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To: Kathy in Alaska
 
Staff Sgt. Chris Horton, a sniper section leader for a scout platoon from 5th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 20th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, gives one of his snipers, Spc. Ryan Phipps, a haircut Wednesday morning at Camp Udairi, Kuwait, before deploying to Iraq.
 
Correction: The Army Snipper section leader gives one of his fellow snippers a snip.
 
 
 
Sgt. Dustin Williams, from Bedford, Texas, a scout with 5th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 20th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, sets up a long-range advanced scout surveillance scope on top of his Stryker vehicle at Camp Udairi before leaving for Iraq.
 
The new Military Slurpee machines are finally on line which excited the Troops, who frequent the 7-11.
 
 
 
Pamela Barton, left, greets her son, Spc. Christopher Zirbes, with the 223rd Military Police Company, after the company’s return to Louisville, Ky., on Tuesday, after nearly a year in Iraq.
 
Mom, the lens cover has to be removed in order for the camera to work.
 
 
 
Soldiers in the 81st Armor Brigade of the Washington National Guard salute during the Pledge of Allegiance on Wednesday at the Seattle Armory. More than 100 soldiers took part in a farewell ceremony and will report to Fort Lewis for post-mobilization training before leaving for duty in Iraq.
 
In this doctored photo, Senator Daschle,  was airbrushed out because he refused to salute the Flag with his right hand.
 
 
 
Spc. James Masterson and his wife, Crystal, feed their 3-month-old daughter, Madison Pearl, on Tuesday in their Savannah, Ga., home. Masterson, 23, served in Iraq for the past eight months and just returned home to meet his daughter for the first time.
 
The new organic remote controls take some time getting used to for the Troops  recently returned from deployment.
 
 
 
An interrogator, left, and Arabic translator from the 1-504th Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division from Fort Bragg, N.C., nicknamed the “Red Devils,” question a detained Iraqi man during a Tuesday raid in Nassar el al Salaam, Iraq. The man was later released.
 
Yes, praise allah, we will not fire this weapon away from you, if you promise not to testify against us in a Military Courts Martial because we cajoled you into voluntarily giving us information which helped us save the lives of American Troops. Hey Secretary Rumsfield, stop the madness!
 
 
An interrogator, right, and Arabic translator question a man as they look for information about militant activity during a raid Tuesday in Nassar el al Salaam. The overnight raid netted two men suspected of militant activities against American forces.
 
Yes, and we will do much more than point our fingers at you and make polite inquiries, because we are serious, and we know how much Islamic terrorists appreciate, good manners, the Geneva Convention, and rational thinking. So, I really  mean it, tell us about the attack, or we will use bad language on you.
 
 
 
Spc. Chris Howell, from Lubbock, Texas, with the 1st Armored Division, waves to a passing Iraqi on Monday in Baghdad. Attacks on troops in Iraq reportedly declined in the last two weeks, but insurgents increasingly are targeting Iraqis working with the U.S.-led coalition.
 
The Iraqi insurgents were impressed before, but the new Hover Tanks were really intimidating!
 
 
 
Spc. Chris Howell takes a pamphlet from a young Iraqi boy Monday in Baghdad.
 
Ticket scalpers in Iraq are making a killing on the front row seats for Senator Hillary Clinton's upcoming visit, and speech.
 
 
 
Army Sgt. Milton Hernandez from San Juan, Puerto Rico, with the 1st Armored Division, keeps traffic flowing Monday in Baghdad, Iraq.
 
Parking lot attendants in Iraq, have serious responsibilities, and big rifles, Hoo Aah.
 
 
 
Spc. Faafetai Feleti, from Samoa, with the 1st Armored Division, talks with young Iraqi boys Monday in Baghdad.
 
This crazy soldier is in so much trouble. I saw Baghdad Bob on TV, and he said that the  Republican Guard is about to get serious with these Americans.
 
 
 
Paratroopers in the 1-504th Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division, nicknamed the “Red Devils,” pray Monday evening at Camp Mercury near Fallujah, Iraq, before an overnight raid.
 
Eighty Second, patch on my shoulder, grab your weapon and follow me, I am Airborne Infantry.
 
 
 
A paratrooper in the 1-504th Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division raids a house that is a suspected militant compound Tuesday in Nassar el al Salaam.
 
In a search for ilicit unwashed Burkas, TomKow's closet gets the once over.
 
 
 
Paratroopers in the 1-504th Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division cut their way into a suspected militant compound with a power saw Monday in Nassar el al Salaam during an overnight raid.
 
Fawn is busy working on ever new WooHoo graphics.
 
 
 
Spc. Avelino Garcia from El Paso, Texas, with the 1st Armored Division, buys a soda from a young Iraqi boy Monday in Baghdad.
 
See that dollar, that dollar can feed a family of six in Iraq.
 
 
 
 
Just another day at the office for our Troops.

230 posted on 11/26/2003 3:45:14 PM PST by Radix (The Pancakes are up! Happy Thanksgiving!)
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To: Radix
Thanks, Radix, for your continuing find of wonderful pictures of our military men and women "at the office".
387 posted on 11/27/2003 2:43:09 AM PST by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Troops Who Protect Her)
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