U.S. Army Sgt. John Trotter from Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), relaxes as he returns to base camp after a patrol of Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, July 6, 2003. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Derek Gaines
ALAMEDA, Calif., July 14 -- The Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell returns home to Alameda, Calif. to fanfare and water display from an Oakland and San Francisco fire boat. Boutwell left Alameda on January 3 in support of U.S. operations in the Persian Gulf and the Iraqi War. USCG photo by PACS Bruce Pimental