Dennis G
07-18-2003, 02:00 PM
A ton of more photos http://www.msnbc.com/news/846463.asp?b=hi
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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.
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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.
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Lance Cpl. Ryan Steiger, far left, Pvt. Jason Keough and Lance Cpl. Brian Niebauer (occupied with Melissa Williams) relax June 24 in a bar near Camp Lejeune after returning from deployment in Iraq. After nearly losing his leg and being evacuated from Iraq, Keough took time to visit his fellow Marines after their return.
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A brother's father
Gary Fribley, whose son Lance Cpl. David Fribley was killed in action in Iraq, shakes hands June 24 with members of his son's platoon from 1/2 Charlie Company at Camp Lejeune. David Fribley died in a firefight March 23 in Nasiriyah.
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Finding comfort
Lance Cpl. James Logan embraces Penny Greshan, his fiancee, on his first full day back from Iraq June 23 at Camp Lejeune.
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Meal, almost ready to eat
Gunnery Sgt. Jerry Blackwell grills steaks at Camp Lejeune on June 23.
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Signs of support
Relatives hold signs as they wait to be reunited with Marines from 1/2 Charlie Company on June 22 at Camp Lejeune. The company suffered more casualties in a single battle then any other unit during the war on March 23.
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Reunited
Lt. James Reid, left, hugs First Lt. James Lane, who helped evacuate him by helicopter from an Iraqi battlefield. Reid was evacuated after receiving an AK-47 bullet to the chest and getting hit in the face by shrapnel.
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Words from home
U.S. Marines of 1/2 Charlie Company read letters that arrived in the mail from home on April 14 near Al Kut, Iraq.
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Hygiene in the field
Marines from 1/2 Charlie Company take a makeshift shower April 14 near Al Kut, Iraq.
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Helping hands
An Iraqi child suffering from a scorpion bite gets first aid from U.S. Navy corpsmen Luis Fonseca, left, and Robert Richie, of Task Force Tarawa, on April 9 as the Marines move through Kumayt, Iraq, looking for enemy forces and finding none.
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Weapons search
Marines from Task Force Tarawa search Iraqi men for weapons April 6 in central Iraq.
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Close quarters in Ambush Alley
A Marine from Task Force Tarawa aims his pistol as he checks the roof of a building in what the Marines call "Ambush Alley" in Nasiriyah. The Marine was searching for remains of fallen friends who disappeared during intense fighting six days before.
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Pausing for prayer
Marines from Task Force Tarawa bow their heads in prayer March 28 as they stand by the bodies of seven comrades killed during fighting in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah
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Weathered
A U.S. Marine from Task Force Tarawa is covered in mud after a rainy night March 26 in Nasiriyah, a southern city that was fiercely defended by Iraqi forces and critical to coalition supply routes.
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Wounded in action
Marines from Task Force Tarawa take care of one of their wounded while being pinned down by intense enemy fire on March 23 in Nasiriyah.
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Shot up
Bullet holes riddle the windshield of a Task Force Tarawa humvee on March 23 in Nasiriyah.
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Close air support
Marines from Task Force Tarawa duck in reaction, as a Cobra helicopter fires a missile destroying the building behind them while they are pinned down during a gunbattle on March 23 in Nasiriyah.
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Called to war
U.S. Marines of Task Force Tarawa listen March 20 from a location in the Kuwaiti desert, as their commander tells them the war against Iraq has begun.
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Dressed for the occasion
President Bush meets pilots and crew members of the aircraft carrier USS Abrahan Lincoln after his plane landed on its deck Thursday. Bush used the occasion to declare major fighting over in Iraq.
http://www.msnbc.com/c/0/164/469/10x7/030625_tarawa_01.jpg
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.
http://www.msnbc.com/c/0/164/469/10x7/030625_tarawa_02.jpg
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.
http://www.msnbc.com/c/0/164/469/10x7/030625_tarawa_03.jpg
Lance Cpl. Ryan Steiger, far left, Pvt. Jason Keough and Lance Cpl. Brian Niebauer (occupied with Melissa Williams) relax June 24 in a bar near Camp Lejeune after returning from deployment in Iraq. After nearly losing his leg and being evacuated from Iraq, Keough took time to visit his fellow Marines after their return.
http://www.msnbc.com/c/0/164/469/10x7/030625_tarawa_04.jpg
A brother's father
Gary Fribley, whose son Lance Cpl. David Fribley was killed in action in Iraq, shakes hands June 24 with members of his son's platoon from 1/2 Charlie Company at Camp Lejeune. David Fribley died in a firefight March 23 in Nasiriyah.
