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U.S. Marines assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment shake hands with local children while on a walking tour of the bazaar with U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter in Marjah, Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2012.

U.S. Marines assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment shake hands with local children while on a walking tour of the bazaar with U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter in Marjah, Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2012.

U.S. Marines assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment shake hands with local children while on a walking tour of the bazaar with U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter in Marjah, Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2012.

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