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5/31/2006 |
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld is presented a thank you gift after delivering his commencement speech to the 2006 graduating class of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 31, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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5/31/2006 |
U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Rick Straney (center), with the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team Mobile Unit 6 Det. 14, shouts orders to members of his team before a "fast-rope" rapid-insertion exercise from an HH-60H Seahawk onto the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise in the Red Sea, May 30, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Milosz Reterski
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5/31/2006 |
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Matthew Biellik (left), assigned with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, searches an abandoned house for a weapons cache during a joint cordon and knock with Iraqi Army soldiers in Tal Afar, Iraq, May 23, 2006.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
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5/30/2006 |
Judges of the Sabeaa Al-Boor, Iraq town Qada, an Islamic court body, deliberate and discuss the election process before the voting starts in a free election to elect candidates to the town council.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Larson
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5/30/2006 |
Judges of the Sabeaa Al-Boor, Iraq town Qada, an Islamic court body, deliberate and discuss the election process before the voting starts in a free election to elect candidates to the town council.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Larson
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5/29/2006 |
President George W. Bush waves to the thousands of people packed into the memorial amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, May 29, 2006. The ceremony was standing room only in the amphitheater that seats 4,500 people.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Cmdr. Jane Campbell
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5/29/2006 |
President George W. Bush lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns during Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery on May 29, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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5/29/2006 |
President George W. Bush places his hand over his heart while Taps plays at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during Memorial Day ceremonies, May 29, 2006, at Arlington National Cemetery. The president is accompanied by Maj. Gen. Guy C. Swan III, commanding general of U.S. Army Military District of Washington D.C.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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5/29/2006 |
A small display of American flags and keepsake articles are left along the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, May 28, 2006, during the Memorial Day holiday weekend by 2006 “Rolling Thunder – The Run for the Wall” participants. Rolling Thunder began in 1987 by former U.S. Army Sgt. Artie Muller and a group of friends to recognize and honor all U.S. military veterans especially the POWs and those who are missing in action.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kristin Fitzsimmons
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5/28/2006 |
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Edmund Giambastiani greets Hershel ("Woody") Williams at the Pentagon picnic in Arlington, Va. May 28, 2006. Williams, a former Marine, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the World War II Battle of Iwo Jima. Red, Hot and Blue Restaurant, an America Supports You partner, hosted a barbecue at the Pentagon for the more than 600 military service men and women who are to take part in the Memorial Day parade May 29, 2006, in Washi
Defense Dept. photo by William D. Moss
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5/28/2006 |
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace acts as the Grand Marshal for the Chicago Memorial Day parade, the largest in the country, on May 27, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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5/27/2006 |
Family members of a fallen soldier stand before his grave in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., May 25, 2006, prior to the 'Flags In' Ceremony honoring our nation's fallen military heroes. Active duty servicemembers adorned more than 220,000 grave sites with an American flag.
Defense Dept. photo by William D. Moss
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5/26/2006 |
Soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Infantry, The Old Guard, place American flags in front of grave markers during the "Flags In" ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., May 25, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by William D. Moss
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5/26/2006 |
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld speaks with Eagle Scout Phillip D. Stewart, winner of the Young American Award, at the Golden Buffalo Awards at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C., May 25, 2006. Rumsfeld was presented the Golden Buffalo, the Boy Scout's highest commendation. It is presented to those who give truly noteworthy and extraordinary service to youth.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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5/26/2006 |
U. S. Army 1st Lt. Michael Frank (center), of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, questions a gasoline vendor along the main road next to Rashad, Iraq, during a patrol, May 23, 2006. Frank and other soldiers visited with the Rashad Iraq Police and assessed the market area.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremy L. Wood
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5/26/2006 |
President George W. Bush welcomes British Prime Minister Tony Blair to the White House prior to their joint news conference May 25, 2006 in the East Room of the White House.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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5/25/2006 |
U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thomas Collins (left), outgoing commandant of the Coast Guard, Michael Chertoff (center), secretary of Homeland Security, and U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, incoming commandant of the Coast Guard, participate in the relief of command during the U.S. Coast Guard’s change of command ceremony at Fort McNair, Washington, D.C., May 25, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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5/25/2006 |
Iraqi soldiers from 2nd, Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Infantry conducted their first Air Assault mission with soldiers from 1st Battalion, 75th Cavalry Regiment, from Forward Operating Base Muhmudiyah. The operation took place May 15, 2006, with a key objective to seek and attack terrorist in the Muhmudiyah area. Iraqi soldiers used quick thinking and a gate to make a bridge to cross a canel.
