Car searches bring safety to Iraqi villages [Image 5 of 8]

SADIQUIYAH, IRAQ

08.23.2006

Courtesy Photo

I Marine Expeditionary Force

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class John S. Cope, a 27-year-old hospital corpsman from Westerville, Ohio, watches an Iraqi shepherd through a vehicle checkpoint in Sadiquiyah, Iraq, Aug. 17. Cope and Marines of I Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment set up VCPs to deter insurgents from transporting weapons in vehicles. Cope is currently serving a seven-month deployment in the Habbaniyah area under Regimental Combat Team 5.

• Date Taken: 08.23.2006
• Date Posted: 10.14.2011 04:07
• Photo ID: 28531
• Resolution: 3504x2336
• Size: 1.08 MB
• Location: SADIQUIYAH, IQ