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Marine Lt. Col. Jude Shell, second from left, of the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, talks with Nepalese and Canadian service members after the Multi-National Military Coordination Center's morning briefing in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 5, 2015.

Marine Lt. Col. Jude Shell, second from left, of the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, talks with Nepalese and Canadian service members after the Multi-National Military Coordination Center's morning briefing in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 5, 2015.

Marine Lt. Col. Jude Shell, second from left, of the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, talks with Nepalese and Canadian service members after the Multi-National Military Coordination Center's morning briefing in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 5, 2015.

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