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U.S. Navy Seaman Derek Happel patrols along the Helmand River in Sangin in Afghanistan's Helmand province, July 11, 2012. Happel, a hospitalman, is assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6.

U.S. Navy Seaman Derek Happel patrols along the Helmand River in Sangin in Afghanistan's Helmand province, July 11, 2012. Happel, a hospitalman, is assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6.

U.S. Navy Seaman Derek Happel patrols along the Helmand River in Sangin in Afghanistan's Helmand province, July 11, 2012. Happel, a hospitalman, is assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6.

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