Iraqi children in the city of Mosul clamor for soccer balls from the U.S. soldiers of Company A, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Richardson, Alaska, during the company's patrol of Mosul in the Stryker light armored vehicle, Oct. 20, 2005. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jeremy D. Crisp