Lance Corporal Josh Demlow, Khowst Province, Afghanistan. February 2005

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Josh Demlow, a rifleman with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security to keep the local Afghan children from getting too close to the convoy, during a security patrol in the Khowst province of Afghanistan, Feb. 13, 2005. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Yarboro/Released)