A folded American flag sits under a photo of the devastation of the Twin Towers in New York City. Members of Multi-National Division-Baghdad gathered to remember the victims of the 9/11 attacks on Camp Liberty, Baghdad on Sep. 11, 2008. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kelvin T. Surgener/Released) 080911-N-0292S-039
Members of Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division march to deliver September 11th memorial flags. Members of Multi-National Division- Baghdad gathered to remember the victims of the 9/11 attacks on Camp Liberty, Baghdad on Sep. 11, 2008. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kelvin T. Surgener/Released) 080911-N-0292S-087
U.S. Army Sgt. Juan Vega of Delta Company, 404th Civil Affairs Battalion reflects as 1st Special Troops Battalion Chaplin Capt. Kenneth Nielson, delivers a prayer before a NYFD flag is flown during a September 11th memorial. Sgt. Vega is an Army Reservist and also a NYFD firefighter in the Bronx. Members of Multi-National Division-Baghdad gathered to remember the victims of the 9/11 attacks on Camp Liberty, Baghdad on Sep. 11, 2008. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kelvin T. Surgener/Released) 080911-N-0292S-156
U.S. Marine Cpl. Marlisa H. Ayala, 1st Maintenance Battalion signs a mural of the World Trade Center twin towers during the America Supports You Freedom Walk held on Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Sep. 11, 2008. The event commemorated the attack on the Pentagon and honored the lives lost on September 11, 2001. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Wayne L. Bitselley Jr./ Released) 080911-M-4521B-020
A local shepherd and his sons talk to Marines as they patrol in AO Dagger, Karmah, Iraq, Sep. 5, 2008. Marines of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, were conducting a patrol to gather information and find out the needs of the locals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan B. Adams/Released) 080905-M-1269A-054
A man loads plant stalks into a truck to be prepared for shipment and sale on a farm in Ramaana, Iraq on Sep. 7, 2008, as his son watches closely. Iraqis are enjoying an exponential growth in agricultural advancement and sales throughout the Anbar Province. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Seth Maggard/Released) 080907-M-1391M-086
General David Petraeus speaks with Marines of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 (RCT-5) and Soldiers of Police Transition Team 7, RCT-5, at Camp Gannon II, located in the Anbar Province, Iraq on Sep. 6, 2008. General Petraeus visited troops to increase morale and tour along the Iraq-Syria border. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Seth Maggard/Released) 080906-M-1391M-002
An Iraqi girl clings to the safety of her father while U.S. Soldiers conduct a sensing patrol of the Iraqi Family Village, a neighborhood of displaced citizens in Baghdad, Iraq on Sep. 11, 2008. The Soldiers are in Havoc Platoon, Headquarters Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill /Released) 080911-A-7969G-078
U.S. Army Pvt. Christopher Seymour, a native of Syracuse, N.Y., plays with Iraqi children while conducting a patrol of the Iraqi Family Village, a neighborhood of displaced citizens in Baghdad, Iraq on Sep. 11, 2008. Seymour is in Havoc Platoon, Headquarters Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill /Released) 080911-A-7969G-220
A young Iraqi girl watches as U.S. Soldiers from Havoc Platoon, Headquarters Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division conduct a sensing mission in the Iraqi Family Village, a neighborhood of Displaced Nationals in Baghdad, Iraq on Sep. 11, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill /Released) 080911-A-7969G-130
Iraqi National Police (2-5-2) pass out leaflets to inform populace of wanted individuals as U.S. Soldiers with White Platoon Dealer Company, 4-64 Armor, attached to 1-22 Infantry Battalion help patrol in Ba'yaa, Baghdad on Sep. 11, 2008. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joan E. Kretschmer/Released) 080911-N-6278K-005
An Iraqi man reads his leaflet as Iraqi National Police (2-5-2) pass out leaflets to inform the Iraqi populace of wanted individuals as U.S. Soldiers with White Platoon Dealer Company, 4-64 Armor, attached to 1-22 Infantry Battalion help patrol in Ba'yaa, Baghdad on Sep. 11, 2008. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joan E. Kretschmer/Released) 080911-N-6278K-024
Iraqi children warm-up for a soccer game at the Wesam Handicapped Rehabilitation Center in Yormouk, Iraq on Sep. 10, 2008. U.S. Soldiers distributed soccer balls along with jerseys to the children. The soldiers are members of Gulf Forward Support Company, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/Released) 080910-F-0856M-332
Iraqi children wait to receive soccer jerseys and soccer balls given to them by U.S. Soldiers at the Wesam Handicapped Rehabilitation Center in Yormouk, Iraq on Sep. 10, 2008. The soldiers (not shown) are members of Gulf Forward Support Company, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/Released) 080910-F-0856M-36
U.S. Army Capt. Christopher M. Guillory, a native of De Soto, Mont., hands out soccer balls purchased by residents of Jefferson County, Mont., at the Wesam Handicapped Rehabilitation Center in Yormouk, Iraq on Sep. 10, 2008. Guillory is a member of Gulf Forward Support Company, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/Released) 080910-F-0856M-75
U.S. Army Spc. Xavier Land, a native of Edgewood, Texas, distributes notebooks and toys to the Iraqi children at the Wesam Handicapped Rehabilitation Center in Yormouk, Iraq on Sep. 10, 2008. Land is a member of Gulf Forward Support Company, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/Released) 080910-F-0856M-480