Lance Cpl. Andrew Zerbe, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, and Alto, Mich., native kisses his wife, Anna Zerbe, Yucca Valley, Calif., native, one last time before stepping onto the bus during 3/4's departure from the Combat Center Feb. 25, 2008.

3/4 will be deployed for seven months in western Al Anbar Province. 3/4 has deployed to Iraq five times in support in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Photo by
Lance Cpl. Monica C. Erickson