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U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Martin Lindig and Afghan soldiers speak to village elders during a census patrol in the Sangin district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2011. Lindig is assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Martin Lindig and Afghan soldiers speak to village elders during a census patrol in the Sangin district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2011. Lindig is assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Martin Lindig and Afghan soldiers speak to village elders during a census patrol in the Sangin district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2011. Lindig is assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2.

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