U.S. Marines kicking ass and taking names.
U.S. Marine Pfc. Colby Wilson, 21, with the 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines based in Camp Lejeune, N.C., pulls security during a patrol through the village of Gurjat Monday, July 18, 2011 in Helmand province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
U.S. Marines Sgt. Kenneth Schaal, 27, right, of N.J., and Sgt. Jason Gagliano, 27, left, of Ohio, with the 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines based in Camp Lejeune, N.C., eye possible insurgents during a mission in the village of Mushazi Tuesday, July 19, 2011, in Helmand province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
HM3 Matthew Swiatek, 24, of Ga., with the U.S Marines 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines based in Camp Lejeune, N.C., patrols through the village of Gurjat Monday, July 18, 2011 in Helmand province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Gregory Rogers, 23, of Charleston S.C., with the 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines based in Camp Lejeune, N.C., takes up position after hearing gunshots from insurgents during a mission in the village of Mushazi, Tuesday, July 19, 2011, in Helmand province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
U.S Marine Stefen Scarlata, 21, of N.Y., with the 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines based in Camp Lejeune, N.C., carries his M240 machine gun as he heads out on a mission at sunrise to look for insurgents in the village of Mushazi Tuesday, July 19, 2011, in Helmand province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Andrew Lundergan, 21, Russellville, Ohio, left, and Pfc. Michael McMahon, 21, of N.J., with the 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines based in Camp Lejeune, N.C., react to the sound of a gunshot from an insurgent during a mission in the village of Mushazi, Tuesday, July 19, 2011, in Helmand province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
U.S. Marine Sgt. Jason Gagliano, 27, of Ohio, with the 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines based in Camp Lejeune, N.C., fires a smoke grenade at possible insurgents during a mission in the village of Mushazi, Tuesday, July 19, 2011, in Helmand province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
U.S. Marine Cpl. Michael Mathias, 21, of Penn., left, with the 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines based in Camp Lejeune, N.C., talks with a local Afghan man during a patrol through the village of Gurjat Monday, July 18, 2011 in Helmand province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)