Sunday, April 6, 2003 A young Iraqi hugs a U.S. Navy Seabee in Umm Qasr. The Seabees, a nickname for construction battalions, are involved in reconstruction projects, and are building a playground in the city.
An Iraqi girl carries an armload of bottled water in the village of Enghabashir, west of Basra.
U.S. Rear Adm. Charles Kubic speaks to an Iraqi worker identified only as Mohammed. Mohammed is working in road reconstruction near Umm Qasr, a project the Navy Seabees are assisting.