US Marines of the 1st Division clean their guns
US Marines of the 1st Division clean their guns prior to a mission outside Fallujah, Iraq , Monday, Nov. 1, 2004. American forces are preparing for a major assault on Fallujah in an effort to restore control to a swath of Sunni Muslim towns north and west of the capital ahead of crucial national elections due by Jan. 31. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) Yahoo! News - World Photos - AP
