BAGHDAD - Sgt. Matt Bochiardy, of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., uses binoculars to scan the area for threats while providing security during a visit to a soccer field during a site assessment mission April 18 in the al-Madain area of eastern Baghdad. Bochi...

BAGHDAD - A local Iraqi boy shares a laugh with Spc. Nicole Willson, of Hillsdale, Mich., during a site assessment mission April 18 in the al-Madain area of eastern Baghdad. Willson, a combat medic assigned to the Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3r...

BAGHDAD - Sgt. Nathaniel Wray, of Troutdale, Ore., provides security near a soccer field during a site assessment mission April 18 in the al-Madain area of eastern Baghdad. Wray, a team leader assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3r...

BAGHDAD - Spc. Nicole Willson, of Hillsdale, Mich., bandages the arm of local Iraqi during a site assessment mission April 18 in the al-Madain area of eastern Baghdad. Willson, a combat medic assigned to the Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brig...

BAGHDAD - Sgt. John Palmer, of Dacula, Ga., secures an area during a site assessment mission April 18 in the al-Madain area of eastern Baghdad. Palmer, a team leader assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd...