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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Benjamin Lee, left, gives a mission brief before departing on a patrol on Forward Operating Base Zebruggee in Kajaki district in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, Dec. 4, 2013. Lee, a squad leader, is assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. The patrol was conducted to escort the Lima Company commander to a meeting with local leaders.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Benjamin Lee, left, gives a mission brief before departing on a patrol on Forward Operating Base Zebruggee in Kajaki district in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, Dec. 4, 2013. Lee, a squad leader, is assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. The patrol was conducted to escort the Lima Company commander to a meeting with local leaders.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Benjamin Lee, left, gives a mission brief before departing on a patrol on Forward Operating Base Zebruggee in Kajaki district in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, Dec. 4, 2013. Lee, a squad leader, is assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. The patrol was conducted to escort the Lima Company commander to a meeting with local leaders.

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