Navy Seaman Samuel L. Blanco, a hospital corpsman, calms and bandages an Iraqi child during a combat patrol in Husayba.
He is a 25-year-old assigned to the Marines of Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment. He provides medical care to the locals so Marines can focus on their mission. Blanco is from Justin, Texas and serves under Regimental Combat Team 5 and will be conducting operations in the Habbaniyah area.
Pic: Lance Cpl. Ray Lewis