THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Chaos Company Soldiers Patrol Musayyib

Staff Sergeant Zebediah Thomas, a soldier with 2nd Platoon, Company C (Chaos Company), 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, discovers a toy AK-47 while searching a house near Musayyib in Babil province, during a patrol Oct. 5, 2008. After completing their search, the soldiers of Co. C returned the toy and also gave gifts to the residents. (Photographer: Sgt. David Turner, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs.)

Soldiers of 2nd Platoon, Company C (Chaos Company), 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, search a house near Musayyib, in Babil province, Oct. 5, 2008. As part of a presence patrol in the area, soldiers of Chaos Company searched houses and talked to local residents. (Photographer: Sgt. David Turner, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs.)

Staff Sergeant Brant Massey, of Indianapolis, with 2nd Platoon, Company C (Chaos Company), 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, climbs to the roof of a house near Musayyib in Babil province, while conducting a patrol Oct. 5, 2008. As part of a presence patrol in the area, soldiers of Chaos Company searched houses and talked to local residents. (Photographer: Sgt. David Turner, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs.)

Sergeant First Class Christopher Williams, of Bloomington, Ill., 2nd Platoon, Company C (Chaos Company), 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, greets an Iraqi boy while on patrol near Musayyib, in Babil province, Oct. 5, 2008. Williams' platoon regularly stops to visit residents of the area to learn what their concerns are. (Photographer: Sgt. David Turner, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs.)

Sergeant Christopher Brotka, of Erie, Pa., a soldier with 1st Platoon, Company C., 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, hands out toys to Iraqi children in Musayyib, Oct. 4, 2008. The soldiers of Company C. performed a presence patrol with members of the IP and distributed gifts for children while asking local citizens what concerns they had. (Photographer: Sgt. David Turner, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs.)

Members of the Iraqi police distribute gifts to children in Musayyib while performing a presence patrol with soldiers of 1st Platoon, Company C., 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Oct. 4, 2008. The joint patrol gave the IP a chance to listen to the concerns of local citizens while introducing themselves. (Photographer: Sgt. David Turner, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs.)

Sergeant 1st Class LeVares Jackson, of Lima, Ohio, platoon sergeant with 1st Platoon, Company C., 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Inf. Division, talks to an Iraqi father while performing a joint presence patrol with members of the Iraqi police Oct. 4, 2008. (Photographer: Sgt. David Turner, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs.)

Sergeant Jason Stephens, of St. Louis, Mo., a soldier with 1st Platoon, Company C., 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, looks for a handshake from a young Iraqi boy in Musayyib Oct. 4, 2008. The soldiers of Company C. performed a presence patrol with members of the Iraqi police and distributed gifts for children while asking local citizens what concerns they had. (Photographer: Sgt. David Turner, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs.)

An Iraqi boy receives a stuffed toy while his father talks to Iraqi police and coalition soldiers in Musayyib Oct. 4, 2008. (Photographer: Sgt. David Turner, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs.)