U.S. Army photo by SSG Kevin L. Moses Sr.
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5/25/2006 |
U. S. Army Spc. John Alden (center) waits with his forward squad from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, as a UH-60 Blackhawk, from 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, lands to extract them, May 23, 2006, in a field outside Upper Dugmat, Iraq. The soldiers visited with village's sheik and other residents, during the air assault patrol.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremy L. Wood
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5/24/2006 |
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brian Anderson, 463rd Military Police Company, speaks with a member of the Iraqi police at the Abu Ghraib youth center in Baghdad, Iraq, May 21, 2006.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Richard Rose
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5/24/2006 |
A U.S. Army soldier from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division hands an Iraqi man a tip hotline card in Haswah, Iraq, May 12, 2006. The card contains information on how to report insurgent activities.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Katrina Beeler
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5/24/2006 |
Local Iraqi Army soldiers set up a cordon and prepare to enter a close-quarters battle house during training at Forward Operating Base Duke near Najaf, Iraq, May 14, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Katrina Beeler
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5/23/2006 |
An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft flies during a mission over central Iraq, May 14, 2006. The fighter is assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing at Balad Air Base, Iraq.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung
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5/23/2006 |
Iraqi army soldiers from the 9th Mechanized Division pass through a highway checkpoint in Mushahada, Iraq, while en route to Camp Taji, Iraq, May 18, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Larson
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5/23/2006 |
.S. Army Spc. Michael Florczykowski, from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, watches as an Iraqi army soldier fires a Barrett M-107 sniper rifle during joint weapons training in Tall Afar, Iraq, May 18, 2006.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
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5/22/2006 |
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace consoles David Smith, 12, after he was presented the Gold Medal of Remembrance at the "Time of Remembrance" ceremony in Washington, D.C., May 21, 2006. David is the son of U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul Smith, who was killed in Baghdad and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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5/22/2006 |
.S. Air Force Senior Airman Chris Pierce, a joint tactical air controller assigned to the U.S. Army's 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, provides rear security in a Stryker vehicle while on patrol near Sinjar, Iraq, May 14, 2006.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
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5/21/2006 |
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Erin M. Sundstrom conducts a patrol in Al Ish, Iraq, May 10, 2006. Sundstrom is assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian M. Henner
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5/20/2006 |
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announces his new Cabinet in the Baghdad convention center May 20, 2006.
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5/19/2006 |
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace visits with students from the Graduate School of Business at University of Chicago, May 18, 2006. The chairman talked about leadership and addressed questions from the students.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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5/19/2006 |
S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Richard C. Ramos of Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines chats with some Iraqi children in the town of Al Ish, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, May 9, 2006.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian M. Henne
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5/18/2006 |
U.S. Marine Cpl. Stephen B. Teeple of Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines shows an Iraqi soldier their location while on patrol in the town of Al Ish, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, May 8, 2006.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian M Henner
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5/18/2006 |
Iraqi army soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Infantry Regiment use an improvised bridge to cross a canal during an air assault mission in Muhmudiyah, Iraq, May 15, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kevin L. Moses Sr.
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5/18/2006 |
.S. and Iraqi forces use smoke to cover their movements from enemy fire during a gun battle with insurgents in Ramadi, Iraq, May 13, 2006. The mission was part of the continuing support of the 2/28th Brigade Combat Team to develop the Iraqi security forces.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Samuel C Peterson
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5/17/2006 |
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld greets Sen. Daniel Inouye prior to beginning testimony before a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., May 17, 2006. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace joined Rumsfeld in testifying before the committee on the 2007 Department of Defense budget submission.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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5/17/2006 |
U.S. Marine Corps Pvt. Taylar S. Turcato speaks with an Iraqi homeowner while conducting a census in Al Ish, Iraq, May 10, 2006. Turcato is with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian M. Henner
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5/17/2006 |
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld is escorted from the stage by Gen. J.H. Binford Peay, Superintendent, Virginia Military Institute after giving remarks at the commencement ceremony for the graduating class of 2006 in Lexington, Va., May 16, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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5/16/2006 |
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld is escorted from the stage by Gen. J.H. Binford Peay, Superintendent, Virginia Military Institute after giving remarks at the commencement ceremony for the graduating class of 2006 in Lexington, Va., May 16, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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5/16/2006 |
U.S. Army Spc Joshua Milstead and fellow soldiers from the 506th Regimental Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, practice close quarters battle and room clearing while on the small arms range at Forward Operating Base Rustimiyah in East Baghdad, Iraq, May 10, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Bart A.
