• Invasion of Iraq

    U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Division exercise at sunrise in Living Support Area 7 in the Kuwaiti desert south of Iraq on Friday, March 14, 2003.

  • Invasion of Iraq

    Sgt. Matt Levart carries Cpl. Barry Lange of Portland, Ore. off the battlefield as members of India Co., 3rd Batt., 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division engage Iraqi soldiers in gunfire at the headquarters of the Iraqi 51st and 32nd mechanized infantry divisions near Az Bayer, Iraq on Friday, March 21, 2003.

  • Invasion of Iraq

    A U.S. Marine with India Co., 3rd Batt., 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division runs with a rocket launcer while Marines engage Iraqi soldiers in gunfire at the headquarters of the Iraqi 51st and 32nd mechanized infantry divisions near Az Bayer, Iraq on Friday, March 21, 2003.

  • Invasion of Iraq

    U.S. Marines with 3rd Batt., 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, carry an injured Iraqi man to a place to treat him after the bus he was riding in came under fire as it entered a military compound that U.S. Marines had recently taken in southeast Baghdad on Tuesday, April 8, 2003.

  • Invasion of Iraq

    U.S. Marines with India Co., 3rd Batt., 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division take Iraqi prisoners after engaging in a gun battle with them near Az Bayer, Iraq on Friday, March 21, 2003.

  • Invasion of Iraq

    Soldiers with Task Force 130 of the 3rd Infantry Division from Fort Benning, Georgia break down mobile antenaes during training exercises in the Kuwaiti desert south of Iraq on Wednesday, Jan. 22 2002.

  • Invasion of Iraq

    Lt. Alexander Yu of Syracuse, N.Y. reads a map in an armored personel carrier during night warfare exercises in the Kuwaiti desert south of Iraq on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003. Yu is a member of Task Force 1-30, Engineer Batt. 317 of the 3rd Infantry from Ft. Benning, Ga

  • Invasion of Iraq

    An Iraqi officer is held by Marines with India Co., 3rd Batt., 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division following gun fight at the headquarters of the Iraqi 51st and 32nd mechanized infantry divisions near Az Bayer, Iraq on Friday, March 21, 2003.

  • Invasion of Iraq

    Marines with India Co., 3rd Batt., 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, provides cover fire as other Marines advance on the headquarters of the Fidaeen in Baghdad on Wednesday, April 9, 2003. The Fidaeen are a secret fighting force controlled by Saddam Hussein.

  • Invasion of Iraq

    Marines with India Co., 3rd Batt., 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, advance on the headquarters of the Fidaeen in Baghdad on Wednesday, April 9, 2003. The Fidaeen are a secret fighting force controlled by Saddam Hussein.

  • Invasion of Iraq

    Marines with India Co., 3rd Batt., 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, race into a wall of smoke as they advance on the headquarters of the Fidaeen in Baghdad on Wednesday, April 9, 2003. The Fidaeen are a secret fighting force controlled by Saddam Hussein.

  • Invasion of Iraq

    A marine kneels after receiving communion during a catholic mass for the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force at Life Support Area 7 in the Kuwaiti desert south of Iraq on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2003.

  • Invasion of Iraq

    A U.S. Marines with 3rd Batt., 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, runs for cover after coming upon a mortar attack during an orange sandstorm on a road south of Baghdad on Wednesday, March 26, 2003.

  • Invasion of Iraq

    U.S. Marines with 3rd Batt., 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, return fire after coming upon a mortar attack during an orange sandstorm on a road south of Baghdad on Wednesday, March 26, 2003.

  • Invasion of Iraq

    U.S. Marines with 3rd Batt., 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division load an injured Iraqi man on to their vehicle after the bus he was riding in came under fire as it entered a military compound that U.S. Marines had recently taken in southeast Baghdad on Tuesday, April 8, 2003.

  • Invasion of Iraq

    Navy corpsman carry an injured Iraqi man to a place to treat him after the bus he was riding in came under fire as it entered a military compound that U.S. Marines had recently taken in southeast Baghdad on Tuesday, April 8, 2003.

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    Cpl. Christopher Tate of Shawnee, Kan., with Kilo Co., 3rd Batt., 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, sits covered with urban warfare paint while waiting for orders on the southeastern edge of Baghdad on Monday, April 7, 2003.

  • Invasion of Iraq

    Navy corpsman Romualdo Humarang, of San Diego, attends to a wounded Iraqi man after the bus the man was riding in came under fire as it entered a military compound that U.S. Marines had recently taken in southeast Baghdad on Tuesday, April 8, 2003.

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    Marines with India Co., 3rd Batt., 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, rest at a school in An Numaniyah, Iraq on Thursday, April 3, 2003.

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    Lcpl. Jerod Powell of Springfied, Mo, with India Co., 3rd Batt.. 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, sleeps on his automatic weapon while his convoy makes stops on a road just south of Baghdad on Saturday, April 5, 2003.

  • Invasion of Iraq

    U.S. Marines with India Co., 3rd Batt., 7th Marines, watch as a fire rages following the air and artillery strike of an army training camp southeast of Baghdad on Sunday, March 6, 2003.

  • Invasion of Iraq

    An Iraqi man waves to U.S. Marines with India Co., 3rd Batt., 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, while the Marines patrol a rural area south of Baghdad, Iraq on Friday, March 28, 2003.

  • Invasion of Iraq

    U.S. Marines with 3rd Batt., 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, meet outside their amphibious assault vehicle on a highway south of Baghdad, Iraq on Thursday, March 27, 2003.

The War in Iraq