Soldiers balance warfare, diplomacy on Baghdad's streets

June 23, 2009

By Pfc. Kelly LeCompte, 30th HBCT, PAO, MND-B

  • BAGHDAD - An Iraqi child shakes the hand of a Soldier of B Company, 252nd Combined Arms Battalion, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, during a night patrol in the Saydiyah district of southern Baghdad, June 8, with Soldiers of the Iraqi Army. Children ran to the joint patrol, treating them like celebrities, waving and shaking the hands of Soldiers who could spare a moment to do so.

    BAGHDAD - An Iraqi child shakes the hand of a...

    BAGHDAD - An Iraqi child shakes the hand of a Soldier of B Company, 252nd Combined Arms Battalion, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, during a night patrol in the Saydiyah district of southern Baghdad, June 8, with Soldiers of the Iraqi Army. Children...

  • BAGHDAD –Soldiers of B Company, 252nd Combined Arms Battalion, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team patrol through a market place in the Saydiyah district of southern Baghdad, June 9. During a patrol, Soldiers must balance security with politeness while approaching Iraqi civilians in an attempt to gain information about the area.

    BAGHDAD –Soldiers of B Company, 252nd...

    BAGHDAD –Soldiers of B Company, 252nd Combined Arms Battalion, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team patrol through a market place in the Saydiyah district of southern Baghdad, June 9. During a patrol, Soldiers must balance security with politeness while...

  • BAGHDAD – Pfc. Nathan LeCompte, of B Company, 252nd Combined Arms Battalion, 30thHeavy Brigade Combat Team, guards a marketplace in the Saydiyah district of southern Baghdad, as Iraqi Police and fellow U.S. Soldiers patrol, June 9. LeCompte is from Greenville, N.C. Modern warfare sometimes requires Soldiers to be warriors and diplomats all at once, but also always be ready to respond in an ever-changing front.

    BAGHDAD – Pfc. Nathan LeCompte, of B Company...

    BAGHDAD – Pfc. Nathan LeCompte, of B Company, 252nd Combined Arms Battalion, 30thHeavy Brigade Combat Team, guards a marketplace in the Saydiyah district of southern Baghdad, as Iraqi Police and fellow U.S. Soldiers patrol, June 9. LeCompte is from...

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