THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Mon. 7 Aug. 2006

U.S. MARINES PATROL IRAQ

U.S. Marines from Regimental Combat Team 5 patrol through the streets of Fallujah, Iraq, to conduct vehicle checkpoints, July 25, 2006. The checkpoint is conducted to ensure the safety of citizens in the southern area of Fallujah. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Georgi Hernandez

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Larry D. Nicholson, right, and his interpreter, talk to an Iraqi man as his vehicle is searched during a vehicle checkpoint in Fallujah, Iraq, July 25, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Georgi Hernandez

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Scott J. McLaughlin, from Regimental Combat Team 5, searches through the trunk of an Iraqi man's car during a vehicle checkpoint in Fallujah, Iraq, July 25, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Georgi Hernandez

U.S. Marines from the 3rd Civil Affairs Group unload medical supplies for the hospital in Ferris, Iraq, as Marines from Regimental Combat Team 5 provide security, July 25, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Georgi Hernandez

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Francis W. Charlonis hands out candy to Iraqi children in Ferris, Iraq, as U.S. Marines with Regimental Combat Team 5 conduct security operations, July 25, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Georgi Hernandez

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Nathan I. Nastase shows a picture to an Iraqi child in Ferris, Iraq, as U.S. Marines with Regimental Combat Team 5 conduct security operations, July 25, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Georgi Hernandez