THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Cordon and Search in Fallujah

An Iraqi interpreter tells Iraqi citizens to stay away from the military vehicles during a cordon and search mission in Fallujah, Iraq, Oct. 2, 2006. The interpreter is with 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Regimental Combat Team 5, I Marine Expeditionary Force. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Chad Simon

U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph A. Calabuno, right, with Tactical Psychological Operations Detachment 970, and an Iraqi interpreter, center, speak with an Iraqi school principal during a cordon and search mission in Fallujah, Iraq, Oct. 2, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Chad Simon

Iraqi elementary students stand outside their school during a cordon and search mission being conducted by coalition forces in Fallujah, Iraq, Oct. 2, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Chad Simon

Iraqi women walk past military vehicles in Fallujah, Iraq, Oct. 2, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Chad Simon

U.S. Marines conduct a cordon and search mission in Fallujah, Iraq, Oct. 2, 2006. The Marines are with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, 4th Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Chad Simon

U.S. Marines open a shop door during a cordon and search mission in Fallujah, Iraq, Oct. 2, 2006. The Marines are from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 24th and 25th Marine Regiments, Regimental Combat Team 5, 4th Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Chad Simon

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Mohamad H. Salameh speaks with a store merchant and Iraqi children during a cordon and search mission in Fallujah, Iraq, Oct. 2, 2006. Salameh is with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, 4th Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Chad Simon

U.S. Army Spc. Chris M. Heidger, with Tactical Psychological Operations Detachment 970, provides security during a cordon and search mission in Fallujah, Iraq, Oct. 2, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Chad Simon