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5/16/2006 |
U.S. Army Spc. Shan Neiger and soldiers from 101st Airborne Division take cover while a Chinook CH-47D helicopter from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade lands in a desert location near Baghdad, Iraq, May 11, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Teddy Wade
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5/16/2006 |
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) welcomes Australian Prime Minister John Howard to the Pentagon for meetings regarding defense issues, May 15, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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5/15/2006 |
Iraqi army soldiers perform a pass and review during a change of command ceremony at Camp Taji, Iraq, May 15, 2006. The Iraqi army 2nd Brigade, 9th Mechanized Division is assuming the command of the Sabeaa Al-Boor and Hora Al-Bash battlespace from U.S. Army soldiers with 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division. The Iraqi soldiers will take the lead and conduct their own counterinsurgency operations in this battlespace.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Larson
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5/14/2006 |
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Timothy Long speaks to a sheikh through an interpreter during a presence patrol at 12 Dubai, a village near Camp Taji, Iraq.
Defense Dept. photo by Jim Garamone
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5/13/2006 |
U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Chris M. Miears patrols near Al Ish, Iraq, May 4, 2006, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Miears is from Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian M. Henner
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5/12/2006 |
U.S. Marines with Dam Security Unit, Bravo Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, and attached to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment conduct a boat patrol on the Euphrates River near Haditha Dam in the Al Anbar province of Iraq, April 30, 2006.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin L. Schaeffer
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5/12/2006 |
U.S. Marines with Dam Security Unit, Bravo Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, and attached to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment conduct a boat patrol on the Euphrates River near Haditha Dam in the Al Anbar province of Iraq, April 30, 2006.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin L. Schaeffer
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5/11/2006 |
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jason Brookins, with Dam Security Unit, Bravo Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, and attached to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, mans a M2 .50-caliber machine gun during a boat patrol on the Euphrates River near Haditha Dam in the Al Anbar province of Iraq, April 30, 2006.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin L. Schaeffer
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5/11/2006 |
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brinnen A. Kent surveys a field from a rooftop near the town of Al Ish, Iraq, May 4, 2006, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Kent is from Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian M. Henner
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5/11/2006 |
An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft connects with the refueling boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft over Iraq, May 7, 2006.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brian Ferguson
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5/10/2006 |
U.S. Army soldiers hook two Humvees to a U.S. Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter during an airlift exercise on Forward Operating Base Remagen in Tikrit, Iraq, May 7, 2006. The soldiers are from 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment. The helicopter is from 101st Aviation Brigade.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Teddy Wade
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5/10/2006 |
Airline employees, who had just completed a bicycle ride across America to raise money for three 9/11 memorials, place a wreath at the crash site of American Airlines Flight 77 at the Pentagon, May 9, 2006. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, right, and Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England joined the cyclists.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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5/10/2006 |
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, right, and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Edmund Giambastiani address questions from members of the media in the Pentagon press room, May 9, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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5/10/2006 |
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, right, and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Edmund Giambastiani address questions from members of the media in the Pentagon press room, May 9, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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5/9/2006 |
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Luis Vargas (middle) from the 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, and an Iraqi soldier converse with an Iraqi man during a partner patrol in Osha City, Tikrit, April 27, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Teddy Wade
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5/9/2006 |
An Iraqi Army captain conducts a mission brief prior to departing their base for convoy training at Kirkuk, Iraq, April 26, 2006. U.S. soldiers have been training Iraqi Army troops on convoy operations which marks another step in the growing independence of the Iraqi Army.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Anna-Marie Hizer
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5/8/2006 |
U.S. Marines of 3-2-1 Military Transition Team, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, and the Iraqi Army patrol near the Government Center in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, May 2, 2006.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William L. Dubose III
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5/8/2006 |
soldier from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, teaches a kid how to shake hands like an "Urban" American during a patrol in the Deshir Market Area of Baghdad, Iraq, April 28, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Timothy W Story
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5/7/2006 |
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses the crowd during the commencement ceremony of the Citadel class of 2006 in Charleston, S.C. May 6, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cherie Thurlby
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5/6/2006 |
Iraqi children gather to see U.S. Marines patrol in Al Ish, Iraq, May 1, 2006. The Marines are from Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines Regiment.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian M. Henner
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5/5/2006 |
Audience members (center) kick up their heals as Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band perform at the Pentagon, May 5, 2006. The concert helped the Defense Department's American Supports You Program kick off Military Appreciation Month. The band has performed several USO tours in support of the troops.
