Pfc. Jesse Ball, 20, of Houston, Texas, and Pfc. Joseph McKenzie, 21, of Chicago, Ill., walk past a boy while on patrol in Samarra, Iraq. Soldiers with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment say they encounter hostile fire and IEDs almost daily in the city, but these photos were taken during a rare four-day period when no attacks occurred. Nov. 16, 2007. DREW BROWN/STARS AND STRIPES