Soldiers from 1st Platoon, Apache Troop, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division move tactically through a shopping area as they enter and clear an objective during Operation Al Fajr (New Dawn) November 9, 2004 in Falluja, Iraq.
The new Mall at Fallujah is almost ready to open following a few last minute renovations.
US Marines sneak into a breach in a wall in the restive Sunni Muslim city of Fallujah. US marines backed by Iraqi troops occupied nearly three-quarters of Fallujah.
The new "hole in the wall Canteen" in Fallujah is a bit awkward when getting service, but the cheeseburgers served there are said to be out of this world.
An Iraqi man looks over damage inside his home early Thursday Nov. 11 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq, following a car bomb attack Wednesday night.
There are plenty of good hotel rooms in Baghdad, but the house cleaning services are not what would be considered to be in the 5 star category.
US soldiers take position on the outskirts of Fallujah. US troops have found three Iraqi hostages in the basement of houses in Fallujah.
It has been a lot easier to find the basements now that many of the insurgent's houses have been surgically redesigned the military way.
US Marines of the fifth division get ready for the day after staying overnight in a house close to the center of Fallujah, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004.
A recent shortage of Brasso has a few Marines concerned because the brass on their uniforms has a sort of tarnished look about it.
US Marines of the fifth division arrest Iraqi men in the center of Fallujah, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004.
Some Marines have recently taken an interest in stocks and bonds .