Posted: 03/01/2005
A U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, patrolled through the streets of Al Saqlawiyah, Iraq, Feb. 26 during Operation Saqlawiyah. The Marines with Company I, 3/5, lead the operation Feb. 24 and continued to secure the town as they patrolled the small urban city for the next 72 hours. Saqlawiyah is northwest of Fallujah, Iraq, in the Al Anbar Province. After securing the city, members of the battalion provided humanitarian assistance such as rice, grain, tea, flour and other food supplies to the Iraqi people.Photo by: Lance Cpl. Miguel A. Carrasco Jr.