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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jerome Christian provides security during a joint patrol with Afghan local police outside Camp Dwyer in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2014. Christian is assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jerome Christian provides security during a joint patrol with Afghan local police outside Camp Dwyer in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2014. Christian is assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jerome Christian provides security during a joint patrol with Afghan local police outside Camp Dwyer in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2014. Christian is assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment.

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