Photos: At The Market

by Staff Sgt. Mike Pryor

Miami, Fla., native Sgt. John Gundlach of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, pulls security during a joint patrol with the Iraqi Police Jan. 15 through a revitalized and bustling market in Baghdad's Sha'ab neighborhood.

Miami, Fla. native Sgt. 1st Class Jorge Mazuela (right), a platoon sergeant with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and Jackson, N.J., native Pfc. Christopher Carbone (with bag), the platoon medic, keep a watchful eye out for security risks while paying a visit to one of the thriving new market areas in Baghdad's Sha'ab neighborhood Jan 15.

Miami, Fla., native Sgt. 1st Class Jorge Mazuela (right), a platoon sergeant with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and Jackson, N.J., native Pfc. Christopher Carbone (with bag), the platoon medic, keep a watchful eye out for security risks while shoppers pass them by during a visit to one of the thriving new market areas in Baghdad's Sha'ab neighborhood Jan 15.

Omaha, Neb., native Pfc. Brett Nissen (left) and Benton, Maine, native Sgt. Christopher Walsh (with back turned) of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, watch out for security risks while a shopper downs a tasty beverage in front of them during a visit to one of the thriving new market areas in Baghdad's Sha'ab neighborhood Jan 15.

Oak Harbor, Wash., native Sgt. David Barnes, an intelligence specialist with Company B, Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, chats with elders at a tea shop during a visit to one of the thriving new market areas in Baghdad's Sha'ab neighborhood Jan 15.

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