Defense Dept. photo by Helene C. Stikkel
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5/5/2006 |
An Iraqi army soldier gives a young boy a snack during a cordon and search of homes with Iraqi police in Mosul, Iraq, May 4, 2006.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John M. Foster
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5/5/2006 |
U.S. Army Capt. Gregory Stone hands out backpacks full of supplies to students in a classroom in Al Meshreca, Iraq, May 2, 2006. Stone is from 1st Battalion, 71st Cavalry Regiment.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kevin L. Moses Sr.
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5/4/2006 |
U.S. Army Pfc. Douglas Dalton posts security during a joint neighborhood patrol in Mosul, Iraq, May 2, 2006. Dalton is with 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John M. Foster
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5/4/2006 |
U.S. Marine Sgt. Jonathon D. Lewis clears an abandoned house during a patrol near the town of Al Ish, Iraq, April 29, 2006. Lewis is with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines Regiment.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian M. Henner
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5/4/2006 |
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace talks with George Shultz, the 60th secretary of state, during a dinner in San Francisco, May 3, 2006. Shultz received the "American Spirit Award" in recognition of his years of service to the nation.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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5/4/2006 |
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld speaks with troops preparing to return to Iraq and Afghanistan at the USO at Atlanta-Hartsfield International Airport May 4, 2006. Rumsfeld was in Atlanta to speak with business and political leaders associated with the Southern Center for International Studies at the Atlanta History Center.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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5/3/2006 |
Children in Kamaliya, Iraq, walk off with a humanitarian assistance bag given to them by U.S. Army soldiers April 28, 2006. Soldiers from Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 4th Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, distributed donated supplies to the villagers.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Bart A. Bauer
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5/3/2006 |
U.S. Army Pfc. Elizabeth Patrick and an Iraqi police officer review a target following a live-fire exercise on Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq, May 2, 2006. U.S. Army soldiers, from 988th Military Police Company, are conducting a two-week basic military training course.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Katrina Beeler
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5/3/2006 |
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld answers a question from the media after congressional testimony, May 3, 2006, as Sen. John Warner looks on. Rumsfeld and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with House and Senate members to report on their recent trip to Iraq.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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5/2/2006 |
A team of Iraqi soldiers prepare to enter a home for a routine search in Ameriyah, Iraq, April 27, 2006. Soldiers from the 4th Iraqi Army Brigade and Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry conducted a joint patrol to search for illegal weapons and to give local people a feeling of security.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin L. Moses Sr.
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5/2/2006 |
Local villagers wait to receive humanitarian assistance bags containing food and water from the U.S. Army's Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 4th Brigade, 101st Airborne Division during a humanitarian mission in Kamaliya, Iraq, April 27, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class John T. Parker
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5/2/2006 |
Residents of Tarmiya, Iraq, line up at the gate of the town clinic, April 23, 2006, for a medical outreach program sponsored by Coalition Forces to help sustain the growing clinic and meet the needs of the local populace.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Larson
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5/1/2006 |
Iraqi army soldiers post security during a building clearing exercise in Hateen, Iraq, April 29, 2006. Soldiers from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division are conducting the two-week basic military training course.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Katrina Beeler
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5/1/2006 |
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Adam N. Ortiz, with Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 5, low crawls through a sand pit while conducting combat-conditioning drills during Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training on Camp Fallujah, Iraq, April 21, 2006.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Spencer M. Murphy
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5/1/2006 |
U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Swainston, of Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, conducts training with Iraqi army soldiers at a traffic control point near Mahmudiyah, Iraq, April 13, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class David D. Isakson
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