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Marine Corps Maj. Jonathan Hamilton, commander of the Marine Corps Recruiting Station Baton Rouge, speaks with a New Orleans native during the annual Thanksgiving Day dinner celebration hosted by the Orleans Parrish Sheriff's Office in New Orleans, Nov. 28, 2013. The Marines took part in the event, helping serve food to the hundreds of members of the New Orleans community.

Marine Corps Maj. Jonathan Hamilton, commander of the Marine Corps Recruiting Station Baton Rouge, speaks with a New Orleans native during the annual Thanksgiving Day dinner celebration hosted by the Orleans Parrish Sheriff's Office in New Orleans, Nov. 28, 2013. The Marines took part in the event, helping serve food to the hundreds of members of the New Orleans community.

Marine Corps Maj. Jonathan Hamilton, commander of the Marine Corps Recruiting Station Baton Rouge, speaks with a New Orleans native during the annual Thanksgiving Day dinner celebration hosted by the Orleans Parrish Sheriff's Office in New Orleans, Nov. 28, 2013. The Marines took part in the event, helping serve food to the hundreds of members of the New Orleans community.

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