U.S. Navy Seaman Stephen Wescott gives candy to children during a patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2011.

Wescott is a hospitalman assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2.

His unit conducts daily security patrols to decrease enemy presence in the surrounding area.

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dexter S. Saulisbury