PHOTOS: Hard Rock troops continue to patrol western Baghdad

By Sgt. James Hunter

2nd BCT PAO, 101st Abn. Div., MND-B

BAGHDAD - Spc. Kurtis Pratt, a native of Edmond, Okla., pulls security under a bridge while on patrol in the western Baghdad neighborhood of Hurriyah June 26. Pratt serves as a team leader with 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Multi-National Division - Baghdad.

BAGHDAD - Spc. Kurtis Pratt, a native of Edmond, Okla., talks with another Soldier while on patrol in the western Baghdad neighborhood of Hurriyah June 26. Pratt serves as a team leader with 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Multi-National Division - Baghdad.

BAGHDAD - Pfc. Zach Taylor, a native of Dayton, Ohio, offers a young, yet hesitant, Iraqi girl a piece of gum during a dismounted patrol in the western Baghdad neighborhood of Hurriyah June 26. Taylor serves as a team leader with 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Multi-National Division - Baghdad.

BAGHDAD - Sgt. Corey Bara, a native of New Jersey City, N.J., takes notes while talking to an Iraqi man in regards to the current situation in the area while on patrol in the western Baghdad neighborhood of Hurriyah June 26. Bara serves as a squad leader with 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Multi-National Division - Baghdad.

BAGHDAD - Pfc. Ryan Louviere, a native of Fort Smith, Ark., pulls security during a dismounted patrol in the western Baghdad neighborhood of Hurriyah June 26. Louviere serves with 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Multi-National Division - Baghdad.

BAGHDAD - Spc. Thomas Long, a native of Hartselle, Ala., patrols through the western Baghdad neighborhood of Hurriyah June 26. Long serves with 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Multi-National Division - Baghdad.

BAGHDAD - Sgt. Corey Bara, a native of New Jersey City, N.J., takes notes while talking to an Iraqi man while on patrol in the western Baghdad neighborhood of Hurriyah June 26. Bara serves as a squad leader with 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Multi-National Division - Baghdad.

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