BAGHDAD, Iraq - The American death toll for October climbed past 100, a grim milestone as a White House envoy turned up unexpectedly in Baghdad on Monday following a rough patch in U.S.-Iraqi ties.

PATROL BASE STEELERS, Iraq  - Marines of I Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment used combined arms to muscle over the enemy when they were attacked by insurgent fire here Oct. 20.

Lance Cpl. Chris Traxson, 26, a Marine reservist with the 3rd Battalion 24th Marines based in Springfield, suffered second-degree and third-degree burns on 55 percent of his body after his military vehicle was attacked in Iraq.

Seventy members of Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Regiment arrived in Harrisburg at about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday with an escort of police cars and fire trucks.

PATROL BASE STEELERS, Iraq  - Marines of I Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment used combined arms to muscle over the enemy when they were attacked by insurgent fire here Oct. 20.

AL ASAD, Iraq  -- After two months of training with the Sweathogs, their flight surgeon was given a new mission upon arriving at Al Asad, Iraq.

FALLUJAH, Iraq  - Marines from 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment paused to honor two fallen Marines Oct. 26 at their forward operating base here in the heart of Fallujah.

OBSERVATION POST STEELERS, Iraq  - Lance Cpl. Joesph F. Voellm said a grunt like him doesn't have time to shop at jewelry stores for his girlfriend back home. He's too busy fighting insurgents and working towards Iraqi’s freedom from terrorism.