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US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Michael Brreslin, Weapons Platoon, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines (2/25), Garden City, stands his post, a FNMI 7.62 mm M240G machine gun, on the roof of the bank in Ash Shatrah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Michael Mozzonc, Weapons Platoon, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines (2/25), Garden City, New York (NY), stands his post, a FNMI 7.62 mm M240G machine gun, on the roof of the bank in Ash Shatrah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Michael Mozzonc, Weapons Platoon, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines (2/25), Garden City, New York (NY), stands his post, a FNMI 7.62 mm M240G machine gun, on the roof of the bank in Ash Shatrah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Michael Mozzonc, Weapons Platoon, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines (2/25), Garden City, New York (NY), stands his post, a FNMI 7.62 mm M240G machine gun, on the roof of the bank in Ash Shatrah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Daniel Zimmerman, Weapons Platoon, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines (2/25), Garden City, stands his post, a FNMI 7.62 mm M240G machine gun, on the roof of the bank in Ash Shatrah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Justin Kashmer, 3rd Platoon (PLT), Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines (2/25), Garden City, New York (NY), stands his post, with his 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, on the street outside of the bank in Ash Shatrah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant Major (SGM) Alford McMichael, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SMMC), speaks to USMC Marines from 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines (2/25), Garden City, in An Nasiriya, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, 33rd Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks to USMC Marines from 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines (2/25), Garden City, in An Nasiriya, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Matthew Dover, Scout Sniper, Headquarters and Service Company (H&S CO), 1ST Battalion, 24th Marines (1/24), Detroit, Michigan (MI), practices firing, with a 9 mm M9 Pistol, just outside An-Numaniyah Airfield (a.k.a. Three Rivers), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Michael Brreslin, Weapons Platoon, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines (2/25), Garden City, stands his post, a FNMI 7.62 mm M240G machine gun, on the roof of the bank in Ash Shatrah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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Base: Ash Shatrah

State: Dhi Qar

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Major Command Shown: 40599

Scene Camera Operator: SGT Nicholas S. Hizer, USMC

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Iraq War aka Operation IRAQI FREEDOM was the 2003 invasion of Iraq, led by U.S. Army General Tommy Franks, under the code-name "Operation Iraqi Freedom". 248,000 soldiers from the United States, 45,000 British soldiers, 2,000 Australian soldiers and 194 Polish soldiers from Special Forces unit GROM sent to Kuwait for the invasion. The invasion force was also supported by Iraqi Kurdish militia troops, estimated to number upwards of 70,000.

The United States Marine Corps traces its roots to the Continental Marines of the American Revolutionary War, formed by a resolution of the Second Continental Congress on 10 November 1775. That date is celebrated as the Marine Corps's birthday. Throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries, Marine detachments served aboard Navy cruisers, battleships, and aircraft carriers. About 600,000 Americans served in the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II, performed a central role in the Pacific War. The Pacific theatre battles saw fierce fighting between Marines and the Imperial Japanese Army. The Battle of Iwo Jima was arguably the most famous Marine engagement of the war with high losses of 26,000 American casualties and 22,000 Japanese. By the end of WWII, the Corps expanded totaling about 485,000 Marines. Nearly 87,000 Marines were casualties during World War II (including nearly 20,000 killed), and 82 were awarded the Medal of Honor. The Korean War saw the Corps expand from 75,000 regulars to a force of 261,000 Marines, mostly reservists. 30,544 Marines were killed or wounded during the war. During Vietnam War Marines evacuated Saigon. Vietnam was the longest war for Marines. By its end, 13,091 had been killed in action, 51,392 had been wounded. Marines participated in the failed 1980 Iran hostage rescue attempt, the invasion of Grenada, the invasion of Panama. On 23 October 1983, the Marine headquarters building in Beirut, Lebanon, was bombed, causing the highest peacetime losses to the Corps in its history. 220 Marines and 21 other service members were killed. Marines liberated Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War, participated in combat operations in Somalia (1992–1995), and took part in the evacuation of American citizens from the US Embassy in Tirana, Albania. Following the attacks on 11 September 2001, Marine Corps, alongside the other military services, has engaged in global operations around the world in support of War on Terror. Marines were among first sent to Afghanistan in November 2001. Since then, Marine battalions and squadrons have been engaging Taliban and Al-Qaeda forces. U.S. Marines also served in the Iraq War.

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