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U.S. Marine Corps military working dog, Grethchen, searches the area on Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 5, 2012. Grethchen is assigned to the 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Forward.

U.S. Marine Corps military working dog, Grethchen, searches the area on Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 5, 2012. Grethchen is assigned to the 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Forward.

U.S. Marine Corps military working dog, Grethchen, searches the area on Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 5, 2012. Grethchen is assigned to the 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Forward.

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