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Assisted by an interpreter, Navy Cmdr. (Dr.) Dennis McKenna, left, battalion surgeon and economic line of operations officer with 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, speaks with a shop owner in Rutbah, Iraq, Oct. 21, 2008. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Paul Greenberg

Assisted by an interpreter, Navy Cmdr. (Dr.) Dennis McKenna, left, battalion surgeon and economic line of operations officer with 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, speaks with a shop owner in Rutbah, Iraq, Oct. 21, 2008. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Paul Greenberg

Assisted by an interpreter, Navy Cmdr. (Dr.) Dennis McKenna, left, battalion surgeon and economic line of operations officer with 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, speaks with a shop owner in Rutbah, Iraq, Oct. 21, 2008. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Paul Greenberg

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