Home at last
Marine 1st Sgt. Jose Henao of 1/2 Charlie Company, Task Force Tarawa, plays with his daughter Isabella June 24 at his home in Camp Lejeune, N.C. He has been reunited with his daughter after being deployed in Iraq. Photojournalist Joe Raedle documented the company's return after covering Task Force Tarawa's critical role in the Iraq war
To the fallen
Lance Corporals Billie Pickering, left, and David Mattson, of 1/2 Charlie Company drink shots of liquor June 24, toasting the buddies they lost in Iraq, in a bar near Camp Lejeune. Mattson was evacuated from Iraq after being hit in the face with shrapnel on March 23, during the battle for Nasiriyah. Their company suffered 18 deaths and 14 wounded in the fight.