Spc. Matthew Lowery, a native of Salem, Ill., gives candy to children while on patrol the East Anbar Province, northwest of Baghdad, July 7, Lowery and his team assesses essential services in the area. Lowery is a mortarman assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment "Wolfhounds," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.