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An anti-abortion protester holds a doll and a banner that reads 'I love you, don't kill me' during a protest of the Spanish pro-life group 'Right to live' outside Madrid's Parliament November 10, 2008.

A security guard dozes off on his feet as he waits for the end of the closing ceremony of the XI National Congress of Family Enterprises in Madrid.

Daryl Crookston places the helmet of a Marine who was killed in action during a ceremony held back in the United States for 19 that were killed in Daryl's battalion during his first tour of duty. He is likely to serve another tour before his first…

Families of fallen troops break down during the playing of Taps as 17 Marines, one Navy, one Army and one Afghan national were memorialized during a service. 2008 was the deadliest year for service members in Afghanistan.

Marine LCpl. Daryl Crookston, left, dozes in the back of a humvee along with other Marines after convoying for two hours from their base to police headquarters in Farah, Afghanistan. Working in temperatures above 130 degrees, any opportunity for…

Marines approach with caution as they check out an abandoned village while out on patrol in the outlying area surrounding their base in Bala Balouk, Afghanistan. Patrols are often the most interesting thing Marines are asked to do, and are also the…

Scenes of Afghanistan are seen by Marines through bulletproof glass in an armored Humvee designed to protect them from injury due to the growing prevalence of roadside bombs. In this scene Afghans double up on a motorcycle as they eye a passing…

Marine LCpl. Daryl Crookston snaps a photo of fellow Marines on his first deployment in the Farah province of Afghanistan where they have been sent to train the Afghan national police force.

U.S. Marine LCpl. Daryl Crookston holds onto his brother Nathan, 14, who became emotional as he began to realize it would be sereral months before he was to see his brother again once he shipped off for his first deployment to Afghanistan. The…

Yasmin Motamedi, left, reacts to seeing her son Daniel for the first time since he shipped off to boot camp in San Diego over three months earlier. During boot camp Mrs. Motamedi received only mailed letters and one phone call. Recruits first see…