Marines take on the enemy
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Rick Menard, an automatic rifleman with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, provides protection for his unit during a census patrol in Sangin, Afghanistan, Jan. 9, 2011. U.S. Marines conducted security patrols with the International Security Assistance Force to decrease insurgent activity and gain the trust of Afghan citizens. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dexter S. Saulisbury/Released). Original public domain image from Flickr