File:A group of Marines and Iraqi Policeman guard an area near the souk while on a foot patrol during a sandstorm June 9 2008, RAMADI, Iraq. (080609-M-1855J-01).jpg

English: RAMADI, Iraq (June 10, 2008) – A group of Marines and Iraqi Policeman guard an area near the souk while on a foot patrol during a sandstorm June 9. The Marines and Iraqi police receive a positive response from the locals every time they patrol through the once-violent market. “The souk is usually pretty busy, a lot of hustle and bustle,” said Cpl. Chris Sarlo, an anti-tank missleman with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1. “For the most part the people are really friendly, if you say hello to them they’ll smile and say hello back. The area is 100 percent better than what it used to be.” (Official U.S. Marine Corps by Lance Cpl. Casey Jones) (RELEASED)