 | Children in Rawah, Iraq, greet Marines from the Camp Lejeune, N.C.-based 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, as the Marines conduct a patrol through the city in their Light Armored Vehicles on Jan. 18, 2007. The Marines have been conducting security operations in this area, 150 miles northwest of Baghdad, for the past five months. The increase in safety has allowed more shops and schools to open, as locals work to make what they call a “normal life.” U.S. Marine photo by
Lance Cpl. Nathaniel Sapp |
