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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Damian Varnell, left, hands U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jon Norris a roof panel as part of a humanitarian and civic assistance program in Thailand's Chanthaburi province, Feb. 3, 2011. The Marines took part in Cobra Gold 2011, a multinational exercise. Varnell and Norris are assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Air Wing.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Damian Varnell, left, hands U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jon Norris a roof panel as part of a humanitarian and civic assistance program in Thailand's Chanthaburi province, Feb. 3, 2011. The Marines took part in Cobra Gold 2011, a multinational exercise. Varnell and Norris are assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Air Wing.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Damian Varnell, left, hands U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jon Norris a roof panel as part of a humanitarian and civic assistance program in Thailand's Chanthaburi province, Feb. 3, 2011. The Marines took part in Cobra Gold 2011, a multinational exercise. Varnell and Norris are assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Air Wing.

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