U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joe Gazzam, a machine gunner with the Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment provides security during a vehicle checkpoint in the vicinity of Methar Lam, Afghanistan, May 20 2005. 3rd Battalion. The 3rd Marines is conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James L. Yarboro
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gabriel Rudner, a machine gunner, and Lance Cpl. Jeremy Bingham, an assault man with the Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment provide security during a vehicle checkpoint in the vicinity of Methar Lam, Afghanistan, May 20 2005. The 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines is conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James L. Yarboro
U.S. Marines of the Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment patrol through the countryside in the vicinity of Methar Lam, Afghanistan, May 22, 2005. The battalion is conducting security and stabilization operations in support of OperationEnduring Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James L. Yarboro
A U.S. Marine with the Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, patrol through the countryside during a security operation in the vicinity of Methar Lam, Afghanistan, May 22, 2005. The battalion is conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James L. Yarboro
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Robert Vasquez an assault man with the Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment provides security during a vehicle checkpoint in the vicinity of Methar Lam, Afghanistan, May 22, 2005. The battalion is conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James L. Yarboro
Soldiers of the Afghan National Army search local nationals while conducting a vehicle checkpoint in the vicinity of Methar Lam, Afghanistan, May 22, 2005. The battalion is conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James L. Yarboro
Soldiers of the Afghan National Army search a van while conducting a vehicle checkpoint in the vicinity of Methar Lam, Afghanistan, May 22, 2005. The battalion is conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James L. Yarboro
Soldiers of the Afghan National Army search a van while conducting a vehicle checkpoint in the vicinity of Methar Lam, Afghanistan, May 22, 2005. The battalion is conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James L. Yarboro
U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Nestor Davila, a machine gunner with the Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment provides security during a vehicle checkpoint in the vicinity of Methar Lam, Afghanistan, May 20 2005. The 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines is conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James L. Yarboro