Pictures of Marines in war in Iraq

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Marines from the Second Battalion Eighth Regiment carry the body of one of two Army soldiers killed after having been ambushed by Iraqi forces in Nasiriyah.

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Troops from the First Marine Division endured an open transport truck on the road to Baghdad.

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A First Marine Division convoy made slow progress under surreal skies in Tuesday's sandstorms.

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Sergeant Brian Flaherty of the Marine Corps struggled with refueling equipment for his tank

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Eric Silva, a marine from New Jersey, nearly lost his tent in the storm.

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U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, take cover after coming upon a mortar attack during an orange sandstorm on a road south of Baghdad, Iraq on Wednesday, March 26, 2003. (AP Photo/Laura Rauch)

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Stf. Sgt. John Coughlin from Waltham, MA, aims with his precision rifle with the help of pfc. Daniel Tracy, Mississipi - both of the U.S. Marines 3rd batallion 4th Regiment - during a patrol alongside the road used by U.S. led coalition forces in Central Iraq, to advance to Bagdad in central Iraq, Wednesday, March 26, 2003. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)

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U.S. Marines of 3rd batallion 4th Regiment on the move alongside the main road to Baghdad used by the U.S. led coalition in central Iraq, Wednesday, March 26, 2003. Sandstorms starting Tuesday thwarted air missions over Iraq and slowed to a crawl U.S.-led coalition forces edging for the capital. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)

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U.S. Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Fox Company "Raiders" arrive at the port facility near the town Az-Zubayr, south of Basra March 24, 2003. A defiant President Saddam Hussein said on Monday invaders sent to topple him were trapped in Iraq after five days of war, but the U.S. commander of the invasion said his forces were closing in fast on Baghdad. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan

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A U.S. Marine helps an injured POW moments after securing the port of Um Qusar in southern Iraq, Sunday, March 23, 2003. (AP Photo/Tam McDonald, Ministry of Defense, HO)

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The United States military says its seven-day air and land assault on Iraq is "on plan" to overthrow President Saddam Hussein and rid Iraq of alleged weapons of mass destruction. REUTERS

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Iraqi soldiers man a rooftop position overlooking Sadoun Street in downtown Baghdad Wednesday, March 19, 2003, a few hours before the ultimatum given by President Bush to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to leave expires. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

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M-1 A1 Main Battle Tanks with the U.S. 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit standby in the Kuwait desert near the border with Iraq Thursday, March 20, 2003. After the first the bombs and cruise missiles fell on Baghdad early Thursday, reports said at least three missiles were fired by Iraq into Kuwait. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

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In this handout photo from the U.S. Navy, aviation ordnancemen assigned to "The Swordsmen" of Fighter Squadron Thirty Two (VF-32) position 2,000-lb. Joint Directional Attack Munitions (JDAMs) for loading on F-14B Tomcat fighter aircraft aboard the USS Harry S. Truman in the Mediterranean Sea, Friday March 21, 2003. The USS Harry S. Truman is currently deployed and is conducting missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy. Justin S. Osborne, HO)

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A US Marine keeps his rifle ready as Iraqi soldiers surrender with hands raised in the air near the southern Iraqi border city of Safwan, Friday, March 21, 2003. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)