A young Iraqi boy holds suckers his father has allowed him to have as he looks up at Maj. Phil Williams, 39, of Gadsden, Ala., in a neighborhood of Baghdad Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004. Williams is the civil affairs officer for Second Battalion, 162nd Infantry of the Oregon National Guard. He and other members of the guard were walking through the streets, talking with people and handing out candy, soccer balls, shoes, shirts and backpacks.
Photo by Randy L. Rasmussen/The Oregonian