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From left to right, U.S. Marine Cpl. Adam C. Thompson, Sgt. Jorge A. Lopez, and Sgt. Sgt. Jonathan J. Sanabria take a moment to eat before departing for their mission to seize intersections of key roads linking the Taliban stronghold in the Marja area with the rest of Helmand province, Marja, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2010.

From left to right, U.S. Marine Cpl. Adam C. Thompson, Sgt. Jorge A. Lopez, and Sgt. Sgt. Jonathan J. Sanabria take a moment to eat before departing for their mission to seize intersections of key roads linking the Taliban stronghold in the Marja area with the rest of Helmand province, Marja, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2010.

From left to right, U.S. Marine Cpl. Adam C. Thompson, Sgt. Jorge A. Lopez, and Sgt. Sgt. Jonathan J. Sanabria take a moment to eat before departing for their mission to seize intersections of key roads linking the Taliban stronghold in the Marja area with the rest of Helmand province, Marja, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2010.

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