Lance Cpl. Michael Murray, a fire team leader with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, pets a goat while soldiers from the Afghan National Army and Marines search a compound during a patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2010. Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers patrolled through a residential area of the city to conduct counterinsurgency operations as part of Operation Moshtarak, a push to rid Marjah of Taliban presence and intimidation. (USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde)