U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Robert Dominguez helps Afghan children push a wheelbarrow up a slope while conducting a security patrol in Sangin, Afghanistan, July 22, 2011.

Dominguez is a team leader assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 8. U.S. Marines conduct patrols to suppress enemy activity and gain the trust of the local populace.

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kowshon Ye