An Army soldier holds his ears as he uses a 120mm Mortar Cannon.
An Army soldier holds his ears as he uses a 120mm Mortar Cannon in a Mortar Carrier Stryker vehicle to fire illumination flares over the city of Mosul, Iraq, on June 1, 2006. The soldier and his Stryker are attached to 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, Mortars.