Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran speaks to Major Gen. Richard C. Zilmer and Marines from his home state at the Camp Fallujah dining facility.

Al Anbar, Iraq (Apr. 19, 2006) Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran speaks to Major Gen. Richard C. Zilmer and Marines from his home state at the Camp Fallujah dining facility. I MEF (FWD) is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi Reconstruction. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Angela Hitchcock File# 060419-M-7416H-005