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Marine Corps Lt. Col. Andrew J. Drake, plans officer, Jump Command Point, Multinational Force West, and a linguist speak with Ali Awad, an Iraqi farmer, outside Baaj, Iraq, to build relations with the Marines’ Iraqi neighbors. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sean P. McGinty

Marine Corps Lt. Col. Andrew J. Drake, plans officer, Jump Command Point, Multinational Force West, and a linguist speak with Ali Awad, an Iraqi farmer, outside Baaj, Iraq, to build relations with the Marines’ Iraqi neighbors. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sean P. McGinty

Marine Corps Lt. Col. Andrew J. Drake, plans officer, Jump Command Point, Multinational Force West, and a linguist speak with Ali Awad, an Iraqi farmer, outside Baaj, Iraq, to build relations with the Marines’ Iraqi neighbors. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sean P. McGinty

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