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Marines in Baghdad
 A leatherneck with 1st Marine Division mans a post in the streets of Baghdad. First Marine Division and other elements of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force secured the capital city less than three weeks into Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Marine photo by Sgt. Joseph R. Chenelly  Lt. Gen. James T. Conway (left), Col. Steven A. Hummer (center) and Col. Larry K. Brown discuss Operation Iraqi Freedom in Baghdad. Conway is the commanding general of 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. Hummer is the commanding officer of 7th Marine Regiment. Brown is the operations officer for 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. U.S. Marine photo by Sgt. Joseph R. Chenelly  Lance Cpl. John A. Marcogliese stands guard at one of several Olympic stadiums in Baghdad, Iraq. The 1st Marine Division established a forward command post inside at least one arena. Marcogliese and other Marines scribbled a new tally on the Iraqi scoreboard behind him. “U.S.: 2, Saddam: 0”. U.S. Marine photo by Sgt. Joseph R. Chenelly  A Marine takes a break on a ledge of building that used to house a portion of the Saddam Hussein regime’s Ministry of Defense. It was reduced to rubble by U.S. bombs. First Marine Regiment established an expeditionary command post in the Baghdad compound. U.S. Marine photo by Sgt. Joseph R. Chenelly  A leatherneck with 1st Marine Division mans a post in the streets in the center of Baghdad. Behind the Marine sits the remains of the icon of the fallen Iraqi regime, the pedestal from which a giant Saddam Hussein statue was pulled down by Iraqi citizens and Marines. First Marine Division and other elements of I Marine Expeditionary Force secured the capital city less than three weeks into Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Marine photo by Sgt. Joseph R. Chenelly  An Iraqi barracks that used to house Saddam Hussein’s Republican Guard in Baghdad has been seized by 1st Marine Division. The living quarters were found decorated in a festive theme. U.S. Marine photo by Sgt. Joseph R. Chenelly  A leatherneck with 1st Marine Division mans a post in the streets of Baghdad. U.S. Marine photo by Sgt. Joseph R. Chenelly  Leathernecks with 1st Marine Division patrol the streets of Baghdad. U.S. Marine photo by Sgt. Joseph R. Chenelly
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