March 8, 2005

U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, talks with local Afghan elders about helping them rebuild their houses damaged by the harsh Afghanistan winter, during a security operation in the Khowst province of Afghanistan, March 8, 2005. Marines are conducting security and stabilization operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Yarboro/Released)