04 July 2007, Iraqi children walk to their home in Baghdadi, Iraq. Meanwhile, Marines from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment patrol through their city, and question locals about a firefight that took place two days prior. 1/2 is deployed with Multi National Forces-West in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar province of Iraq to develop Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (Official USMC photograph by Cpl. Shane S. Keller)