Soldiers take down a piece of anti-American art from the wall of a presidential palace in Baghdad. The palace was the second that soldiers had secured in as many days. (John Moore / AP)
Soldiers secure a presidential palace in Baghdad. (John Moore / AP)
U.S. Army mortar platoon Sgt. James Verbowski cheers after a mortar fired from his squad hit a Baath Party headquarters in Baghdad. (John Moore / AP)
A soldier examines the fourth floor swimming pool of a bomb-damaged presidential palace in Baghdad. (John Moore / AP)
A U.S. Army mortar platoon fires on Baath party headquarters in Baghdad. (John Moore / AP)
Marines erect a bridge over a tributary to the Tigris river about ten miles east of downtown Baghdad. (John Makely / Baltimore Sun)
A U.S. Special Forces soldier leads a convoy into an area near Saddam City, about ten miles east of downtown Baghdad. (John Makely / Baltimore Sun)
A Marine kicks in a gate while clearing an area of militia fighters. (John Makely / Baltimore Sun)
U.S. Marines pause in a field to discuss a plan of action as they move futher into neighborhoods of eastern Baghdad. (Rick Loomis / LAT)
A U.S. warplane drops its payload onto a target in Baghdad. (Rick Loomis / LAT)
Iraqis converse with a U.S. Marine posted along the roadside in eastern Baghdad. (Rick Loomis / LAT)
