U.S. Army Sgt. James Powell of Fort Worth, Texas, from 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, talks with local Iraqi children while on a patrol to provide humanitarian aid to citizens that live in the operational environment in Hamydiah, Iraq, outside of Joint Security Station Ur on May 23. Photo by Spc. Joshua E. Powell

A young Iraqi girl poses for a photo while Iraqi soldiers from 2nd Company, 43rd Brigade, 11th Unit, provide humanitarian aid to Iraqi citizens that live in the operational environment in Hamydiah, Iraq, outside of Joint Security Station Ur on May 23. Photo by Spc. Joshua E. Powell