SECURITY SILHOUETTE - U.S. Army soldiers provide security while the Baghdad Civil Defense Unit conducts a controlled burn to rid a field of excess foliage in Hateem, Iraq, Oct. 26, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
Ducking 'hostile fire' Staff Sgt. Mark Reidl, his partner Lord, an 8-year-old German Shepherd, and 1st Lt. Kristen Congelosi (foreground) react to "hostile fire" Oct. 26 during a two-week pre-deployment base defense course known as Creek Defender at Baumholder U.S. Army Garrison in southern Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott Wagers)
10-29-07 -WASHINGTON - Retired Gunnery Sgt. Mario Monaco receives the Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher Distinguished Civilian Humanitarian Award for his work as chairman of the Lance Cpl. Chris Cosgrove III Marines Helping Marines program. In addition to the certificate and medal, Monaco's name will be engraved on a trophy permanently on display at the Pentagon. Monaco works with the Lance Cpl. Robert J. Slattery Detachment 206 at Picatinny Arsenal in Dover, NJ. Photo by: Lance Cpl. Joseph A. Marianelli
Ready to go - C-130's at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station in Southern California stand ready Oct 30 for another day of service in support of suppressing the California wildfires. The aircraft, equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System have come with crews and pilots from four states. (U.S. Army National Guard photo/Master Sgt. Ron Raflik)
10-28-07 - Huntsville, Ala., native, Lt. Col. Dale Kuehl, commander of the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, presents the first-place trophy to Rafeid Khaleiel, the coach of the Forsan Al Rafadeen (FAR) soccer team at the end of a soccer tournament hosted by his unit at Camp Liberty in western Baghdad, Oct. 28. The tournament was part of a larger social gathering the 1-5 Cav. held for its partners, 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 6th Division Iraqi Army, and the FAR, a local volunteer group, who have worked with them in Ameriya, a neighborhood of the Al Mansour District of Baghdad.
10-31-07 - Alameda, Calif. -- Aiden McNeal charms candy from Coast Guard members during Coast Guard Island's annual Halloween parade, Oct. 31, 2007. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Melissa Hauck
Soldiers in the 10th Mountain Division returned to Fort Drum, N.Y., on Thursday after a 15-month tour in Iraq. (AND KISS THIS BLESSED GROUND! God bless them.)
Thanks, STARWISE, for spinning tunes for the troops. ((HUGS)) Excellent pictures.