A US Army combat engineer, with Psalm 23 written on his kevlar, bows his
head as he takes a short rest after securing an important two lane bridge
over the Euphrates river, about 20 km outside Baghdad to push the 3rd
infantry's convoy of more than 3000 vehicles towards Baghdad April 4, 2003.
U.S. forces seized control of Baghdad's international airport on Friday,
their biggest prize so far in a 16-day-old war to overthrow President Saddam
Hussein. PP03040013 PP04020111
REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach Pictures of the Year 2003