Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Hogans, Khowst Province, Afghanistan. February 2005

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Hogans, a hospital corpsman with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, passes out flyers to local Afghan children during 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)