Corporal Chris Ginandt, a grenadier from Cincinnati, halts during a patrol in Kajaki Sofla, Nov. 4. Ginandt, a 2008 graduate of Amelia High School, and his peers with 2nd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, conduct a high rate of patrols in the area in an attempt to limit the insurgency’s freedom of movement in this key district.