Staff Sgt. Ricardo Hamlin, an Atlanta native, checks

Staff Sgt. Ricardo Hamlin, an Atlanta native, checks the gap between the barrier is close enough on a northern Baghdad supply route, March 24. The barriers serve to cut off exit avenues for criminals trying to stage an attack against coalition or Iraqi forces. Hamlin serves as petroleum laboratory specialist in Company A, 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elvyn Nieves)