Cpl. Miguel F. Lopez watches as Iraqi security force soldiers burn Jihad propaganda they found in a mosque in Fallujah. Iraqi security forces and U.S. Marines recently took the first steps in creating a peaceful and more stable Fallujah by aggressively targeting anti-Iraqi forces during Operation Al Fajr. The ISF and Marine forces fought house to house in the nearly-abandoned city, clearing them of insurgents and terrorist weapons caches as they went. Lopez is a fire team leader with Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and New York native.
Photo by: Lance Cpl. T. J. Kaemmerer