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U.S. Marines check their gear and equipment one last time before departing Forward Operating Base Zeebruge on a mounted patrol through the Kajaki district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, April 1, 2013.

U.S. Marines check their gear and equipment one last time before departing Forward Operating Base Zeebruge on a mounted patrol through the Kajaki district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, April 1, 2013.

U.S. Marines check their gear and equipment one last time before departing Forward Operating Base Zeebruge on a mounted patrol through the Kajaki district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, April 1, 2013.

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