A military police soldier stands with an Iraqi near a bombed vehicle Monday in Baghdad. The explosion destroyed the empty vehicle in a parking lot used primarily by journalists to cover events at the Baghdad Convention Center.
Soldiers from the 1st Armored Division prepare to board their Bradley fighting vehicles after a foot patrol in a Baghdad neighborhood Tuesday.
Iraqi children accompany a soldier from the 1st Armored Division during patrol in a Baghdad neighborhood Tuesday.
A military police soldier guards a bombed vehicle belonging to Tunisian embassy officials Monday in Baghdad. The explosion destroyed the empty car and there were no injuries.
From left to right, Staff Sgt. Frederick J. Bishop, Sgt. Matthew J. Johnson, Pfc. Michael A. Maita, Pfc. Lorenzo Gonzalez III, Pfc. Kiel D. Phillips and Pfc. Zachary J. Talraas receive Purple Hearts on Monday, at the 82nd Airborne Division Headquarters in Fort Bragg, N.C., for wounds they suffered on duty in Iraq.
Children walk through piles of disabled anti-aircraft guns Tuesday July 15, 2003, inside a military base which were destroyed during coalition bombing of Iraq's military facilities including this one in the Diala neighborhood north of Baghdad, Iraq.
Iraq children watch a US soldier patroling a street in Baghdad. Security concerns mean some 9,000 troops from the US Army's 3rd Infantry Division will remain in Iraq indefinitly.
US Army 2nd Lt. Shaun Crowley dries off as another soldier enters Baghdad's Olympic Pool area with his automatic rifle to take a break from the heat
U.S. Army Third Infantry Division commander Major General Buford Blount (L) gives medals to troops of the 3-7 Infantry Attack company's 2nd Platoon at their base in the Iraqi resort area of Habbaniyah, 60 miles west of the capital Baghdad July 15, 2003. Facing mounting security threats in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Monday thousands of soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) would stay in the country despite previous plans to send them home in July and August.
