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Marines from Echo Company relaxing and having fun after a long day patrolling Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
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Lance Corporal Eric Ayon restarting a HMVEE after an ambush on a platoon of infantry marines.
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Patrolling the rural part of the Sophia region in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. Long days trying to provide Security and Stability Operations before all hell broke loose.
04
Saddam Hussein palace that was turned into a base for Headquarters and Services company. From left to right – Platoon Sergeant Staff Sergeant Jeffrey Craig, Corporal Pedro Contrares, Lance Corporal Theophilus Tor, and Platoon Commander Lieutenant Valdez .
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Marines doing what they do best, fighting. We were wild dogs and just like wild dogs we showed our affection to each other by wrestling and fighting. These are the Marines of first platoon.
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We took these pictures just in case we died and had to send home images. This was a crazy time being 19 years old and taking images for death. We also wrote wills at an early age.
