Lance Corporal Louis Ranieri, Khowst Province, Afghanistan. February 2005

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Louis Ranieri, a supply clerk with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, talks with Afghan children whild conducting a security patrol in the Khowst province of Afghanistan, Feb. 13, 2005. Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Yarboro/Released)