Marines find diamond in the rough on Camp Fallujah [Image 2 of 5]

FALLUJAH, IRAQ

09.15.2006

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Mark Oliva 

I Marine Expeditionary Force

A bag of baseballs sits on the back of the pitcher's mound at Camp Fallujah's sandlot baseball field. Marines from Regimental Combat Team 5 gather there every week to play games, using the same ad-hoc rules they used when they were kids to keep games moving. The field isn't much to look at, but for these once-hopeful players, it's a chance to relieve their dreams of knocking homers over the fence.

• Date Taken: 09.15.2006
• Date Posted: 09.20.2006 15:26
• Photo ID: 30290
• Resolution: 3504x2336
• Size: 942.54 KB
• Location: FALLUJAH, IQ