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Guarding the gates

Women marines at the gates of Fallujah. Yeah, that Fallujah.

"Working in two shifts with four Marines, they search hundreds of Iraqi women daily. Searching purses and a physical check of the individuals, the Marines are searching for weapons, anything suspicious and also ensuring Iraqis turn their cell phones off before crossing the border. ‘The signal from the phone could trigger a planted bomb,’ said Lance Cpl. Genevieve R. Kocourek, a combat engineer with Company A., 7th Engineer Support Battalion, CLB-8, 2nd MLG."

Good stuff from a Marine’s blog, Live in Iraq