Iraqi children after speaking with and giving them gifts while participating in a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in Fallujah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kenneth E. Madden, III, Usm Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

A US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT), USA PSYOPS SPECIALIST attached to US Marine Corps (USMC) 2nd Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Regiment (2/1), speaks with several local Iraqi children and gives them gifts while participating in a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in Fallujah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kenneth E. Madden, III, Usm Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Mario Padilla of 2nd Battalion, 1ST Marines hands out stuff animals to Iraqi children in a small town near Fallujah, Iraq (IRQ)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kenneth E. Madden III, USMC Re More

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Fox Company (F Co.), 2nd Battalion (BN), 1 Marine Regiment (2/1), distributes school supplies to several local Iraqi children, while participating in a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in Fallujah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kenneth E. Madden, III, Usm Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, Fox Company (F Co.), 2nd Battalion (BN), 1 Marine Regiment (2/1), distributes school supplies to several local Iraqi children, while participating in a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in Fallujah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kenneth E. Madden, III, Usm Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant (LT) Schellhass, Fox Company (F Co.), 2nd Battalion (BN), 1 Marine Regiment (2/1), hands out candy to four local Iraqi children, while participating in a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in Fallujah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kenneth E. Madden, III, Usm Release Status: Released to Public Combined More