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2 A British Merlin helicopter comes in for a landing in Al Fao, Iraq on Sep. 29, (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Rhonda J. Roth-Cameron/Released) A-8243R-118

3 An Iraqi boy peeks through a gate and watches as British soldiers of the 7th Armored Brigade patrol the street, during a visit from the British Provincial Reconstruction team in Al Fao, Iraq on Sep. 29, (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Rhonda J. Roth-Cameron/Released) A-8243R-070

4 U.S. Army Spc. Jeff Stone, a native of Bend Ore., eludes his defenders while completing a kick-off return run during a football game at Joint Security Station Hurriyah One, Iraq on Sep. 28, The U.S. Soldiers are members of Alpha Company, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/Released) F-0856M-394

5 Iraqi soldiers take part in an Iftar, a feast to break the daily fast during Ramadan, in Baghdad, Iraq on Sep. 27, In attendance were U.S. Soldiers from the Baghdad Operation Command Advisory Team. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill/Released) A-7969G-072

6 U.S. Soldiers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Personal Security Detail descend the stairs of a school in the Muhalla 511 neighborhood during a patrol in the Sadr City district of Baghdad on Sep. 27, (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released) F-3798Y-180

7 U.S. Army Sgt. Kevin Dodson of Colorado Springs, Colo., from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Personal Security Detail leads the way as Spc. Fout is escorted by a young Iraqi boy through the Muhalla 511 neighborhood in the Sadr City district of Baghdad on Sep. 27, (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released) F-3798Y-249

8 An Iraqi band plays music during the opening ceremony of the Khalis Hospital in Khalis, Diyala, Iraq, Sep. 28, (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ronald Wright/Released) A-0673W-043

9 Iraqi Doctor Ali gives his closing comments during the opening ceremony of Khalis Hospital in Khalis, Diyala, Iraq, Sep. 28, (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ronald Wright/Released) A-0673W-057

10 Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadon 462 execute squats with their partners while participating in a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program grey belt course held at Al Asad Air Base, Anbar Province, Iraq on Sep. 24, (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin L Wainscott/Released) M-5955W-179

11 U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Jaime Lerma and Gunnery Sgt. Juan Delgado explain a technique to the students before they pair up and perform it. The Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadon 462 are participating in a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program grey belt course held at Al Asad Air Base, Anbar Province, Iraq on Sep. 24, (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin L Wainscott/Released) M-5955W-054

12 A man cuts pasties in his kiosk as U.S. Soldiers from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division pass by in Muhallah 758, Al Tamara, eastern Baghdad, Sep. 27, The U.S. Soldiers were in the neighborhood conducting a search for wanted insurgent suspects in the area. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brian D. Lehnhardt/Released) A-9665L-010

13 A U.S. Soldier from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division looks at a surgery scar and deformed foot of a little girl during Operation Boar Bobcats, a cordon and search mission in Muhallah 762 in Oubaidy, eastern Baghdad, Sep. 28, The family was seeking help from the U.S. Coalition forces for their daughter whom they said Iraq medicine could no longer help. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brian D. Lehnhardt/Released) A-9665L-094

14 An Iraqi National Policeman is warmly greeted in the living room of a home as his unit and U.S. Soldiers of the 4-10 Mountain Division conduct Operation Boar Bobcats, a cordon and search mission in Muhallah 762 in Oubaidy, eastern Baghdad, Sep. 28, (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brian D. Lehnhardt/Released) A-9665L-132

15 A U.S. Soldier from 2nd Platoon Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division moves up a stairway as he and others clear a home. His unit was conducting Operation Boar Wild II, a cordon and search mission in Sharwa Um Jidir, eastern Baghdad, Sep. 29, (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brian D. Lehnhardt/Released) A-9665L-091

16 As the sun sets over the Danube River, U.S. Soldiers from 2nd Platoon Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division continue their search for possible hidden weapons cache. Their unit conducted Operation Boar Wild II, a cordon and search mission in Sharwa Um Jidir, eastern Baghdad, Sep. 29, (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brian D. Lehnhardt/Released) A-9665L-111

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