U.S. Marines (2/1, Echo Co, 1st Plt.) provide security in Fallujah as a family gathers food and supplies from their home. Although they were urged to find temporary shelter away from the city until hostilities cease, the family wants to return home.

"They don't care of gun shots, they want to live in their homes because they feel safe Americans here," said Peshi, an Iraqi interpreter who is attached to Company E.

USMC photo by Sgt. Jose E. Guillen)