Pfc. Juan Ramirez of Los Angeles checks his surroundings during a combined foot patrol inside a market Sept. 16 in the small village of Kersa, located in the town of Salman Pak, Iraq. Ramirez and his fellow paratroopers conducted the presence patrol in order to check on the area's security and deter any suspicious activity. The patrol also saw paratroopers and their Iraqi partners spread goodwill to many of the local children by handing out toys and backpacks at a nearby school. Ramirez is an infantryman assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 505th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad.
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