Official USMC photo by Capt. Paul L. Greenberg

Lt. Col. Geoff Rollins, commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 8, shakes hands with an Iraqi man in the city of Rutbah, Iraq, Feb. 5, 2009.  Rollins and the mayor of Rutbah, Qasum Marai Awwad (in suit and tie), distributed blankets and kerosene heaters to city residents at the entrance to the city council building prior to a meeting.   The Reserve Marine infantrymen of 2/25 have been conducting counter-insurgency and infrastructure development projects in coordination with key leaders in Rutbah since October. 

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