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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ryan Rittenhouse, left, and New Zealand soldiers move up a dirt road at the Kahuku Training Area during Rim of the Pacific 2012 on Oahu, Hawaii, July 31, 2012. Rittenhouse is assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ryan Rittenhouse, left, and New Zealand soldiers move up a dirt road at the Kahuku Training Area during Rim of the Pacific 2012 on Oahu, Hawaii, July 31, 2012. Rittenhouse is assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ryan Rittenhouse, left, and New Zealand soldiers move up a dirt road at the Kahuku Training Area during Rim of the Pacific 2012 on Oahu, Hawaii, July 31, 2012. Rittenhouse is assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment.

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