U.S. Marines receive mail from home from friends and family during Operation al Fajr (New Dawn) in Fallujah, Iraq, on Nov. 14, 2004. The Marines assigned to Regimental Combat Team Seven, 1st Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, take turns manning the various gun positions set around the house and on the roof to defend themselves in case of attack during the mail call.