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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jordan Kozyarski and U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jaquaye Garner provide security at an intersection during a quick reaction force drill on Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 31, 2014. Kozyarski and Garner, riflemen, are assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jordan Kozyarski and U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jaquaye Garner provide security at an intersection during a quick reaction force drill on Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 31, 2014. Kozyarski and Garner, riflemen, are assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jordan Kozyarski and U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jaquaye Garner provide security at an intersection during a quick reaction force drill on Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 31, 2014. Kozyarski and Garner, riflemen, are assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment.

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