Task Force Marne soldiers who organized a remembrance ceremony for U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith, April 4, 2008, stand in the courtyard where Smith gave his life in defense of others five years ago. For his selfless service, Smith was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 2005. U.S. Army photo by [...]
Sgt. Jesse Ramirez, who is the platoon sergeant for Green Platoon, Company H, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, plays with a little boy who lives in the town of Akashat, Iraq, March 9. Marines have noticed a significant difference in the attitude of the community of Akashat from when they first [...]
Sgt. 1st Class Steven Llacuna, front; who hails from Orlando; Fla.; and Sgt. Jordan Bond; conduct a foot patrol through a section of Baghdad’s Ur neighborhood Feb. 24. Llacuna serves as a platoon sergeant with Company D; 2nd Battalion; 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment; 2nd Brigade Combat Team; 82nd Airborne Division; Multi-National Division – Baghdad. Bond [...]
An inquisitive child checks out the army combat helmet chin strap on Staff Sgt. Jason Ferari, a Montoursville, Pa., native, who serves as platoon sergeant with 1st Platoon, Company D, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, as he holds her during a stop [...]
Brick, N.J. native, Sgt. 1st Class Leon Clayton, platoon sergeant, Mortar Platoon, Pale Horse Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Stryker Regiment, attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) pulls security in the Karkh District of Baghdad, Dec. 19. Approximately 1,000 Iraqi citizens, both of Shia and Sunni religions, gathered to [...]
