Government Center a symbol of progress in Ramadi [Image 2 of 2]

RAMADI, IRAQ

07.09.2006

Photo by Cpl. Casey Jones 

I Marine Expeditionary Force

The Provincial Government Center in Ramadi taken in a 2006 photo. The Government Center was a key target for the insurgents because it represented the prospects of peace and prosperity in the province. The Marines, under the constant threat attacks, refused to give up the building to the guerillas. The attacks became a daily part of life for them. "We received plenty of small arms and indirect fire along with rocket propelled grenades and roadside bombs always popped up," said 1st Sgt. Patrick J. Dostal, the Headquarters and Service Company first sergeant with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, who was with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, during his first deployment to Ramadi at the Government Center. "But, I always knew the Marines would do whatever they needed to do to protect our area of operation around the center."

• Date Taken: 07.09.2006
• Date Posted: 07.22.2008 07:20
• Photo ID: 104730
• VIRIN: 080722-M-1855J-002
• Resolution: 300x158
• Size: 63.08 KB
• Location: RAMADI, IQ