http://www.msnbc.com/c/0/164/469/10x7/030625_tarawa_05.jpg
Finding comfort
Lance Cpl. James Logan embraces Penny Greshan, his fiancee, on his first full day back from Iraq June 23 at Camp Lejeune.
http://www.msnbc.com/c/0/164/469/10x7/030625_tarawa_06.jpg
Meal, almost ready to eat
Gunnery Sgt. Jerry Blackwell grills steaks at Camp Lejeune on June 23.
http://www.msnbc.com/c/0/164/469/10x7/030625_tarawa_07.jpg
Signs of support
Relatives hold signs as they wait to be reunited with Marines from 1/2 Charlie Company on June 22 at Camp Lejeune. The company suffered more casualties in a single battle then any other unit during the war on March 23.
http://www.msnbc.com/c/0/164/469/10x7/030625_tarawa_08.jpg
Reunited
Lt. James Reid, left, hugs First Lt. James Lane, who helped evacuate him by helicopter from an Iraqi battlefield. Reid was evacuated after receiving an AK-47 bullet to the chest and getting hit in the face by shrapnel.
http://www.msnbc.com/c/0/164/469/10x7/030625_tarawa_09.jpg
Words from home
U.S. Marines of 1/2 Charlie Company read letters that arrived in the mail from home on April 14 near Al Kut, Iraq.
http://www.msnbc.com/c/0/164/469/10x7/030625_tarawa_10.jpg
Hygiene in the field
Marines from 1/2 Charlie Company take a makeshift shower April 14 near Al Kut, Iraq.
http://www.msnbc.com/c/0/164/469/10x7/030625_tarawa_11.jpg
Helping hands
An Iraqi child suffering from a scorpion bite gets first aid from U.S. Navy corpsmen Luis Fonseca, left, and Robert Richie, of Task Force Tarawa, on April 9 as the Marines move through Kumayt, Iraq, looking for enemy forces and finding none.
http://www.msnbc.com/c/0/164/469/10x7/030625_tarawa_12.jpg
Weapons search
Marines from Task Force Tarawa search Iraqi men for weapons April 6 in central Iraq.
http://www.msnbc.com/c/0/164/469/10x7/030625_tarawa_13.jpg
Close quarters in Ambush Alley
A Marine from Task Force Tarawa aims his pistol as he checks the roof of a building in what the Marines call "Ambush Alley" in Nasiriyah. The Marine was searching for remains of fallen friends who disappeared during intense fighting six days before.
http://www.msnbc.com/c/0/164/469/10x7/030625_tarawa_14.jpg
Pausing for prayer
Marines from Task Force Tarawa bow their heads in prayer March 28 as they stand by the bodies of seven comrades killed during fighting in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah
http://www.msnbc.com/c/0/164/469/10x7/030625_tarawa_15.jpg
Weathered
A U.S. Marine from Task Force Tarawa is covered in mud after a rainy night March 26 in Nasiriyah, a southern city that was fiercely defended by Iraqi forces and critical to coalition supply routes.
http://www.msnbc.com/c/0/164/469/10x7/030625_tarawa_16.jpg
Wounded in action
Marines from Task Force Tarawa take care of one of their wounded while being pinned down by intense enemy fire on March 23 in Nasiriyah.
http://www.msnbc.com/c/0/164/469/10x7/030625_tarawa_17.jpg
Shot up
Bullet holes riddle the windshield of a Task Force Tarawa humvee on March 23 in Nasiriyah.
http://www.msnbc.com/c/0/164/469/10x7/030625_tarawa_18.jpg
Close air support
Marines from Task Force Tarawa duck in reaction, as a Cobra helicopter fires a missile destroying the building behind them while they are pinned down during a gunbattle on March 23 in Nasiriyah.
http://www.msnbc.com/c/0/164/469/10x7/030625_tarawa_20.jpg
Called to war
U.S. Marines of Task Force Tarawa listen March 20 from a location in the Kuwaiti desert, as their commander tells them the war against Iraq has begun.
http://www.msnbc.com/c/0/150/912/10x7/030501postwar_bush.jpg
Dressed for the occasion
President Bush meets pilots and crew members of the aircraft carrier USS Abrahan Lincoln after his plane landed on its deck Thursday. Bush used the occasion to declare major fighting over in Iraq.